"Technology is playing a central role in enabling the relentless mass slaughter and destruction unleashed in Gaza. From supplying the dystopian AI systems used to automate the killing and bombing, to facilitating the spread of state-sponsored disinformation and online incitement to violence and war crimes, Big Tech is deeply embroiled in this brutal war."

Access Now

Big Tech and the risk of genocide in Gaza

Big Tech is playing a central role in enabling the relentless mass slaughter and destruction unleashed in the war in Gaza.

#BigTech #Gaza #Palestine

From an interview I had with privacy advocate Naomi Brockwell: "The reality is that we don’t truly know what someone else’s threat model is, what risks they’re facing, or what social circles might make them an unwitting target. So when people reveal their privacy preferences, you should listen." "Your decision to overshare or to use less secure communication doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It can have real consequences for others."

The Nordic Times

Your privacy choices affect others too - The Nordic Times

Naomi Brockwell: By using unsecured channels, you might be exposing others to privacy risks they never agreed to take.

#Privacy #Surveillance

"When a senior American official lies to Congress in the middle of genocide so that the government can keep funding that genocide, he is deliberately flouting the law and prolonging the suffering of millions of innocent people." "Blinken should resign or be impeached." https://www.commondreams.org/news/blinken-resign #Gaza #Genocide #Israel

Google was set to host an Israeli military conference at one of their Tel Aviv offices — but the event page was scrubbed from the internet when the Intercept asked questions. "After months of sustained protests against Google’s relationship with Israel, the company appears to be trying to muddy that relationship, at least in the public eye, while continuing its collaboration with the Israeli military."

The Intercept

Google Was Set to Host an Israeli Military Conference. When We Asked About It, the Event Disappeared.

Google’s Tel Aviv office was to host a military tech conference in Israel, but the event page was scrubbed after The Intercept asked about it.

#Israel #IDF #Google

"NSO met with Israeli government officials and asked them to secure a blocking order from the nation’s courts to prevent having to comply with discovery requests."

Techdirt

Apple Dumps Suit Against NSO Group After Israeli Government Walks Off With A Bunch Of The Company’s Files

Well, it worked. We’ll have to see how this plays out in the lawsuit WhatsApp brought against NSO Group, but it has managed to shed one litig...

#Privacy #Surveillance #Spyware

"The U.S. government’s two foremost authorities on humanitarian assistance concluded this spring that Israel had deliberately blocked deliveries of food and medicine into Gaza." "Blinken and the administration of President Joe Biden did not accept either finding."

ProPublica

Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Two Government Bodies Concluded. Antony Blinken Rejected Them.

Blinken told Congress, “We do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restricting” aid, even though the U....

#Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Biden #USA #Genocide #WarCrimes

"Weapons used in earlier Israeli strikes into Lebanon that have killed civilians have been found to be U.S.-made." "The Biden administration is telling us that it’s working for a ceasefire in Gaza, but continues to send arms."

The Intercept

Israel Bombed Lebanon Today, Killing Hundreds. The U.S. Is Sending More Bombs.

Weapons used in earlier Israeli strikes into Lebanon that have killed civilians have been found to be U.S.-made.

#Israel #Lebanon #Gaza #Palestine

"Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure citizens will be on their best behavior" "Ellison said AI would be used in the future to constantly watch and analyze vast surveillance systems, like security cameras, police body cameras, doorbell cameras, and vehicle dashboard cameras."

Business Insider

Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure 'citizens will be on their best behavior'

Billionaire Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison said he expects AI surveillance systems to reach a point where all citizens are under constant watch.

#Privacy #Surveillance #AI

"Ford Motor Company is seeking a patent for technology that would allow it to tailor in-car advertising by listening to conversations among vehicle occupants, as well as by analyzing a car’s historical location and other data, according to a patent application"

Ford seeks patent for tech that listens to driver conversations to serve ads

A Ford Motoer Company patent application filed in February and published last month proposes software that would monitor in-car conversations and o...

#Privacy #Surveillance

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