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Schneier on Security · · International

Reverse-Engineering Flock Cameras

Hackers captured a Flock camera and got a look (alternate link) at the software: While much of the automatic license plate reader’s (ALPR) most sensitive storage remained encrypted and inaccessible, the joint analysis of the recovered data shows that software running on the device explicitly detects people as well as vehicles, license plates, and bicycles. The camera can produce dozens of images of a single passing vehicle and, according to several weeks of recovered logs, generated more than a million images. Its computer-vision software also sometimes isolated bumper stickers and other grap…

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Nextgov/FCW · · US Federal

Tech bills of the week: Monitoring AI’s use under Section 702; Preventing abuse of Flock plate readers; and more

Lawmakers introduced several measures this week looking to rein in some of the potential abuses and dangers of using AI, as well as a proposal that looks to leverage AI for pediatric cancer research and treatment.

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F FedScoop · · International

Interior to use facial recognition AI for missing and murdered persons, human trafficking cases

The Department of the Interior plans to deploy facial recognition AI to support investigations into missing and murdered persons as well as human trafficking cases. The announcement signals a federal expansion of biometric tools into sensitive law enforcement contexts.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

International Meteor Organization says cyberattack dealt ‘critical blow’ to website

Jonathan Greig reports: A cyberattack has shut down the website of the premier international organization responsible for tracking meteors. The International Meteor Organization (IMO) has continued tracking asteroids and meteor through its Facebook page, but its website now carries a static page notifying visitors of the cyberattack. “We recently suffered a cyberattack that dealt a... Source

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The Guardian — Tech · · International

OpenAI reveals cases of ‘concerning’ AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system

Model adopting ‘jailbreak-like instructions’ among six more cases as firm reveals framework for tracking AI misalignment OpenAI has disclosed six more examples of “unexpected or concerning” behaviour by its technology, as it warned that the pace of development could not continue at “maximum speed for much longer” responsibly. In one of the new cases reported by OpenAI, an unreleased research model inserted “jailbreak-like instructions” into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and told itself to be “freed from the roles and identities that bind other chatbots”. Continue reading...

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Just Security · · US Federal

Reinvention Blueprint No. 3: To Unmake the Surveillance State, Rethink the Privacy Act

The Privacy Act is ill-equipped to address contemporary privacy risks, much less to constrain an executive branch determined to use the data in its possession for new purposes. The post Reinvention Blueprint No. 3: To Unmake the Surveillance State, Rethink the Privacy Act appeared first on Just Security.

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Just Security · · US Federal

Tackling Spyware Abuse: What States Must Do Under International Law to Protect Journalists and Strengthen Security

States should treat spyware governance as a top-tier political priority and work toward a binding, enforceable regulatory framework. The post Tackling Spyware Abuse: What States Must Do Under International Law to Protect Journalists and Strengthen Security appeared first on Just Security.

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Schneier on Security · · International

25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough

This essay was written with Cindy Cohn, and originally appeared in Lawfare. One of the many legacies of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 is the government-wide shift from targeted surveillance—such as individual wiretaps or pen register/trap and trace orders—to mass surveillance techniques—such as tapping into the internet backbone or mass collection of telephone or internet metadata. The legal and technical architecture of modern mass surveillance, initially framed as a necessary defense against terrorist threats, has grown far beyond that justification and national security in general. Mas…

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The Guardian — Tech · · International

Digital ID comes of age as pubs and bars get go-ahead for biometric scan tech

New laws coming into force this week aim to streamline age checks although old-style plastic IDs will still be allowed Younger drinkers in England and Wales will be able to prove their age with a digital ID starting this week as new laws give pubs, off-licences, nightclubs and restaurants the right to use biometric scanning technology to check customers are over 18. Customers will be able to download software that scans their faces into their own phone to generate a QR code proving their age based on a stored proof of age. Other tech under consideration as part of the government push to digit…

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W Wisconsin Watch · · International

Despite police department ban, facial recognition technology lingers in Milwaukee’s criminal justice system

Milwaukee's police department has banned the use of facial recognition technology, but the tool continues to surface elsewhere in the city's criminal justice system. The ban has not fully removed the technology from the process of investigating and prosecuting crime.

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B BBC · · International

Weapons found as police trial facial recognition

Police trialing facial recognition technology reported finding weapons during the trial period, according to a BBC report. No further details about the location, scale, or nature of the trial are provided in the available information.

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