While addressing the issue, a Google representative pointed out that their geo-feature provides a plethora of opportunities for smartphone updates when it’s on, however, if paused, the developer retains its ability, depending on a particular device’s model, and app settings, to still use location data, in order to boost one’s ‘Google experience.’ A number of…
When everything from light bulbs to cars, washing machines etc. becomes smart and connects to the internet, an important side effect is that no one will be interested in buying stolen items. With find-my-iPhone-like capabilities, the device will inform the owner of its location as soon as it connects to the internet. In many cases,…
In September of 2018 Apple introduced iOS 12. Exactly one year later things have not changed for the Law Enforcement community with Apple’s new release of iOS 13. In fact, they are exactly the same – the status quo. In a constant battle to keep your private data secure, Apple is hitting back, keeping people…
The White House is contemplating issuing an executive order that would widen its attack on the operations of social media companies. The White House has prepared an executive order called “Protecting Americans from Online Censorship” that would give the Federal Communications Commission oversight of how Facebook, Twitter and other tech companies monitor and manage their…
Government-issued digital identities and signatures for citizens, businesses and government agencies is an emerging digital trend. Digitally leading countries demonstrate that, for instance, hacker attacks on financial institutions are lower in numbers compared to countries without a central digital identity. Whereas traditional paper documents only require simple Photoshop skills to forge, it is impossible to…
California lawmakers today passed a bill placing a three-year state-wide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. AB 1215, The Body Camera Accountability Act, was introduced earlier this year by assembly member Phil Tang, a Democrat. Both San Francisco and Oakland previously passed similar bills preventing the use of facial…
In countries that have efficiently digitized a major part of their financial infrastructure (e.g. many Nordic ones), very few people carry cash. It is safe to assume that a significant part of the cash in use comes either from criminal activities or the black labor market. The emergence of blockchain and cryptocurrencies shows that digital…
Facial technology software from Amazon used by some law enforcement agencies has shown inaccuracies, particularly when it comes to women of color. Sometimes the technology mistakes dark-skinned women as men. The system worked fine when recognizing men. It’s identifying women that became a glaring problem for the software. An MIT report says Amazon’s Recognition misidentified…
Several weeks before the shootings that took 29 innocent lives the FBI had posted on the bureau’s website a request for private sector monitors to assist federal agents in tracking social media posts to prevent future attacks, according to the post. It wasn’t soon enough. On Saturday August 3rd, 2019 in the span of 13…
Apparently, Vancouver Canucks fans are prolific in cyber bullying. Jonathan Dahlen was recently moved by the Canucks in exchange for Linus Karlsson at the Trade Deadline. Following the deal, reports emerged that his agent had requested a move from Vancouver, which instilled quite a bit of hate from Canucks fans. He was being ripped to shreds on…
