A student project has revealed yet another power of artificial intelligence — it can be extremely good at geolocating where photos are taken. The project, known as Predicting Image Geolocations (or PIGEON, for short) was designed by three Stanford graduate students in order to identify locations on Google Street View. But when presented with a […]
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Hunter Biden sues the IRS citing privacy issues
Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, arguing that two agents violated his right to privacy when they publicly aired his tax information as they pressed claims that a federal investigation of him had been improperly handled. The lawsuit filed Monday says that his personal tax details shared during congressional hearings […]
Internet could be upended this week by the SCOTUS
The Supreme Court is set to hear back-to-back oral arguments this week in two cases that could significantly reshape online speech and content moderation. The outcome of the oral arguments, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, could determine whether tech platforms and social media companies can be sued for recommending content to their users or for […]
Should unchecked facial recognition be legal?
One evening in late November, New Jersey attorney Kelly Conlon was chaperoning her daughter’s Girl Scout troop to see a Rockettes show at Radio City Music Hall. Soon after arriving at the historic New York City venue, she was pulled aside by security and asked to confirm her identity. They told her their facial recognition […]
Vote Fraud Commission Releases Names And Email Addresses Of Dissenters
The presidential commission investigating alleged election fraud has released 112 pages of unredacted emails of public comment, raising further privacy concerns amid a legal challenge to the panel’s request for sensitive voter data. In many cases, the emails, which are largely critical and often mocking of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity led by […]