The Lone-star Surveillance State
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, we look at the increasing surveillance state through the app stores including Google and Apple Services. Meanwhile, many EU organizations are ditching US cloud-based companies for their services.
The Lone-star Surveillance State
Texas has passed a bill requiring age verification on all apps downloaded on app stores requiring accounts. This massive overreach has privacy-focused organizations concerned.
Combating the Police State
We look at the emerging police state and some legal minds trying to justify it. We want to talk about the issue and how to fight back for our privacy.
Video Evidence is Dead
With the rise of Sora from OpenAI, convincing deepfakes are now possible. Sometimes these have been used for ragebait, others for putting words into people's mouths. With this technology, we can not trust even video evidence anymore.
Respecting Other People's Privacy
Many modern apps require us to collect data and provide it to companies without us really knowing our information is being collected. Today we ask why other people can't respect our privacy when it comes to data-centered applications.
Introducing the Mark of the Beast
The UK is introducing a digital ID they say is required to work. We talk about this as a precursor to the Mark of the Beast, and what that means.
The Future Policy of AI
This focused news article looks at how Meta is creating a super PAC to deregulate AI in the upcoming elections. This all from a company with very questionable uses of AI while we look at how AI is being crammed into kids toys.
Google Chrome: Your NEW AI Browser
This news focused article discusses how Google is turning Chrome into an AI browser and the consequences of such a change.
Can Wearables Be Trusted?
Wearables have provided some useful information, but the tradeoffs can be problematic. We will discuss these issues and more in the Weekly News Roundup.
