My favorite conference of the year is PLSC. I always feel honored that this snarky non-lawyer, non-scholarly PITA is invited. I’ll be on the road much of today, and if you can believe it, I will be staying with a friend who has… wait for it… dial-up. I’ll be updating occasionally during the conference, but all will be caught…
Category: Misc
Anti-Choice Groups Use Smartphone Surveillance to Target ‘Abortion-Minded Women’ During Clinic Visits
Sharona Coutts reports: Women who have visited almost any abortion clinic in the United States have seen anti-choice protesters outside, wielding placards and chanting abuse. A Boston advertiser’s technology, when deployed by anti-choice groups, allows those groups to send propaganda directly to a woman’s phone while she is in a clinic waiting room. Read more…
Google Allo a Clash of Privacy and Functionality
Michael Mimoso writes: Reaction to the release of Google’s Allo messaging app has been mixed since it was unveiled Wednesday during Google’s I/O event. Allo has two modes, a normal mode run by an artificial intelligence that includes Google Assistant. It analyzes messages and offers suggestions based on the content that could include things like…
Cat tracking program makes owners re-think pets’ behavior
Okay, so this isn’t the usual kind of surveillance item I post on this site, but the results are interesting, and so many people seem to love cats. So…. Melanie Pearce reports: The old nursery rhyme may have questioned where the pussy cat had been, but a new research program reveals that just like the…