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@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2025-11-08 18:42:02

from my link log —
'The goal is to automate us': welcome to the age of surveillance capitalism.
theguardian.com/technology/201

'The goal is to automate us': welcome to the age of surveillance capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff’s new book is a chilling exposé of the business model that underpins the digital world. Observer tech columnist John Naughton explains the importance of Zuboff’s work and asks the author 10 key questions

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-11-08 21:46:01

As US schools adopt AI, a look at the growing use of AI-powered monitoring tools like GoGuardian to scan students' chatbot conversations for signs of self-harm (Janne Knodler/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

AI Chatbot Surveillance Tools Are Quietly Watching Kids In Class
As US educators embrace AI in the classroom, firms are selling software to flag mentions of self-harm, raising concerns over privacy and control.

@seav@en.osm.town
2025-12-09 08:17:39

Not surprised that the said #AI sweatshop workers are from the #Philippines ​🇵🇭
futurism.com/arti…

AI Surveillance Startup Caught Using Sweatshop Workers to Monitor US Residents
The powerful surveillance startup Flock was caught using workers in the Philippines to collate data on US residents.

@arXiv_csHC_bot@mastoxiv.page
2025-10-09 09:26:21

Examining Solidarity Against AI-Enabled Surveillance at the Intersection of Workplace and Carceral Realities
Morgan McErlean, Cella M. Sum, Sukrit Venkatagiri, Sarah Fox
arxiv.org/abs/2510.06537

Examining Solidarity Against AI-Enabled Surveillance at the Intersection of Workplace and Carceral Realities
As panoptical, AI-driven surveillance becomes a norm, everyone is impacted. In a reality where all people fall victim to these technologies, establishing links and solidarity is essential to fighting back. Two groups facing rising and targeted surveillance are workers and individuals impacted by the carceral system. Through preliminary data collection from a worker-surveillance lens, our findings reveal several cases of these surveillance infrastructures intersecting. Continuation of our work w…

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-08 07:05:39

China's Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time (Keith Bradsher/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/12/07/busines
memeorandum.com/251208/p1#a251

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-07 13:10:49

Series B, Episode 03 - Weapon
[Servalan's office. The intercom chimes]
SERVALAN: [Into intercom] Yes, Travis?
TRAVIS: [Face appears on intercom screen visible next to Servalan] We found his ship - it looks to have crashed and blown up.
blake.torpidity.net/m/203/328 B7B…

Claude Sonnet 3.7 describes the image as: "The image shows a person with short dark hair wearing an elegant white draped outfit or gown. They are adorned with an elaborate, statement necklace that appears to be made of clear or crystalline material. The setting looks like a stylized studio or film set with a textured geometric white background and some sparkling elements or lights visible. The costume has a classical or futuristic quality to it, with flowing fabric that drapes from the should…
@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2025-11-06 18:38:57

CFO Palantir talking about how they're working to make the various data streams of surveillance efficiently useful and remove the needle-in-a-haystack anonymity we have previously enjoyed. Awesome.
nytimes.com/2025/10/30/opinion

So if we walk outside of this room and enter Midtown Manhattan, we are under constant surveillance. It’s not all government surveillance, but there’s a relaxation that you can feel where you’re like: OK, but all of this surveillance is distributed across so many different public and private entities, and unless I am literally a terrorist, the odds that people are going to be constantly watching and scrutinizing me are very low. But then the fear becomes: Well, if we have this incredible way to…
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2026-01-08 18:18:41

RE: newsie.social/@servelan/115860
"The school official also told MPR News that the agents handcuffed two staff members at the school,[...]
“The guy, I’m telling him like, ‘Please step off the school grounds,’ and this dude co…

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-08 19:15:44

NetBlocks says internet connectivity in Iran has fallen on multiple providers as protests hit 100 cities; Cloudflare says IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply (Cody Combs/The National)
thenationalnews.com/news/mena/

Iran in 'digital blackout' as Tehran throttles mobile internet access
Cloudflare Radar says country’s IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply as protests spread across 100 cities

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-06 22:15:43

In the first successful US prosecution of a spyware operator in 10 years, pcTattletale founder pleads guilty to promoting surveillance apps for unlawful uses (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/foun

Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software | TechCrunch
Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the running of his now-defunct Michigan-based spyware company.