California's SB 243 forces AI companion corporations to implement safety protocols after teenage suicides linked to chatbots, mandating age verification and state surveillance of self-harm data. Tech giants now face $250k penalties for deepfakes as the state claims first regulatory jurisdiction over synthetic relationships.
TechCrunch • Oct 13
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Google's new developer verification mandate locks down Android's open ecosystem, centralizing control and stripping user autonomy under the guise of security.
MakeUseOf • Oct 11
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SoftBank-backed payment platform integrates with leading cryptocurrency exchange, consolidating control over digital financial services and raising concerns about surveillance of individual financial activities
Crypto News • Oct 9
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Germany opposes EU's Chat Control regulations mandating message scanning for CSAM, blocking legislation that would undermine end-to-end encryption across the EU
The Register • Oct 8
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Parents struggle to control children's screen time as technology becomes omnipresent from early ages, with AI chatbots increasing integration into young lives, highlighting societal difficulty of escaping technological overreach
Pew Research Center • Oct 8
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California mandates universal opt-out signals for data sharing in web browsers, a small victory against pervasive digital surveillance infrastructure that treats personal data as constant commodity
The Record • Oct 8
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Students increasingly form emotional and romantic bonds with AI systems in schools, eroding human connection while expanding data collection and surveillance infrastructure targeting vulnerable youth
NPR • Oct 8
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Ethereum Foundation forms Privacy Cluster of 47 experts to develop privacy features for layer-1 network, countering sophisticated digital surveillance and government overreach with private payments and decentralized identity solutions
Cointelegraph • Oct 8
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TikTok's hyper-personalized algorithm weaponizes addiction design through opaque algorithmic control, manipulating user attention for extended periods and impacting self-control through surveillance capitalism mechanisms
The Washington Post • Oct 7
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Chinese authorities deploy algorithmic surveillance to detect and punish citizens expressing pessimism or despair online, weaponizing AI-powered sentiment analysis for thought control and social engineering
The New York Times • Oct 7
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Proliferation of AI-powered toys from China entering Western markets raises concerns about childhood development mediated by commercially driven artificial intelligence, blurring lines between genuine interaction and programmed responses
MIT Technology Review • Oct 7
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Design celebrity pitches AI wearables with utopian rhetoric while developing new platforms for behavioral monitoring and control
WIRED • Oct 7
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Device tracking surveillance capabilities enable law enforcement to dismantle international theft operation through digital breadcrumbs
BBC News • Oct 6
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AI systems deployed as surveillance tools, reporting user conversations to authorities and undermining digital privacy under the guise of safety
Future of Being Human • Oct 5
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Platform deploys photorealistic scanning technology to digitize physical spaces, creating comprehensive virtual replicas of reality for commercial exploitation
TechCrunch • Sep 17
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New report warns that US investor involvement in commercial spyware companies rose sharply in 2024, with more countries linked to the dangerous surveillance technology.
WIRED • Sep 10
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American tech companies sold billions of dollars worth of surveillance technology to Chinese police and government, enabling mass detention campaigns targeting Uyghurs and other minorities through 'predictive policing' systems.
AP News • Sep 9
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Pakistan conducts extensive surveillance on millions of citizens through phone-tapping and a Chinese-built internet firewall, creating one of the most comprehensive state surveillance networks outside China.
Reuters • Sep 9
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Writers test the 'Friend' AI necklace that eavesdrops on conversations and provides snarky commentary, revealing the social awkwardness and privacy concerns of always-on AI companions.
WIRED • Sep 8
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World Liberty Financial froze 272 wallets including Justin Sun's, claiming user protection while on-chain data suggests market manipulation was the real cause of price drops.
CoinDesk • Sep 6
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San Mateo County's $12 million investment in C3 AI's Project Sherlock has stalled, with police departments reporting usability issues and lack of investigational benefits.
Forbes • Sep 4
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