Tag: Surveillance

. Israel's NSO Group is a digital surveillance contractor under international criticism for selling spying programs to oppressive governments. The apps have been used to target journalists, human rights activists and political leaders without consent. Lockdown Mode stops some of these attacks but the number of users is unknown. NSO Group says tools are only used for law enforcement but has been quiet on targeted exploitation. Apple responded quickly with patches and protection, which shows the need for caution when using tech. Stay secure with strong protection and practices like avoiding strange contacts.

Discover how Chinese researchers have enabled an innovative technique to launch satellites with AI and the impacts it could have on surveillance. Find out how a team at the State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing put an AI-powered Qimingxing 1 satellite into orbit to identify important geographic regions and capture images of Patna, India and Osaka, Japan.

This year's Army Commanders' Conference is a vital event for Indian Army, where top commanders are delibrating on national security issues related to India's borders with China & Pakistan and boosting the nation's combat capabilities. Ministers will review progress of "Agnipath" scheme and agendawill focus on Transformation-2023, digitization, robotics and virtual reality.

Recently, Network Assured, a cybersecurity solutions provider, issued a report about the risks of ChatGPT. There was evidence that up to 1.2% of users have been exposed to data leakages, phishing scams, malware attacks and other security threats. With AI-powered solutions, users can protect themselves and stay safe with Network Assured's detailed reports.

When John Honovich, a founder of a small publication covering video surveillance technology, researched the world's largest security camera manufacturer, Hikvision, he stumbled upon something startling: its AI-powered system was being used at Mount Tai in Shandong to detect the ethnicity of visitors. IPVM's article, co-authored by Honovich and Charles Rollet, uncovered financial abuses by the leading video survelinence companies - Hikvision and Dahua - in China's Xinjiang province. This has led to pressure for the cameras to be removed, financial institutions distancing themselves and a shift in fortune for the two companies.