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October 25, 2018

China takes surveillance to new heights with flock of robotic Doves, but do they come in peace? | South China Morning Post

Hi-tech drones that look and move like real birds have already flown over restive Xinjiang region

Cathay Pacific data hack hits 9.4 million passengers - BBC News

The Hong Kong airline said personal details including passport and credit card numbers were accessed.

Got the sniffles? Alexa may notice someday -- and offer cough drops - CNET

A patent filing from Amazon considers Alexa gaining awareness of your emotional and physical state.

Apple and Samsung fined for deliberately slowing down phones | Technology | The Guardian

Italian investigation found software updates ‘significantly reduced performance’, hastening new purchases

Opinion | What 7 Creepy Patents Reveal About Facebook - The New York Times

A review of the company’s patents indicates Facebook’s commitment to collecting and exploiting detailed personal information.

China’s Face-Scanning Craze - The Atlantic
Beijing subway to install facial recognition as fears grow of China surveillance powers

Beijing’s underground system is planning to introduce 'bio-identification' technology including facial recognition in what it says is an effort to streamline passenger flow through its stations.

How Smart TVs in Millions of U.S. Homes Track More Than What’s On Tonight - The New York Times

Samba TV, which has deals to put its software on sets made by about a dozen TV brands, uses viewing data to make personalized show recommendations. But that’s not the big draw for advertisers.

Paranoia Is Now a Best Practice – Member Feature Stories – Medium

The 2010s will be remembered as the first decade in which we, the people, paid for the pleasure of welcoming Big Brother into our lives.

Apple’s Tim Cook makes blistering attack on the ‘data industrial complex’ | TechCrunch

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has joined the chorus of voices warning that data itself is being weaponized against people and societies — arguing that the trade in digital data has exploded into a “data industrial complex”. Cook did not namecheck the adtech elephants in the room: Goo…

Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras - The New York Times

Beijing is putting billions of dollars behind facial recognition and other technologies to track and control its citizens.

Find Out What Google and Facebook Know About You – Trust Issues – Medium

Hackers obtained the Social Security numbers of more than 145 million Americans. Paid political chaos monkeys allegedly harvested data from at least 87 million Facebook profiles in an effort to…

Hey, Alexa, What Can You Hear? And What Will You Do With It? - The New York Times

Amazon and Google have filed patent applications, many still under consideration, that outline how digital assistants can monitor more of what users say and do.

This Thermometer Tells Your Temperature, Then Tells Firms Where to Advertise - The New York Times

Clorox is using data from so-called smart thermometers to target ads to areas where people are sick. It’s the latest example of internet-connected devices being used for advertising.

My phone is spying on me, so I decided to spy on it - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Do you know what personal details your phone is sharing about you when you're not looking? We decided to try to find out for sure.