Cyborgs This company embeds microchips in its employees, and they love it Last August, 50 employees at Three Square Market got RFID chips in their hands. Now 80 have them. by Rachel Metz 2018-08-17T07:30:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence Drones and Robots Are Taking Over Industrial Inspection Advances in AI have made it possible for machines to autonomously inspect pipelines, power lines, and transportation systems. by Will Knight 2017-09-07T16:20:00-04:00
Connectivity Warrantless Tracking of Phone Location Data Could Get Harder A man found guilty of armed robbery claims that the use of his telephone records violates the Fourth Amendment. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-06-06T10:20:00-04:00
Connectivity Theresa May Wants to End “Safe Spaces” for Terrorists on the Internet. What Does That Even Mean? In the wake of the U.K.’s most recent terrorist attacks, its prime minister is talking tough on Internet regulation, but what she’s suggesting is impractical. by Michael Reilly 2017-06-05T15:55:00-04:00
Connectivity Personal AI Privacy Watchdog Could Help You Regain Control of Your Data If regulators aren’t going to help consumers make sense of what companies are doing with their data, maybe artificial intelligence can. by Mike Orcutt 2017-05-11T15:24:00-04:00
Connectivity Home Monitors Are Getting Smarter (and Creepier) Startup Lighthouse’s home assistant-slash-monitor can tell you who’s in your house, and what they’re doing. by Rachel Metz 2017-05-11T13:22:00-04:00
Connectivity With James Comey Out at the FBI, American Privacy Could Take a Hammering His replacement is likely to be even more anti-encryption and pro-surveillance. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-05-10T11:20:00-04:00
Connectivity Trump’s CIA Director Calls Out Rogue Information Warriors Mike Pompeo says the U.S. must do more to protect itself on the digital battlefield, particularly against “non-state” adversaries like WikiLeaks. by Mike Orcutt 2017-04-14T12:30:00-04:00
Connectivity Facebook Forbids the Use of User Data for Surveillance Though exactly what counts as “surveillance” may remain up for debate. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-03-14T13:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Scrutiny Intensifies on the Warrantless Collection of Americans’ Communications Civil Liberties advocates call for more transparency around a controversial foreign surveillance law that Congress must decide whether to reauthorize this year. by Mike Orcutt 2017-03-10T00:00:00-05:00
