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The US Facial Recognition Database Hiding In Plain Sight
It’s only natural to be a little skeeved out by the idea that the government is slurping up your private data behind the scenes, but there’s a very public piece of your data being collected as well: the look on your face. There’s already a national database of over 120 million faces in the US, and the Washington Post reports that it’s slowly turning into the ultimate police tool.
Yes, Of Course There Is Kinect Porn [NSFW]
With the announcement that the Xbox One requires Kinect, there’s been plenty of outcry that its ever-present robot eyes are creepy. Especially if you want your Xbox in the bedroom. Artist Alejandro Gomez-Arias probably wouldn’t mind though. Hell, he’d probably be into it; he’s already starred in his own Kinect porn.
Old-School Tech From The NSA’s Past
The NSA’s high-tech, new school surveillance system has been getting a whole lot of attention lately, but their old-school digs are worth a look as well. The agency has been around since the 1950s, originally tasked with cracking wartime codes, the NSA’s gear has always been cutting edge, and the old stuff is amazing and funny to look at now.
Sharing Your Web Browser With Random Strangers Is Horrible And Awesome
You’re never really alone on the internet. Chances are if you’re on a webpage, someone else is there too; you just don’t see them. It doesn’t have to be that way though. “We See in Every Direction” is a web browser you can share with dozens of other internet denizens all at once. It is the best and the worst.
Watch One Of Cinema’s Wildest Drug Trips In A Minute Of Crazy Animation
The folks at 1A4STUDIO have hit most of the main sci-milestones with their animation distillation, like A New Hope, The Matrix, Back to the Future and Aliens. But now they’re tackling a whole different kind of weird. Behold, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in just 60 seconds of chaos.
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