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The Pentagon has a laser that can identify people from a distance—by their heartbeat. Jetson extends this approach by adapting an off-the shelf device that is usually used to check vibration from a distance in structures such as wind turbines.

The Pentagon has a laser that can identify people from a distance—by their heartbeat

For Jetson, a special gimbal was added so that an invisible, quarter-size laser spot could be kept on a target. It takes about 30 seconds to get a good return, so at present the device is only effective where the subject is sitting or standing. Better than face recognition. IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology. IBM will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said in a letter to Congress today.

IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology

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Edward Snowden’s Tweet That Exposed What Our TV’s Are Doing To Us. The Facts:TVision Insights was launched a few years ago, allowing companies to monitor TV watchers' viewing habits.

Edward Snowden’s Tweet That Exposed What Our TV’s Are Doing To Us

This means that they can watch you as you watch TV. The technology records where your eyes are looking, facial expressions and more.Reflect On:What happened to privacy? How are these companies allowed to role out such technologies without the consent of the masses? Years ago, Edward Snowden accomplished one of the most significant intelligence leaks in U.S. history, confirming to the world that the government really does spy on you. Two years later, Samsung casually warned the public that their Smart TVs could record their living room banter. Now, even if you’re alone in a room, if that room contains a laptop, computer, or Smart TV, it’s possible that someone out there is listening to you, and even watching you.

A technology called TVision Insights was launched a few years ago, allowing companies to monitor TV watchers’ viewing habits. Your TV Could Be Watching You Already. Top Cancer Research Advisor Compares Wireless Radiation To Cigarettes. The Facts:TVision Insights was launched a few years ago, allowing companies to monitor TV watchers' viewing habits.

Top Cancer Research Advisor Compares Wireless Radiation To Cigarettes

This means that they can watch you as you watch TV. The technology records where your eyes are looking, facial expressions and more.Reflect On:What happened to privacy? How are these companies allowed to role out such technologies without the consent of the masses? Years ago, Edward Snowden accomplished one of the most significant intelligence leaks in U.S. history, confirming to the world that the government really does spy on you.

Cybersecurity to Guard Against Brain Hacking. Data generated by your internet browser, by your geographical location, by filling out online forms or by typing on your keyboard can reveal very private information, such as your sexual orientation or your political ideology.

Cybersecurity to Guard Against Brain Hacking

Imagine what information may be gleaned with access to your thoughts. The development of brain-machine interfaces forces us to consider this issue, as these devices are capable of connecting computers directly to the brain. Science and neurotechnology haven’t come far enough to enable mind-reading, but already there are consumer-grade devices which can register delicate neural signals. Electroencephalography (EEG) headsets, for instance, are used in marketing studies to analyse emotions and unconscious reactions to certain products or events. Kalle Hellberg: Vi behöver inte 5G - 6G - 7G för välfärd och ett rikt liv - NewsVoice. The Artificial Womb. Forskare slår larm: Stora risker med AI. "This Could Be a Tragedy For Humanity" 5g turned on in Coventry - birds fall from trees DEAD. Anteny 5G i routery Wi-Fi wywołują choroby! Prof. Henryk Banach z Politechniki Lubelskiej.

5G Is The “Stupidest Idea In The History of The World”- Says Washington State Professor. The Facts:Martin L.

5G Is The “Stupidest Idea In The History of The World”- Says Washington State Professor

Pall, PhD and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences at Washington State University outlines in a new report the many health risks associated with 5G technology and wireless radiation in general.Reflect On:5G is gaining attention, and it might make us a little fearful of the effects, but we must observe this fear and bring things back to awareness of the issue so we can make better choices, but not be fearful. We are in the midst of a 5G wireless technology rollout, and politicians have yet to address safety concerns. I recently wrote about Robert F. Swiss Citizens Take to the Streets to Protest 5G Implementation as New Illnesses Start at Same Time. Over 1000 people take to the streets in Bern, Switzerland to protest 5G roll-out.

Swiss Citizens Take to the Streets to Protest 5G Implementation as New Illnesses Start at Same Time

Image source. Health Impact News If you want to get an idea of what will happen in the U.S. when the telecom companies start rolling out 5G networks with new towers in your local neighborhood, take a look at what is happening in Switzerland today, where 90% of the population is now exposed to the new 5G networks. People are getting sick, and they are marching in the streets to show their opposition to the new networks. Yahoo News reports: Scientists Keep Warning About The Dangers of 5G; Will We Listen? 5G Network: Up to 60,000 antennas would be needed in Montreal.

