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Microsoft Pitched OpenAI’s DALL-E as Battlefield Tool for U.S. Military

Any battlefield use of the software would be a dramatic turnaround for OpenAI, which describes its mission as developing AI that can benefit all of...

10.04.2024 6

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Google Won’t Say Anything About Israel Using Its Photo Software to Create Gaza “Hit List”

Google prohibits using its tech for “immediate harm,” but Israel is harnessing its facial recognition to set up a dragnet of Palestinians. The...

05.04.2024 40

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Meta Refuses to Answer Questions on Gaza Censorship, Say Sens. Warren and Sanders

In the days after October 7, Meta said it removed more than 2 million pieces of Hebrew and Arabic content, but didn’t break down the data. The post...

26.03.2024 10

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Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance

Musk made hay of his legal battle against secret surveillance but continued selling X user data to a company that facilitates government monitoring....

25.03.2024 9

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Tech Official Pushing TikTok Ban Could Reap Windfall From U.S.–China Cold War

From his perch on a government commission, Jacob Helberg fearmongered about TikTok in Congress. He also works for a giant defense contractor. The post...

21.03.2024 30

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Meta Considering Increased Censorship of the Word “Zionist”

“I think it may actually harm the fight against antisemitism,” said the head of a Palestinian digital rights group briefed on the potential...

09.02.2024 10

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Erik Prince Claims His Vaporware Super-Phone Could Have Thwarted Hamas Attack

The special features of the Blackwater founder’s Unplugged device can be replicated on most phones by adjusting the settings. The post Erik Prince...

24.01.2024 8

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OpenAI Quietly Deletes Ban on Using ChatGPT for “Military and Warfare”

The Pentagon has its eye on the leading AI company, which this week softened its ban on military use. The post OpenAI Quietly Deletes Ban on Using...

12.01.2024 2

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Israeli Group Claims It’s Using Big Tech Back Channels to Censor “Inflammatory” Wartime Content

Iron Truth members have flagged thousands of posts for removal, from clearly racist or false content to posts that are merely sympathetic to...

10.01.2024 3

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Drones From Company That “Strongly Opposes” Military Use Marketed With Bombs Attached

Chinese-made Autel drones, which have been widely used in Ukraine, are shown for sale carrying what appear to be explosive shells. The post Drones...

06.01.2024 9

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Questions Meta Over Palestinian Censorship

Facebook and Instagram’s wartime content moderation practices have “exacerbated violence and failed to combat hate speech,” the senator says....

14.12.2023 3

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Facebook Approved an Israeli Ad Calling for Assassination of Pro-Palestine Activist

After the ad was discovered, digital rights advocates ran an experiment testing the limits of Facebook’s machine-learning moderation. The post...

21.11.2023 2

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LexisNexis Sold Powerful Spy Tools to U.S. Customs and Border Protection

The data brokerage giant sold face recognition, phone tracking, and other surveillance technology to the border guards, say government documents. The...

16.11.2023 10

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Google Activists Circulated Internal Petition on Israel Ties. Only the Muslim Got a Call from HR.

Employees are internally protesting Google’s Project Nimbus, which they fear is being used by Israel to violate Palestinians’ human rights. The...

15.11.2023 3

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Cruise Knew Its Self-Driving Cars Had Problems Recognizing Children — and Kept Them on the Streets

According to internal materials reviewed by The Intercept, Cruise cars were also in danger of driving into holes in the road. The post Cruise Knew Its...

07.11.2023 20

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Instagram Hid a Comment. It Was Just Three Palestinian Flag Emojis.

Meta acknowledged that Instagram was burying some flag emoji comments in “offensive” contexts. The post Instagram Hid a Comment. It Was Just Three...

28.10.2023 2

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Vulnerabilities in Cellphone Roaming Let Spies and Criminals Track You Across the Globe

By focusing on the potential dangers of Chinese spy tech, we’ve ignored how roaming itself creates massive vulnerabilities, a new Citizen Lab report...

26.10.2023 2

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Instagram Censored Image of Gaza Hospital Bombing, Claims It’s Too Sexual

In responses to users who tried to post an alleged picture of the Gaza hospital bombing, Instagram and Facebook said it violated guidelines for sexual...

18.10.2023 2

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Israel Warns Palestinians on Facebook — But Bombings Decimated Gaza Internet Access

During a war, when access to the internet could save lives, Palestinians are struggling to reach the outside world and each other. The post Israel...

13.10.2023 20

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New Group Attacking iPhone Encryption Backed by U.S. Political Dark-Money Network

A new, well-funded pressure group is fighting to get Apple to weaken iPhone privacy protections in the name of catching child predators. The post New...

01.10.2023 40

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