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Kashmir Hill is a tech reporter for The New York Times. Her new book is Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It. “I often do feel like what my work is doing is preparing people for the way the world is going to change. With something like facial recognition technology, that's really important because if the world is changing such that every photo of you taken that's uploaded is going to be findable, it's going to change the decisions that you make.” Show notes: kashmirhill.com Hill on Longform Hill's New York Times archive Hill's Gizmodo archive Hill's Forbes archive 01:00 "Life Without the Tech Giants" (Gizmodo • Jan 2019) 01:00 "Living On Bitcoin for a Week: The Journey Begins" (Forbes • May 2013) 01:00 "Your Face Is Not Your Own" (New York Times • Mar 2021) 01:00 Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It (Random House • 2023) 03:00 "Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here's What Happened" (Wired • Nov 2009) 11:00 Hill's Above the Law archive 16:00 Immersion: A Writer's Guide to Going Deep (Ted Conover • University of Chicago Press • 2016) 19:00 "The House That Spied on Me" (Gizmodo • Feb 2018) 23:00 "I Used Apple AirTags, Tiles and a GPS Tracker to Watch My Husband's Every Move" (New York Times • Feb 2022) 25:00 "Bing's A.I. Chat: ‘I Want to Be Alive'" (Kevin Roose • New York Times • Feb 2023) 26:00 "What Our Reporter Learned Delivering Burritos to New Yorkers" (Andy Newman • New York Times • July 2019) 27:00 "A Vast Web of Vengeance" (New York Times • Jun 2023) 27:00 "The Slander Industry" (Aaron Krolik and Kashmir Hill • New York Times • Apr 2021) 55:00 Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa • 1950) 59:00 "Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match" (New York Times • Aug 2023) 68:00 "Clearview's Facial Recognition App Has Been Used By The Justice Department, ICE, Macy's, Walmart, And The NBA" (Ryan Mac, Caroline Haskins, Logan McDonald • Buzzfeed • Feb 2020) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Caroline Haskins, a reporter for Business Insider, talks about the challenges ID.me is having for some veterans seeking benefits from VA. ID.me is a verification software that requires numerous steps and questions to confirm identification. It was started by an Army Ranger, but as it continues to scale up, problems are popping up. Caroline talks about complaints filed from older or infirm veterans who can't use the technology or face technology challenges. Reports of people not receiving their benefits is discussed by Haskins with host Jim Fausone.
Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss the ethics of tech media recommending surveillance devices, aspects of “smart” technologies you might not have considered, and why we should think twice about surrounding ourselves with cameras and microphones.Chris Gilliard is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center. Follow Chris on Twitter at @hypervisible.
This is a re-run of an episode originally released on July 18th, 2019 A Silicon Valley company with a history of CIA funding, a suite of highly sought after intelligence software tools, and a gallivanting billionaire founder with connections to the Trump Administration is set to become one of the biggest IPOs in recent memory.Yet many outside of the infosec world don’t even know its name or that it even exists—a sharp difference Palantir doesn’t share with other similar-sized startups based out of the Silicon Valley.But Palantir’s surveillance software, which essentially siphons up monumental amounts of data on the public using state, police, and federal databases can map interpersonal relationships between people and provide that info to the fingertips of police and spies in a matter of seconds.Among the list of past and current Palantir clients are the NSA, CIA, Department of Homeland Security and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement—which directly uses its technology to fuel its controversial raids on undocument workers. Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins obtained a copy of one of the company’s top-secret police manuals describing how to use its software. The revelation gave privacy-concerned onlookers a rare insight into just how invasive Palantir technology can be.On this week’s CYBER, Caroline sits down with host Ben Makuch to map out what Palantir is and how this company influences the very technological landscape of the modern world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This is a re-run of an episode originally released on July 18th, 2019 A Silicon Valley company with a history of CIA funding, a suite of highly sought after intelligence software tools, and a gallivanting billionaire founder with connections to the Trump Administration is set to become one of the biggest IPOs in recent memory.Yet many outside of the infosec world don't even know its name or that it even exists—a sharp difference Palantir doesn't share with other similar-sized startups based out of the Silicon Valley.But Palantir's surveillance software, which essentially siphons up monumental amounts of data on the public using state, police, and federal databases can map interpersonal relationships between people and provide that info to the fingertips of police and spies in a matter of seconds.Among the list of past and current Palantir clients are the NSA, CIA, Department of Homeland Security and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement—which directly uses its technology to fuel its controversial raids on undocument workers. Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins obtained a copy of one of the company's top-secret police manuals describing how to use its software. The revelation gave privacy-concerned onlookers a rare insight into just how invasive Palantir technology can be.On this week's CYBER, Caroline sits down with host Ben Makuch to map out what Palantir is and how this company influences the very technological landscape of the modern world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today, on the 50th episode of Coffee with a Journalist, we’re joined by Caroline Haskins from BuzzFeed News. Caroline has been a Technology Reporter at BuzzFeed News since 2019. Prior to then, she was a staff writer for Motherboard and an Editorial Intern at The Outline. During the episode, Caroline tells us about her process for finding unique stories to cover, how hectic her inbox can be, a major story she broke during the George Floyd protests, and more.
