Taser manufacturer now supplying AI-backed drones to local police departments
"Footage from those flying cameras will be automatically analyzed by AI systems not disclosed to the public."
German prosecutors rummage through nursing homes in search of ex-Nazis
"The latest investigation centers on 95-year-old Wilhelm Karl Friedrich Hoffmeister, a former SS Rottenfuehrer — roughly equivalent to corporal — suspected of serving with one of the death squads in Ukraine."
Edward Snowden: ‘The people are still powerless, but now they’re aware’
"He is wanted by the US. He is in exile in Russia. But he is satisfied with the way his revelations of mass surveillance have rocked governments, intelligence agencies and major internet companies."
ECB Admits It Slashed Purchases Of Italian Debt During Latest Political Crisis
"Some wondered if Mario Draghi wasn't allowing Italian bonds to tumble without ECB intervention, simply to 'pressure' the domestic political process against the formation of a populist, Euroskeptic cabinet."
French president introduces ‘fake news’ bill to fight rumours he’s gay
"Under the law, French authorities would be able to immediately halt the publication of information deemed to be false ahead of elections."
EU Moves to Monitor Uploads, ‘Censor’ Memes, ‘Tax’ Website Links
"The EU is voting to introduce aggressive new online copyright laws and 'widespread censorship' measures, which critics say could strangle new media websites and stifle satire and online meme culture."
Amid crackdown, China requires Party building in social groups’ charters
"China's Ministry of Civil Affairs said it requires social organizations to include Party building in their charters to ensure their correct political direction."
The odd reality of life under China’s all-seeing credit score system
"Here are some lesser-known examples of the social credit system’s real-life applications, from hospitals to K-pop."
The Rise of No-Knock SWAT Raids
"Isn’t that sad that calling the police to someone’s house is attempted murder?"
Homeland Security wants to monitor journalists. Time to sound the alarm.
"The Department of Homeland Security intends to list and trackhundreds of thousands of news outlets, journalists, bloggers, and 'influencers' in traditional and new media alike. If you find yourself skeptical of this proposal of mass state monitoring of the press, consider yourself a bonafide member of the 'tinfoil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists,' DHS representative Tyler Houlton said Friday."
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