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Exclusive: Hikvision internal review found contracts targeted Uyghurs
"We're not going to absolve the company," the team conducting the review told Hikvision, per a recording of a private meeting.Apr 17, 2023 - WorldFBI director warns of possible "influence operations" via TikTok
The app's algorithms and user data "are in the hands of a government that doesn’t share our values," Chris Wray said.Dec 2, 2022 - Politics & PolicyNew draft rules portend more internet censorship in China
If implemented, the rules would impose stricter censorship of comments posted to social media platforms in China.Jun 21, 2022 - TechnologyIRS face recognition program raises hackles
An anti-fraud campaign could also open the door to wider federal use of problematic face-recognition tech.Jan 24, 2022 - TechnologyCompanies deploy tech to prevent retail crime
Retail crime costs businesses millions in sales every year.Jul 28, 2021 - TechnologyThe U.S. is now playing by China's internet rules
China believes in nationalist control over digital networks, and increasingly, so does the White House.Aug 4, 2020 - Technology
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Updated May 31, 2023 - Technology
Amazon to pay over $30 million for Ring and Alexa privacy violations

- Isaac Avilucea, author of Axios Philadelphia
Feb 27, 2023 - Technology
Philadelphia Police body camera footage remains largely unreviewed
