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Banjo

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5 articles stable

Banjo has appeared in 5 articles since 2015-05. Coverage peaked in 2020Q2 with 2 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside SoftBank.

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Coverage Timeline

2020-04-29
Salt Lake Tribune 6 related

Utah AG suspends Banjo's state contract after report about its founder's KKK past, suspends use of the surveillance tech while auditing it on data privacy, bias

you should also read his book on police/tech surveillance. https://twitter.com/... Schmaltzing Matilda / @shammaboyarin : Some of those who burn crosses, create massive surveillance tech for the force...

2020-03-10
VICE

Sources: Banjo, an AI-powered surveillance insights firm, used a shadow company to push benign-looking Android and iOS apps that secretly scraped social media

follow music news—but designed to harvest innocent users' data. Source said did same as Cambridge Analytica but “more nefariously” https://www.vice.com/...

2020-03-05
VICE

A look at Banjo, which offers Palantir-like tools to flag emergencies, crime, and more using AI and has a 5-year deal with Utah and access to surveillance data

it's off the charts, building a total surveillance state. https://www.vice.com/... Emily Coleman / @editoremilye : Well, this is a nightmare. https://twitter.com/... Robert Scoble / @scobleizer : This...

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