Myndighetens arbete med 5G - Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten. Scientists Keep Warning About The Dangers of 5G; Will We Listen? Skador av 5G-liknande strålning redovisades 1977 - Strålskyddsstiftelsen. The Anti-Human Religion of Silicon Valley – Douglas Rushkoff. There is a Silicon Valley religion, and it’s one that doesn’t particularly care for people — at least not in our present form.

The Anti-Human Religion of Silicon Valley – Douglas Rushkoff

Survival of the Richest – Future Human. There’s nothing wrong with madly optimistic appraisals of how technology might benefit human society.

Survival of the Richest – Future Human

But the current drive for a post-human utopia is something else. It’s less a vision for the wholesale migration of humanity to a new a state of being than a quest to transcend all that is human: the body, interdependence, compassion, vulnerability, and complexity. This Is What It’s Like To Not Own A Smartphone In 2018. Former Facebook executive: "you don’t realize it, but you are being programmed" 'Our minds can be hijacked': the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia.

Justin Rosenstein had tweaked his laptop’s operating system to block Reddit, banned himself from Snapchat, which he compares to heroin, and imposed limits on his use of Facebook.

'Our minds can be hijacked': the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia

But even that wasn’t enough. In August, the 34-year-old tech executive took a more radical step to restrict his use of social media and other addictive technologies. Slaughterbots: They Cannot Be Stopped (WATCH) [SM] The Future of Life Institute (an AI watchdog organization that has made a name for itself through its campaign to stop killer robots) released a nightmarish short film imagining a future where smart drones kill. The short is called ‘Slaughterbots,’ and it channels the near-future dystopias depicted in Black Mirror in an attempt to raise awareness about the dangers of autonomous weapons. According to disclose: You can’t actually stop autonomous weapons. They are pretty much guaranteed at this point.And for anyone who thinks little drones like these are not possible… machine learning has already helped small drones teach themselves to perform aerial maneuvers that human controllers cannot possibly perform.Slaughterbots is a disturbing short film by the group the “Campaign to Stop Killer Robots“.

Big data meets Big Brother as China moves to rate its citizens. On June 14, 2014, the State Council of China published an ominous-sounding document called "Planning Outline for the Construction of a Social Credit System". In the way of Chinese policy documents, it was a lengthy and rather dry affair, but it contained a radical idea. What if there was a national trust score that rated the kind of citizen you were? Imagine a world where many of your daily activities were constantly monitored and evaluated: what you buy at the shops and online; where you are at any given time; who your friends are and how you interact with them; how many hours you spend watching content or playing video games; and what bills and taxes you pay (or not). It's not hard to picture, because most of that already happens, thanks to all those data-collecting behemoths like Google, Facebook and Instagram or health-tracking apps such as Fitbit.

A futuristic vision of Big Brother out of control? Is big brother watching you? Are You Lost in the World Like Me? Healthy News and Information. By PAUL FASSA Having just covered a Naperville, Ill (Chicago suburb) incident where the two leaders of a local anti-smart meter “action group” were arrested got me wondering, what’s the big deal about smart meters?

Smart meters are going to be part of the smart grid, a national interlocking web of power stations and connecting lines that would make producing electricity more efficient – right? Well, it seems there are serious problems with both smart meters and the grid it’s supposed to connect us with. Spending billions to install smart meters while wasting millions by trashing existing analog meters doesn’t make economic sense. Digital demens drabbar barn. Nanotechnology in Our Food. Nanotechnology is a powerful but novel platform for taking apart and reconstructing nature at the atomic and molecular level with important human and environmental health ramifications. Common food related products that contain nanotechnology include candies (M&M’s, Skittles), baby bottles, and plastic storage containers. While scientists agree that nanomaterials create novel risks that require new forms of toxicity testing, very little testing and regulation of these new products exists, and consumers have almost no information.

CFS built this database as a step to fill the information gap, to alert consumers of just how widespread this technology is, and to improve transparency in our food supply. This database is regularly updated. If you see something that catches your attention or if you have any questions, please contact NanoAction@CenterforFoodSafety.org.

Stephen Hawking Warns About The Greatest Threat to Humanity. Video: How WiFi & other EMFs Cause Biological Harm. How WiFi & other EMFs Cause Biological Harm – Professor Martin Pall, PhD – professor of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Science at Washington State University, Pullman. Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Coming to Florida. Professor Olle Johansson om faran med WIFI och mobiltelfoni. Full version. Drevet mot elöverkänslighet kommer från storindustrin. Experter och läkare varnar: Gravida kvinnor och barn bör ej utsättas för mobiltelefoni och WiFi. Drone wars: the gamers recruited to kill – video. Microwaved Water - See What It Does to Plants.

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