👁️ Drone Police, Self-Driving Tests, & Google Maps Privacy
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The Age of the Drone Police Is Here
Zoox to test self-driving cars in Austin and Miami
Google Maps is making a big privacy change to protect your location history
The New CEO Trapped in the U.S.-China Chip Battle
FBI recovers 7,000 LockBit keys, urges ransomware victims to reach out
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The Age of the Drone Police Is Here
By Dhruv Mehrotra via WIRED
The Chula Vista Police Department uses drones extensively for various incidents, raising concerns about privacy and surveillance, especially in poorer neighborhoods.
Drone deployment has reportedly improved police response times and saved lives, but residents feel constantly watched, and many flights lack a clear stated purpose.
Public opinion is mixed; while many support the drones for safety, there are significant worries about privacy, oversight, and the potential for misuse of the technology.
𝕏: Police in a border city deployed drones to investigate 20,000 911 calls—from noise complaints to murder. They have amassed hundreds of hours of footage above residents not involved in crimes The poorer the neighborhood, the more exposure residents faced - Dhruv Mehrotra (@dmehro)
Zoox to test self-driving cars in Austin and Miami
By Rebecca Bellan via TechCrunch
Zoox, Amazon's self-driving unit, will begin testing autonomous vehicles in Austin and Miami this summer, marking the company's fourth and fifth test cities.
The testing will involve retrofitted Toyota Highlanders with safety drivers and focus on navigating unique urban conditions to fine-tune the autonomous system.
Federal regulators are scrutinizing Zoox and other self-driving car companies, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigating safety issues related to unexpected braking.
𝕏: this is providence erasure - alex (@alex)
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Google Maps is making a big privacy change to protect your location history
By Emma Roth via The Verge
Google Maps will now store location data locally on devices instead of in the cloud, enhancing privacy by unlinking data from Google accounts.
Users must save their travel history to their devices by December 1st before Google deletes older data and moves recent history to the first device signed in.
The new Timeline settings in Google Maps allow users to manage how long their location data is kept, with options for manual or auto-deletion after 3, 18, or 36 months.
𝕏: Google Maps' Timeline history is one of my favorite features of all time. I'm sad to see this being nerfed. - Jason Shah (@jasonshah)
The New CEO Trapped in the U.S.-China Chip Battle
By Kim Mackrael via Wall Street Journal
Christophe Fouquet, the new CEO of a company making advanced machines, finds himself in the center of the escalating U.S.-China chip battle.
The global chip industry, expected to reach $1 trillion by the end of the decade, is a critical arena for technological leadership.
Wall Street Journal reporters provide an in-depth look at the implications and strategies involved in this high-stakes competition.
FBI recovers 7,000 LockBit keys, urges ransomware victims to reach out
By Sergiu Gatlan via BleepingComputer
The FBI has recovered over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys and is urging past ransomware victims to come forward to reclaim their encrypted data for free.
The FBI's call to action follows the international Operation Cronos, which took down LockBit's infrastructure and seized 34 servers containing critical decryption keys.
Despite these efforts, LockBit remains active, continuing to target victims globally, and the U.S. State Department offers rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of LockBit leadership.
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