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Will Consumer Data Collection Lead to Algorithm-Adjusted 'Surveillance Pricing'?
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post's "Tech Brief":
Last fall, reports that Kroger was considering bringing facial recognition technology into its stores sparked outcry from lawmakers and customers. They worried personalized data could be used to charge different prices...
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California Sues Data-Harvesting Company NPD, Enforcing Strict Privacy Law
California sued to fine a data-harvesting company, reports the Washington Post, calling it "a rare step to put muscle behind one of the strongest online privacy laws in the United States."
Even when states have tried to restrict data brokers, it has been tough to make those laws stick. That has gen...
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Game Developers Revolt Against Microsoft's New AI Gaming Tool
Microsoft's newly announced Muse AI model for game development has triggered immediate backlash from industry professionals. "Fuck this shit," responded David Goldfarb, founder of The Outsiders, arguing that such AI tools primarily serve to "reduce capital expenditure" while devaluing developers' co...
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First Look At Secretive X-37B Space Plane In Orbit
The U.S. Space Force released the first-ever public image of its secretive X-37B space plane in orbit, captured during its ongoing seventh mission that launched on December 28, 2023. Space.com reports: The photo, released on Thursday (Feb. 20), was taken by a camera onboard the X-37B while the secre...
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Mark Zuckerberg's Makeover Didn't Make People Like Him, Study Shows
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A study by the Pew Research Center found that Americans' views of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg skew more negative than positive. While Zuckerberg has sparked chatter in Silicon Valley with his sudden interest in high fashion, the Meta CEO is less...
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Grant: Fuck Zuck
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