Facebook Workplace is used by employers as large as Walmart. The new tool would allow “content control” to prevent certain topics from trending internally.
Voices
The company’s vocal support for protests is contradicted by its surveillance products like Ring and Rekognition.
The Coronavirus Crisis
A crop of “new” body-worn devices issue alerts about hospital patients, the quarantined, people under house arrest, and workers who fail to social distance.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Messenger Rooms won’t “watch or listen” to your calls. But Facebook won't say how it will handle metadata like who you chat with and when.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Big tech’s emerging pandemic shock doctrine demands heavy public subsidies for a no-touch, socially distanced coronavirus future.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Judging distance based on the strength of a radio signal is a fraught process that can be stymied by physical obstructions.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Consumer advocates and banks forged an unusual alliance to help disseminate information about financial relief. But now other interests are coming to the fore.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Jails and prisons in at least three states are using software called Verus, financed by Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy, to scan calls for Covid-19 keywords.
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Phunware wants to sell social-distancing enforcement while serving the president who bungled the response to Covid-19.
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The contractors were given letters classifying them as providing “essential services” — setting up laptops for new hires and employees working from home.
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