Month: June 2018

Amazon Rekognition for government surveillance

Amazon’s Rekognition is a video analysis system that promises to identify individuals in real-time. Amazon wants to sell the systems to governments for surveillance. From the ACLU: Amazon is marketing Rekognition for government surveillance. According to its marketing materials, it views...

Calm before the storm at vital Red Sea port

Calm before the storm at vital Red Sea port

In Hudaydah, as in towns and cities across Yemen, the war has affected all aspects of life since it began in 2015. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44482432