Privacy & Tech

Just what kind of information is being collected and why?

Have you noticed the portable digital speed displays on roads and highways? Well, they aren’t only being used to...

AI’s mass surveillance tools strip people of their privacy.

As artificial intelligence (AI) inserts itself into nearly every aspect of our lives, some question just how it...

AI is here to stay.

In 2017, Stephen Hawking warned Wired magazine that artificial intelligence could one day outperform humans. “I...

Cameras will monitor your every move, and it’s all for your own good.

A new trend seems to be emerging in America's most notoriously progressive cities. In Washington, DC, authorities...

Among other things, it is changing politics.

“Our children are going on a conveyor belt,” social psychologist Jonathan Haidt recently said. “And a lot of them...

High-tech fraud targeting the American voter.

Russia and China have long been accused of being behind mass attempts at election interference. This year,...

The top cybersecurity agency acknowledges buying internet users’ personal data.

The problem with intelligence agencies is that, sooner or later, they usually become obsessed with gathering as...

Is your job next?

Silicon Valley, the tech hub of the United States, has led generations of technological innovations and brought...

Big Brother is here, and there is no reason to believe it will stop at targeted ads.

Have you ever discussed a specific topic on your phone – say, white-water rafting – and then had your email or...