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02/15/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Why do they need that? Amazon awarded a patent for ultrasonic wristband that can track employee’s movements

Internet retail behemoth Amazon has been granted two patents for employee-tracking wristband system. Originally filed back in 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published the patents on January 30 of this year. The proposed system would be composed of three elements: a management module to oversee warehouse operations, ultrasonic devices planted around the […]

02/07/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Lyfting your private data: Ride company’s employees brag about spying on users and execs

Lyft employees have been abusing their access to customers’ private data. Thanks to their high access clearances, they’ve been able to stalk people they’d just met and look up trip data for Hollywood actresses and porn stars. At least one employee has bragged about having Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg’s phone number. These were just some […]

01/23/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Your car is a double agent: Internet connectivity allows it to monitor and report your location and driving habits

If you’re one of the tens of millions of drivers whose car is connected to the Internet, beware: Your car could be spying on you. This foreboding warning comes from various auto and privacy experts who’ve noticed disturbing trends among the majority of modern automobiles. According to the DailyMail.co.uk, there are a plethora of ways […]

11/21/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Is Facebook eavesdropping in pursuit of the almighty dollar? Social media giant denies allegations it uses your microphone to target advertising

Facebook has been lobbied with accusations of spying for the purposes of ad targeting. The social media giant came under fire after PJ Vogt, co-host of technology-oriented podcast Reply All, posted a tweet. It read: “Reply All is taking phone calls today. Call us if you believe that Facebook uses your mic to spy on […]

09/14/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Watch out: Your gadgets are smarter than you are, and it’s moving you down the food chain

Watch out: Your gadgets are smarter than you are, and it may be endangering you. We human beings have always fancied ourselves as the apex organisms of this planet. Going by our accomplishments in technology, infrastructure, and the like, it certainly seemed to have been that way for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. We’ve […]

09/09/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Traffic lights may soon be obsolete as semi-autonomous cars make driving through intersections easier

Are traffic lights set to become a thing of the past? They very well could be in a future where cars can navigate intersections without needing to stop. That’s the future envisioned by researchers from Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). As new cars are being outfitted with semi-autonomous driving aids, they can […]

08/24/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Neighborhood watch goes CYBER surveillance: New device reads and logs license plates of all vehicles traveling private streets

Are you ready to be monitored the next time you enter a residential neighborhood? If you live in Atlanta, Ga., you very well could have been already. Seven locations across the city are currently serving as the trial sites for Flock, a sensor device that keeps track of traffic on local streets. In essence, Flock […]

07/15/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Visa will pay restaurants $10,000 each to stop accepting cash

Visa is offering 50 restaurants and food vendors $10,000 a pop, in addition to upgrading their payment technology. The catch: these businesses can no longer accept cash payments. Dubbed the “Visa Cashless Challenge”, this campaign is part of the credit card giant’s push towards a culture free of countable currency. The $500,000 incentive has been […]

05/28/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

China intensifies its Orwellian policies with the world’s biggest DNA database

Beginning in the early 2000s, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security has been building a searchable, national DNA database as part of their police information project, Golden Shield. As of 2015, the “Forensic Science DNA Database System” has amassed over 44 million “miscellaneous data entries” from more than 40 million individuals. The database of DNA […]

04/09/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

In plain sight: How to stay hidden during a crisis

Life can throw you a curve ball at any given moment. One minute you’re on a nice evening walk, the next you’re evading a mob of looters or crooked cops hot on your tail. In moments like these the last thing you want is to draw attention to yourself. Staying out of sight is the […]

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