WeChat: From Medium to Mediator

China’s omnipresent app regulates much of society. Will it be a blueprint or cautionary tale?

By Chris Neels | January 22, 2020 | Culture, Economics, Government, Media, Policing, Privacy, Society | Beijing, Cashless, Censorship, China, Cybernetics, Dissent, Economics, Free Speech, Freedom, Information, Mediation, Metadata, News, QR Codes, Ride Hailing, surveillance, Tracking, Virtualization, WeChat

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Podcast #33: Clare Garvie on Facial Recognition

Facial recognition expert Clare Garvie explains how police are using (and abusing) this dangerous technology.

By Art Keller | July 3, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Law, Podcasts, Policing, Privacy, Security | 14th Amendment, Abuse, Biometric Surveillance, Carpenter v. US, Civil Liberties, Congress, Cross-Examination, Driver's Licenses, Due Process, Equal Protection, Exculpatory Evidence, Facial Recognition, Fair Trial, False Identification, False Imprisonment, FBI, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Free Speech, Justice, Law Enforcement, Photo Databases, Police, Privacy

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