Ripped From The Headlines, February 20, 2024
Big Brother In NZ Grocery Stores, New Spy Satellites Headed Into Space, Google Shows What AI Is Really Replacing - Read, Share, & Subscribe - SherlocExposes.com
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“Imagine walking into your local grocery store, greeted not by a familiar cashier but by an invisible scanner that knows more about your shopping habits than you do. This scenario is becoming a reality in New Zealand, where a facial recognition technology trial and the nuances of supermarket loyalty schemes have sparked a national conversation about privacy, personal freedom, and the true cost of convenience.
In an unprecedented move, a grocery cooperative in New Zealand has embarked on a facial recognition trial, closely monitored by the nation's Privacy Commissioner. This initiative champions the use of cutting-edge technology to ostensibly enhance security and streamline shopping experiences. Parallelly, Woolworths has subtly updated its loyalty card policies, incorporating clauses that permit the surveillance of customers' in-store behaviors. These developments signal a significant shift in how retail giants leverage technology, ostensibly for benefits like fraud prevention and personalized marketing, but at what cost to consumer privacy?
A recent investigation by Consumer NZ has thrown the spotlight on another aspect of the retail experience: supermarket loyalty programs. Tracking 25 grocery items, the study unveiled that exclusive deals touted to loyalty members—via programs like New World's Clubcard and Countdown's Everyday Rewards—seldom offer the promised savings.
However, the minimal discounts, coupled with concerns over the collection and use of personal data, paint a different picture. Supermarkets assure that personal information is secure, yet the sharing of anonymized data with third parties for targeted advertising raises eyebrows.”
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“For decades, privacy experts have been wary of snooping from space. They feared satellites powerful enough to zoom in on individuals, capturing close-ups that might differentiate adults from children or suited sunbathers from those in a state of nature.
Now, quite suddenly, analysts say, a startup is building a new class of satellite whose cameras would, for the first time, do just that.
‘We’re acutely aware of the privacy implications,’ Topher Haddad, head of Albedo Space, the company making the new satellites, said in an interview. His company’s technology will image people but not be able to identify them, he said. Albedo, Mr. Haddad added, was nonetheless taking administrative steps to address a wide range of privacy concerns.
Anyone living in the modern world has grown familiar with diminishing privacy amid a surge security cameras, trackers built into smartphones, facial recognition systems, drones and other forms of digital monitoring. But what makes the overhead surveillance potentially scary, experts say, is its ability to invade areas once seen as intrinsically off limits.
‘This is a giant camera in the sky for any government to use at any time without our knowledge,’ said Jennifer Lynch, general counsel of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who in 2019 urged civil satellite regulators to address this issue. ‘We should definitely be worried.’
Against that concern, Mr. Haddad and other supporters of Albedo’s technology say real benefits must be weighed, especially when it comes to fighting disasters and saving lives.
‘You’ll know which house is on fire and where the people are fleeing,’ said D. James Baker, a former head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which licenses the nation’s civilian imaging satellites.”
THINGS TO PONDER:
Feels like a recurring theme today, right?
Anyone arrogant enough to say something like this publically:
‘We’re acutely aware of the privacy implications,’ Topher Haddad, head of Albedo Space, the company making the new satellites, said in an interview. His company’s technology will image people but not be able to identify them, he said. Albedo, Mr. Haddad added, was nonetheless taking administrative steps to address a wide range of privacy concerns.
Is the exact type of person who has no issue with you being spied on and selling you out…
And would also say, “I’m not worried about it, I’m not doing anything wrong!”
Sure… for how long there pal?
The problem is, we can’t be sure anymore if what we say or do will break some law on speech or thought…
This isn’t a left/right or red/blue issue… it’s a common sense one.
Don’t let these people do this to you.
Know Your Foe.
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“Google has initiated significant layoffs across its various teams, including the Voice Assistant, hardware, engineering and ad sales teams, marking a continuation of the tech industry’s trend towards reducing workforce expenses. The layoffs have affected hundreds of employees within the Voice Assistant unit; hardware teams responsible for Pixel, Nest and Fitbit products; and a considerable portion of the augmented reality (AR) team. This move is part of Google’s broader effort to streamline operations and align resources with its most significant product priorities.
According to The Verge, the total number is in the thousands. This comes at a time when Google parent, Alphabet Inc., reported record profits in late January. The company reported $20.4 billion in net income in Q4.
The ad sales team has seen a reduction, specifically targeting the Large Customer Sales (LCS) unit, which is responsible for selling ads to large businesses. The restructuring aims to focus more on the Google Customer Solutions (GCS) team, which deals with smaller business clients, indicating a strategic shift in Google’s approach to ad sales.
The layoffs have sparked widespread concern among Google employees, not just about job security but also about the ethical implications of their work, especially as the company continues to invest heavily in advancing AI technology. There’s a growing apprehension that the push towards automation and AI could eventually lead to further job replacements, adding to the existing anxiety over layoffs.”
THINGS TO PONDER:
Did you not think this was coming?
All of the AI being built by really smart people has to do something… like replace the need for those people.
This also shows that record profits don’t equal lots of jobs…
Makes you wonder what Google knows about what’s happening that you don’t, huh?
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