Perspective. (1984 like?)
How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
Jay Stanley writes:
The big push for state digital driver’s licenses that we’ve been warning about is effectively a movement to increase the power of big companies and government to control individuals. One feature of the licenses most states are adopting that may prove to be particularly dangerous is revocation — how and when people’s IDs can be canceled. Want to give the government powers that are brand new in human history? Just follow these three easy steps:
Build A Digital Driver’s License With Centralized Revocation Capability
Allow Those Ids To Be Used For Everything So People Can’t Function Without Them
Let Government Officials Yank People’s IDs Out Of Their Wallets
Read more at ACLU.
Perspective.
AI cannot automate science – a philosopher explains the uniquely human aspects of doing research
… While AI can assist in tasks that are part of the scientific process, it is still far away from automating science – and may never be able to. As a philosopher who studies both the history and the conceptual foundations of science, I see several problems with the idea that AI systems can “do science” without or even better than humans.
Hackers become hatters?
https://boingboing.net/2026/01/20/nycs-new-high-tech-subway-turnstiles-defeated-by-hat.html
NYC's new high tech subway turnstiles defeated by hat
New York City's newest attempt to prevent subway fare evasion can be beaten by simply tossing a hat. As seen in this video, dropping a hat triggers the motion sensor that opens the gate for exiting passengers. The gate not only opens without a fare being paid, but stays open long enough for the enterprising fellow's entire crew to slip through. An alarm sounds, but no one seems to care, including police who likely already know about the flaws.
No comments:
Post a Comment