Turns out the anti-police brutality protesters haven’t caused the coronavirus surges that some people were worried about. Rhode Island is dropping the word “Plantations” from its official name — oh, by the way, Rhode Island had the word “Plantations” in its official name. And there’s been an explosion of complaints about fireworks in cities across the country. We talked with BuzzFeed News reporter Caroline Haskins about what the hell is going on with that. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
The Interface - Last month, before Google and Apple announced their joint effort to enable COVID-19 exposure notifications, I wrote about the trouble with using https://www.getrevue.co/profile/caseynewton/archive/250388 the trouble with using Bluetooth-based solutions for contact tracingCaroline Haskins writing Tuesday in BuzzFeedsaid on April 22continues to be confused and even counterproductiveRussell Brandom reported today at The Vergedrew significant criticism from users in its early versionswe’ve discussed here before11,000 had already been hiredbegan hiring earlyIllinoisGeorgiaTexasIsraelDenmarkhas begun paying to house people who were homeless in hotelsin the Washington Postlooked at the research Tuesday in ProPublicaestimatedstudy
If you’re out for an evening stroll, you can bet that someone’s watching, even if nobody’s home. It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood surveillance state. Instead of Mr. Rogers, Jeff Bezos is putting on his cardigan and answering the door. Grab your shoes. Ring Doorbells are popping up on porches across the country and around the world. What happens in your neighborhood no longer stays in your neighborhood. The video is getting uploaded to the cloud, everything from kidnappings to random acts of kindness. Are Ring cameras making our neighborhoods safer or making us more suspicious? This is the 6 o’clock news at the neighborhood level. And police are finding new ways to patrol your streets without leaving the precinct. Chris and Adam unpack the new normal for Christians who want to love their neighbor without violating their privacy. LINKS We recounted a bunch of stories in this episode. Read more about each one here: kidnapping, halloween, eavesdropping, trolling girl, aliens. Caroline Haskins has covered Ring’s relationship with police in quite a number of articles for Vice. Quite. Two earlier episodes from Device & Virtue, Season 2, touch on some of these same themes: Can I Get a Witness? (S2E1) and Fixing Our Privacy Settings (S2E2). Photo by Qusai Akoud from StockSnap
Tech start-up Clearview scraped billions of people's public photos off social media, and then sold their facial recognition service to police forces, private security firms and banks around the world. Were the company's actions an invasion of privacy? Were they even illegal? Is their technology as reliable as they claim? Or could it have resulted in multiple false arrests of misidentified suspects? Manuela Saragosa explores the thorny questions raised by the latest data privacy scandal. She speaks to Buzzfeed technology reporter Caroline Haskins, private investigator and former NYPD detective Mark Pucci, and Georgetown University privacy and technology researcher Clare Garvie. Producer: Edwin Lane (Picture: Polygon facial recognition mesh on woman's face; Credit: Erikona/Getty Images)
Amazon's home security company Ring has made partnerships with local law enforcement all across the country and the result is starting to look like an Amazon- Ring- Police surveillance network. Amazon gives local police ring products, the police encourage adoption of the ring platform, and then people give police access to their doorbell cams. Caroline Haskins, writer at Vice's Motherboard, joins us for more. Next, a million Americans are arrested every year for drunken driving, and in many cases, the breathalyzer test is what seals the deal. But a recent NY Times investigation has found that these devices can give skewed results because of human error or because the devices haven't been properly calibrated. There have been so many errors that judges in Massachusetts and New Jersey have thrown out more than 30,000 breath tests in the past 12 months alone. Stacy Cowley, reporter for the NY Times, joins us for why we can't always trust the breathalyzer test. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Addressing the nation after shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, President Trump vowed to take action and called for bipartisan cooperation to respond to the recent mass shootings. He blamed mental illness and video games for glorifying violence, but made no mention of limits on the sale of guns. Marisa Fernandez, reporter at Axios, joins us for how the president wants to combat the problem. Next, FBI Special Agent Scott Garriola is nearing retirement, but before he goes, he is asking for the public's help to find 12 fugitives that have escaped justice. These people were all accused of committing violent crimes or murder and most are believed to have escaped to Mexico. Scott Garriola joins us to talk about his own 12 most wanted list. Learn more about who is on that list here: https://tinyurl.com/FBIfugitives Finally, Amazon's home security company Ring has made partnerships with local law enforcement all across the country and the result is starting to look like an Amazon- Ring- Police surveillance network. Amazon gives local police ring products, the police encourage adoption of the ring platform, and then people give police access to their doorbell cams. Caroline Haskins, writer at Vice's Motherboard, joins us for more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
