Engineering
To address the problem of low-capacity batteries on border drones, Gino Lim, R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chair of Industrial Engineering, proposes the use of drones with a built-in wireless electrification ...
Mar 7, 2022
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Business
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime said Monday it was postponing a $767 million initial public offering in Hong Kong after it was blacklisted by the United States over accusations of genocide in Xinjiang.
Dec 13, 2021
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Internet
Despite growing opposition, the U.S. government is on track to increase its use of controversial facial recognition technology.
Sep 2, 2021
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Other
China has used big data to trace and control the outbreak of COVID-19. This has involved a significant endeavor to build new technologies and expand its already extensive surveillance infrastructure across the country.
Aug 31, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Facebook on Friday began rolling out encryption for voice or video calls made through its Messenger texting app, ratcheting up privacy for users.
Aug 14, 2021
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Other
The NYPD is not revealing enough information about how it's spending tax dollars on surveillance technology, two advocacy groups say.
Aug 11, 2021
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Security
The world's most sophisticated commercially available spyware may be being abused, according to an investigation by 17 media organizations in ten countries. Intelligence leaks and forensic phone analysis suggests the surveillance ...
Jul 23, 2021
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Security
The UN voiced alarm Monday at reports that several governments used Israeli phone malware to spy on activists, journalists and others, stressing the urgent need for better regulation of surveillance technology.
Jul 19, 2021
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Security
On a Friday night this spring, surveillance cameras detected a stolen car driving through a Vernon Hills, Illinois neighborhood. Police were alerted, tracked the car to a nearby gas station, and charged the driver with illegally ...
Jul 1, 2021
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Telecom
The astonishing rise of smartphones in everyday life has created many solutions (GPS maps, internet browsing and messaging, to name just a few). But they have also brought new moral dilemmas. One issue in particular stands ...
Jun 22, 2021
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