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THEY (STILL) SEE YOUR EVERY MOVE

Mark Zuckerberg Has A Different Definition Of 'Privacy' Than You And Me

Quartz Facebook Security Surveillance Internet 7 Mar

Zuck is basically aiming to make Facebook more "private" — the way you might refer to a "private party" or your "private parts" — while claiming the company really cares about "privacy."

YOU CAN ALWAYS HACK HUMANS

Stalkers And Debt Collectors Impersonate Cops To Trick Big Telecom Into Giving Them Cell Phone Location Data

Motherboard Surveillance Security Internet Technology 6 Mar

In several cases, a stalker impersonated a US Marshal and reported a fake kidnapping in order to get telecom companies to give them real-time cell phone location data.

HEY JEFF, WHAT DO YOU NEED THAT FOR?

Amazon Recorded Video Of A Seller For Identification Purposes

buzzfeednews.com Amazon Technology Surveillance 7 Feb

"We will record a 5-second video of your face. To proceed, enable access to your webcam."

THEY'RE WATCHING

Dozens Of Cities Have Secretly Experimented With Predictive Policing Software

Motherboard Surveillance Artificial Intelligence Criminal Justice News Technology 6 Feb

Documents obtained by Motherboard using public information requests verify previously unconfirmed police department contracts with predictive policing company PredPol.

Apple’s power over Facebook ought to worry the rest of us

The Verge 1 Feb

Social networks aren’t the only big platforms that need scrutiny

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING

'Fortnite' Addiction? China Has The Answer

Medium Surveillance China Gaming 31 Jan

In the 21st century, liberal democracy will face a challenge of an entirely new kind. Here's one powerful signal of that future.

YOU BRITS MADE 'BLACK MIRROR,' REMEMBER?

British Cops Are Building An AI That Flags People For Crimes That Haven't Happened Yet

Gizmodo Artificial Intelligence Criminal Justice Security Surveillance United Kingdom Technology 28 Nov 2018

Dubbed the National Data Analytics Solution (NDAS), the system pulls data from local and national police databases.

Be Warned: Customer Service Agents Can See What You're Typing in Real Time

Gizmodo 27 Nov 2018

Next time you’re chatting with a customer service agent online, be warned that the person on the other side of your conversation might see what you’re typing in real time. A reader sent us the following transcript from a conversation he had with a mattress company after the agent responded to a message he hadn’t sent yet.

YOU MAY KNOW, BUT FACEBOOK KNOWS MORE

'People You May Know:' A Controversial Facebook Feature's 10-Year History

Gizmodo Internet Technology Surveillance Security Business Long Reads 8 Aug 2018

Perhaps now, though, in its time of privacy reckoning, Facebook will reconsider the mandatory nature of this particular feature. It’s about time, because People You May Know has been getting on people’s nerves for over 10 years.

RAKING ZUCK'S MUCK

Facebook Wanted Us To Kill This Investigative Tool

Gizmodo Facebook Media Internet Security Surveillance 8 Aug 2018

Last year, we launched an investigation into how Facebook's People You May Know tool makes its creepily accurate recommendations. By November, we had it mostly figured out: Facebook has nearly limitless access to all the phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses, and social media handles most people on Earth have ever used.

PUTTING THE 'COP' IN 'COPTER'

Here Come The Drone Police

The Atlantic Surveillance Technology Criminal Justice 8 Jun 2018

The Los Angeles County Sheriff has deployed a quadcopter drone for rescue and reconnaissance. But will the public accept that these aerial officers come in peace?