• Cities Take Lead On Blocking Facial Recognition Tech

    Because there are no federal regulations to limit the spread of facial recognition technology, local activists across the nation are demanding action from cities, counties and states to stop it. ⁃ TN EditorCities and states are leading the crackdown on using facial recognition as lawmakers in Congress struggle to find a path to address concerns over the emerging technology.
    Privacy and civil rights advocates have castigated facial recognition as overly invasive and potentially discriminato
  • Navy Unleashed: Laser Weapons Will Change Warfare Forever

    Equipped with AI for instantaneous targeting, directed energy weapons are the future of warfare. The Navy is the first adopter but as weapon size shrinks, they will become ubiquitous. ⁃ TN EditorIf swarms of enemy small attack boats armed with guns and explosives approached a Navy ship, alongside missile-armed drones and helicopters closing into strike range, ship commanders would instantly begin weighing defensive options – to include interceptor missiles, electronic warfare, deck-m
  • FBI, ICE Turned DMV Photos Into Surveillance Behemoth

    DHS implemented a national network of Fusion Centers between 2003 and 2007, that opened government access to hundreds of millions of driver photos without consent or legal authorization. ⁃ TN Editor  Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have turned state driver’s license databases into a facial-recognition gold mine, scanning through hundreds of millions of Americans’ photos without their knowledge or consent, newly releas

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