Sauron, which is touting a waiting list of tech CEOs and VCs for its home security system that incorporates drones and facial recognition, raised a $18M seed
By incorporating drones, facial recognition and high-tech sensors, Sauron aims to super-charge home security … Bluesky: @stephencsmith , @willoremus.com , @siracusa.mastodon … , @thorinklosowski.com ,...
A look at the many lawsuits against RealPage, the rent-fixing software company accused of artificially inflating the real estate rental prices across the US
RealPage, the rent-fixing software company currently under FBI investigation, also has apps for bogus fees, monetizing vacant apartments and inflating toxic property bubbles. Mastodon: @carnage4life@m...
Google employees, kept in the dark about firm's sale of advanced AI tools to Israel, say it could bolster Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestine
Sam Biddle / The Intercept : Tweets: @timnitgebru , @amnestytech , @jathansadowski , and @samfbiddle Tweets: Timnit Gebru / @timnitgebru : “documents indicate that the new cloud would give Israel cap...
Survey: 25% of Black American investors owned crypto at the start of 2022, compared to 15% of white investors, leaving them vulnerable during the downturn
Higher exposure to digital assets leaves owners vulnerable to downturn — The widespread losses caused by the cryptocurrency crash are even broader among black investors. Tweets: @davidcrespo , @patb...
Sources: Life360, a family safety app with 33M users, has sold users' precise location since 2016 and is one of the location data broker industry's top sources
family safety app Life360. Life360 sells location data from its 33 million users to about a dozen data brokers, including X-Mode, Safegraph, and Cuebiq. https://themarkup.org/... Wolfie Christl / @wol...
The ubiquitous marketing of “smart tech” hides the politics of data collection and control that is embedded in the design of modern smart devices
‘Smart tech’ is a buzzword that's been applied to everything from toothbrushes to TVs — and the cute marketing helps hide what's really going on Tweets: @jathansadowski , @ozm , @jathansadowski , and ...
By not giving consumers control over performance and maintenance data collected by their cars, manufacturers can limit where cars are repaired and serviced
Vehicles collect a lot of unusual data. But who owns it? — Mr. Hanvey is president and chief executive officer of the Auto Care Association. Tweets: @privacyproject , @nytimes , and @jathansadowski...