Friday Squid Blogging: Illex Squid Catch in the Falklands
2026-07-25T19:23:39Z•861cd7b324e95db844a72342e2e2783341a03a2441be94740a592e9be354a62a
accountabilityai-alignmentai-surveillancealan-turingbiometric-classificationdata-retentiondelilahe2eeemail-compromiseend-to-end-encryptionface-recognitionfalse-positive-arrestflockgenie-coefficientgoing-darkidentity-theftlicense-plate-recognitionlprmisidentificationprivacy-policyscreen-as-camerasensor-researchsurveillance-lawtwo-factor-authentication
What happened
Feed of Bruce Schneier posts covering multiple security and privacy topics: a proposed “Genie coefficient” metric for AI alignment; expanded debate on end-to-end encryption and government lawful‑access (“going dark”); real-world harms from identity theft that exploited a one‑time 2FA code and email account takeover; MIT’s planned deployment of 500+ AI surveillance cameras capable of face/object classification and demographic inference with 30‑day retention; a viral misidentification/arrest tied to Flock license‑plate‑recognition cameras highlighting LPR error modes and police reliance on third
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- 2026-07-25T19:23:39Z
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- Yes
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