• Huawei tested AI to find Uighurs, alert Chinese police: Report – Business Insider

  “The software reportedly could set off a “Uighur alarm” when it pinpointed someone from the minority group. Uighurs are a largely Muslim group, and have been subjected to extensive persecution by the hands of the Chinese government.”

  Tags: ITGS, peopleandmachines, reliability, security, facialrecognition

  • – By yeehaw

• Leaked Documents Show How China’s Army of Paid Internet Trolls Helped Censor the Coronavirus — ProPublica

  ““China has a politically weaponized system of censorship; it is refined, organized, coordinated and supported by the state’s resources,” said Xiao Qiang, a research scientist at the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, and the founder of China Digital Times. “It’s not just for deleting something. They also have a powerful apparatus to construct a narrative and aim it at any target with huge scale.”

  “This is a huge thing,” he added. “No other country has that.”
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  Tags: ITGS, government and politics, censorship, surveillance

  • – By dr tech

• Apple loses copyright claims against ‘virtual iPhone’ maker, Technology – THE BUSINESS TIMES

  “Corellium’s actions fell under an exception to copyright law because it “creates a new, virtual platform for iOS and adds capabilities not available on Apple’s iOS devices,” District Court Judge Rodney Smith in West Palm Beach ruled on Tuesday.”

  Tags: ITGS, peopleandmachines, intellectualproperty

  • – By yeehaw

• Apple supplier Lens Technology used forced Uighur laborers – The Washington Post

  “One of the oldest and most well-known iPhone suppliers has been accused of using forced Muslim labor in its factories, according to documents uncovered by a human rights group, adding new scrutiny to Apple’s human rights record in China.”

  Tags: ITGS, peopleandmachines, equalityofaccess, globalisation

  • – By yeehaw

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