Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
The Hidden Debt That Apple Owes to the CIA
August 20th, 2026Via: Wall Street Journal: Without CIA funding that helped keep NeXT afloat in the ’80s, Steve Jobs might not have made a triumphant return to Apple—and the iPhone might not have its foundational operating code. … “How many units are you prepared to deliver on an annual basis?” Romello asked. “That’s privileged information,” Jobs shot […]
Comcast Offers to Turn Customers’ Wi-Fi Routers Into Motion Detectors
August 19th, 2026Via: Engadget: Comcast has unveiled a new home security platform it’s calling Xfinity Shield. The company says this combines home, family and cybersecurity protection in a single app and it puts Wi-Fi at the center. It’s offering a service called Wi-Fi Shield to Xfinity Internet users at no extra cost. This includes a few features, […]
New ChatGPT Feature Collects Every Keystroke You Make
August 18th, 2026Via: Futurism: OpenAI has revealed a new feature for ChatGPT’s desktop app on macOS that basically tracks your clicks, keystrokes, and more — all so it can fine-tune its AI model, raising obvious privacy concerns. The feature, called Computer History, lets ChatGPT “learn from everything you do on your computer,” said Ari Weinstein, an OpenAI […]
Only Approved Phones Can Pass Google’s New reCAPTCHA, Locking Out Privacy-Focused Alternatives
August 15th, 2026I just encountered one of these for the first time. I’m not doing it. Via: Cybernews: Verify you’re human – by owning an approved Android or an iPhone. Google’s new reCAPTCHA system forces users to scan a QR code with a “compatible mobile device” and locks out anyone using a privacy-focused OS and device, warns […]
Toka: Israeli Company Hacks Security Camera Systems, Can Alter Live Feeds and Past Recordings
August 14th, 2026This is from 2022. Via: Haaretz: The company sells technologies that allow clients to locate security cameras or even webcams within a given perimeter, hack into them, watch their live feed and even alter it – and past recordings – according to internal documents obtained by Haaretz and reviewed by a technical expert. Its activities […]
“McDonald’s Secret Sauce Is Really Commercial Surveillance”
August 13th, 2026Via: Wired: When I first downloaded the McDonald’s app years ago, I signed up for its loyalty program hoping to get better deals. Why not get some cheap french fries? While I understood that this would entail some type of data tracking, I didn’t grasp how the information would be used to algorithmically predict my […]
Whitney Webb: How the Epstein Network Is Privatizing Govt & Building the Surveillance State
August 13th, 2026Via: Chris Hedges: More: Technate, Ohio: How Leslie Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein Built The Silicon Heartland
AI Surveillance Pricing: “One of the Biggest Scams in American History”
August 6th, 2026I literally gasped watching this American bought a cheap phone, hired someone to use it in poor neighborhoods, and visit places acting like they have no money After a day, apps on that phone had cheaper prices than a normal persons phone Dynamic pricing is real and we are… pic.twitter.com/Ax5q1TwouM — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) […]
New Zealand: Biometric Payment Terminals
July 31st, 2026“like, wow”. Via: Radio New Zealand: Kiwis could soon be able to make purchases using their face or hand, without the need for a card. EFTPOS New Zealand is rolling out new Verifone Victa biometric payment terminals that will allow people to pay with their faces or palms – without cards. The new tech can […]
GDID – Microsoft’s Secret Windows Tracker That Can’t Be Turned Off
July 31st, 2026Via: Rob Braxman Tech:
