NEW YORK (PNN) - May 7, 2024 - A group of major civil rights organizations in New York is pushing for a statewide ban on the use of facial recognition and other biometric technologies by terrorist pig thug cops, residential buildings, public accommodations and schools. A release from the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), which is leading the public advocacy campaign, says the “Ban the Scan” coalition demands the passage of four bills to enact a total ban on facial recognition across New York State.
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Civil rights groups want facial recognition technology banned in New York State
Top 6 reasons to use virtual machines for privacy and security
Some may already know that there are cybersecurity benefits to using a virtual machine. But less known are the privacy benefits. There are threats that can't be solved unless you use a virtual machine for example, it may be the only solution against Facebook. I'm the Internet Privacy Guy. I'm a public interest technologist. I'm here to educate. You are losing your Internet privacy and Internet security every day if you don't fight for it. Your data is collected with endless permanent data mining.
A gigantic ocean has been discovered beneath the surface of the Earth
EVANSTON, Illinois (PNN) - April 1, 2024 - Imagine the vast expanse of the world’s oceans. Now picture an underwater realm three times that size, not across the globe’s surface, but tucked away deep beneath it, at a depth of 700 kilometers. This isn’t the plot of a science-fiction novel but the startling discovery made by a team of scientists, unraveling the mysteries of our planet’s water origins.
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How to evade call surveillance on the phone network
I found a way to evade the Public Switch Telephone Network surveillance infrastructure when making a phone call. Just a little foresight and a little tech and a solution is at hand. Rob Braxman reports.
Giant sand battery holds a week of heat for an entire town
HELSINKI, Finland (PNN) - March 12, 2024 - A new industrial-scale “sand battery” has been announced for Finland, which packs 1 MW of power and a capacity of up to 100 MWh of thermal energy for use during those cold polar winters. The new battery will be about 10 times bigger than a pilot plant that’s been running since 2022.
Flying car that can fit in 2-car garage to debut in 2025
MIAMI, Florida (PNN) - March 5, 2024 - All the talk at the minute seems to be about flying cars. If the truth be told, they’ve long been promised but are still to be delivered. That could all be about to change, though, thanks to news about Doroni Aerospace’s H1-X flying car.
AI legal battle begins around Google Gemini AI defaming people
In this Timcast the panel of journalists discusses how Google AI is libeling individuals with no consequences, because the defamation is not being perpetrated by any humans but rather by a machine. Do victims of such attacks have any remedy in law? Tim Pool reports.
Privacy expert recommends you delete apps to protect privacy
Privacy specialist Naomi Brockwell looked through my phone and said I should delete most of my apps. Here’s what she said I should delete and why. John Stossel reports.
New thermal scope lets snipers see bullets in flight without tracers
KENT, England (PNN) - February 15, 2024 - Defense contractor Teledyne FLIR has unveiled its new thermal sniper scope that can see its own bullets fly by day or night at ranges up to 1.3
miles. First seeing light at the annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas, the ThermoSight HISS-HD allows snipers and machine gunners to engage targets at long range while remaining unseen.
