Tag: Edward Snowden
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Your face may already be in the database for facial recognition
Facial recognition technology is here and it might have your picture already. One would assume that if you have a twitter account and use your real picture, it has already been scooped up. Not surprising, really. Just another instance where you shouldn’t expect much privacy on the Net. National Security Agency Seal (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey)…
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The top conspiracy of 2013
National Security Agency Seal (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey) For conspiracy theorists who believe that Big Brother is watching them, the revelations of NSA contractor Edward Snowden seemed to confirm their worst fears. Snowden leaked a staggering amount of information about NSA surveillance programs, including PRISM. The fallout included a diplomatic row caused by allegations that German…