A Boring Dystopia

Drew Crecente last spoke to his daughter Jennifer Ann Crecente on February 14, 2006. A day later, Jennifer, a senior in high school who was in an abusive relationship, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, who was later convicted and is serving time in prison. That year, Crescente started a nonprofit in her name to prevent teen dating violence and now routinely monitors any piece of media coverage related to her.

Billionaires 7 years ago:

Two Harvard students have created an eerie demo of how smart glasses can use facial recognition tech to instantly dox people’s identities, phone numbers, and addresses. The most unsettling part is the demo uses current, widely available technology like the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and public databases.

This case is quite similar with Disney+ case.

Clearview AI is a facial recognition company that can take a photo of the face of the target, and run it against the company’s database of around 30 billion faces. Clearview AI obtained many of these images by scraping the web, including sites and services like Facebook, YouTube, and Venmo. When the New York Times first reported on Clearview in January 2020, a researcher who provided documents to the Times said Clearview “appears to be crossing the Rubicon on facial recognition technology.” Often the tool is used in the form of an app installed on customers’ phones.

The Jerusalem Post has deleted this article but thankfully it had been archived.

cross-posted from: https://real.lemmy.fan/post/6996597

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20276590

Alternative link where I’m told the story is written better, but unfortunately has a signup wall and I’m not willing to sign up www.404media.co/paralyzed-jockey-loses-ability-to…

American non-profits are engaging in pro-Israel political activity while enjoying tax-exempt status.

Is in network with your insurance plan. Treats the condition you are concerned with. Has good reviews. Pick 2.

Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/ijAM7

Olayemi Olurin tells the stories of Lakeith Smith, Tay K, and those who’ve been affected by the felony murder rule.

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/19869252

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/13349939

Their surgeon general is something else

apnews.com/hub/shootings

I mean… In-N-Out burger at #2.

cross-posted from: thelemmy.club/post/16587116

Asking to leave work on time or taking some time off can be tricky enough. Even trickier is tendering a resignation, which can be seen as the ultimate form of disrespect in the world’s fourth-biggest economy, where workers traditionally stick with one employer for decades, if not for a lifetime.

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/19374056

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/28090788

A survey conducted this year found over 45 per cent of homebuyers in mainland China encounter unfinished building problems