sensenets Shenzhen AI Firm Silent After Unsecured Database Exposes Millions A Dutch security researcher reveals that SenseNets leaves over 2.5 million personal records unprotected for months. The facial recognition company declines to comment while experts warn of severe security risks.
amazon Amazon Quietly Drops Content Removal Data From Transparency Report Amazon releases its latest bi-annual transparency report showing steady government data demands, but noticeably omits previously tracked content removal requests. The company continues its trend of providing bare-minimum disclosures compared to other major tech giants.
google Google Adtech Broadcasts Highly Sensitive User Data, GDPR Complaint Claims A legal complaint alleges that Google and the IAB systematically broadcast highly intimate user inferences, such as medical conditions and political views, to thousands of companies through real-time ad auctions. Privacy advocates argue this pervasive data sharing violates GDPR rules.
alpr Police License Plate Readers Found Exposed Online With Weak Security Security researchers find over 150 police license plate readers connected to the internet with default passwords and weak protections, exposing sensitive driver data.
gdpr New York Times Proves Creepy Targeted Ads Are Not Necessary The New York Times actually increases its ad revenue after dropping behavioral targeting in Europe to comply with GDPR. This success suggests that brand desirability matters more than invasive user tracking.
anyvision AI Facial Recognition Startup AnyVision Raises $15M Israeli AI facial recognition startup AnyVision raises $15 million to expand global deployment.
amazon Amazon's Ring Faces Severe Privacy Backlash Over Unencrypted Video Access Amazon's Ring doorbell company faces intense scrutiny after reports reveal unencrypted customer videos are accessible to teams in Ukraine and US executives.
amazon Amazon Workers Urge Bezos to Halt Police Face Recognition Sales A group of Amazon employees is demanding that CEO Jeff Bezos stop selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement agencies. The workers warn the software will harm marginalized communities and urge the company to drop Palantir from its cloud servers.
amazon Investors Demand Amazon Halt Police Facial Recognition Sales A group of Amazon investors representing billions in stock urge the company to stop selling its Rekognition facial recognition software to police due to legal and ethical concerns.
google Google Establishes Ethical AI Principles Following Project Maven Protests Google introduces new ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence that explicitly ban the weaponization of its technology. This move follows months of intense internal protests over the company's involvement in a Pentagon drone program.
google Google Sets AI Ethics Rules, Vows No Weapons Development Google publishes a new set of ethical principles for artificial intelligence, explicitly banning the technology's use in weapons and certain surveillance. The guidelines emerge after significant internal employee protests over a controversial Pentagon contract.
sensetime Chinese AI Startup SenseTime Reaches $3 Billion Valuation A massive funding round backed by Alibaba pushes SenseTime past $3 billion, making it the world's most valuable AI startup. The company's facial recognition software powers widespread surveillance and consumer technology across China.
artificial intelligence Alibaba Leads $600 Million Investment in AI Startup SenseTime Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime raises $600 million in a Series C round led by Alibaba, pushing its valuation past $3 billion. The company plans to use the funds to expand into autonomous driving and build massive supercomputers for its facial recognition systems.
google Google Secretly Supplies AI for Pentagon Drone Targeting Program Google quietly provides artificial intelligence technology to the Defense Department to help analyze drone footage for targeting strikes against the Islamic State. The contract routes through a staffing firm to obscure the tech giant's involvement in the algorithmic warfare initiative.