A Silicon Valley company with a history of CIA funding, a suite of highly sought after intelligence software tools, and a gallivanting billionaire founder with connections to the Trump Administration is set to become one of the biggest IPOs in recent memory.Yet many outside of the infosec world don’t even know its name or that it even exists—a sharp difference Palantir doesn’t share with other similar-sized startups based out of the Silicon Valley.But Palantir’s surveillance software, which essentially siphons up monumental amounts of data on the public using state, police, and federal databases can map interpersonal relationships between people and provide that info to the fingertips of police and spies in a matter of seconds.Among the list of past and current Palantir clients are the NSA, CIA, Department of Homeland Security and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement—which directly uses its technology to fuel its controversial raids on undocument workers. Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins obtained a copy of one of the company’s top-secret police manuals describing how to use its software. The revelation gave privacy-concerned onlookers a rare insight into just how invasive Palantir technology can be.On this week’s CYBER, Caroline sits down with host Ben Makuch to map out what Palantir is and how this company influences the very technological landscape of the modern world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A Silicon Valley company with a history of CIA funding, a suite of highly sought after intelligence software tools, and a gallivanting billionaire founder with connections to the Trump Administration is set to become one of the biggest IPOs in recent memory.Yet many outside of the infosec world don't even know its name or that it even exists—a sharp difference Palantir doesn't share with other similar-sized startups based out of the Silicon Valley.But Palantir's surveillance software, which essentially siphons up monumental amounts of data on the public using state, police, and federal databases can map interpersonal relationships between people and provide that info to the fingertips of police and spies in a matter of seconds.Among the list of past and current Palantir clients are the NSA, CIA, Department of Homeland Security and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement—which directly uses its technology to fuel its controversial raids on undocument workers. Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins obtained a copy of one of the company's top-secret police manuals describing how to use its software. The revelation gave privacy-concerned onlookers a rare insight into just how invasive Palantir technology can be.On this week's CYBER, Caroline sits down with host Ben Makuch to map out what Palantir is and how this company influences the very technological landscape of the modern world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
New numbers are in for President Trump and he has hit his highest approval ratings for his presidency according to a Washington Post- ABC News poll. While he continues to have strong numbers for his handling of the economy, a majority of people say that he continues to act un-presidential. Also developing over the weekend, Republican Rep, Justin Amash leaves the party and Nancy Pelosi spars with AOC. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters joins us to break it all down. Next, it was an elaborate sting operation that Amazon collaborated with the Colorado PD to catch porch pirates, but unfortunately it accomplished nothing. The plan was simple enough, load fake Amazon packages with GPS trackers and then catch thieves on Amazon-owned Ring doorbell cams. It was called Operation Grinch Grab and happened with no arrests. Caroline Haskins, writer for Motherboard at Vice.com joins us for this failed op and also how Amazon's “Neighbor” app is creating a digital ecosystem in which you are encouraged to think the worst about your neighbors. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
On this episode, we talk to Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins about why AirPods are a social and environmental disaster. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins about the World Health Organization's new guidelines for children under five recommending limiting screen time—only if it means kids are sedentary for more than an hour. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis speaks with Motherboard reporters Ankita Rao and Caroline Haskins about New York City's new plan to initiate congestion pricing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis sits down with Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins to discuss how the structure and model of YouTube as a platform incentivizes conspiratorial content. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, VICE Podcast Producer Sophie Kazis talks to Motherboard reporter Caroline Haskins about the predictive policing company PredPol. Using public information requests, Haskins verified dozens of previously unconfirmed police department contracts with this new policing technology. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The language of colonialism is infecting outer space, thanks to dominance by rich white businessmen and politicians. Today's story 'The racist language of space exploration' by Caroline Haskins → https://theoutline.com/post/5809/the-racist-language-of-space-exploration?utm_source= Credits Today you heard from Caroline Haskins. We're hosted and produced by James T. Green. Our theme is by John Lagomarsino. If you're interested in pitching a story to the Dispatch? Email james.green@theoutline.com. Find the Dispatch on Twitter, @OutlineDispatch. Find Caroline on Twitter, @carolineha_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Climate change threatens water everywhere, but tension between different levels of U.S. government has stalled our response. Today's story "Water, water, everywhere but not a drop to drink" by Caroline Haskins → https://theoutline.com/post/5687/climate-change-water-supply-threat-management-government?zd=1&zi=rkjlbuq7 Credits Today you heard from Caroline Haskins. We're hosted and produced by James T. Green. Our theme is by John Lagomarsino. If you're interested in pitching a story to the Dispatch? Email james.green@theoutline.com. Find the Dispatch on Twitter, @OutlineDispatch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Move fast and break things indeed. Show notes Read the full story Credits Today you heard from Caroline Haskins. We're hosted and produced by James T. Green. Our theme is by John Lagomarsino. If you're interested in pitching a story to the Dispatch? Email james.green@theoutline.com. Find the Dispatch on Twitter, @OutlineDispatch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For one summer day, children with autism and their families have Six Flags Great Adventure all to themselves. Show notes View the photo essay for this story Credits Today you heard from Jamie Lauren Keiles. A special thanks to Christopher Lee for the beautiful photos and Caroline Haskins for writing the essay that accompanied this story. You can see them both on The Outline. If you're interested in pitching a story to the Dispatch? Email james.green@theoutline.com. Find the Dispatch on Twitter, @OutlineDispatch. PS, check out The News by Buzzfeed News! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For one summer day, children with autism and their families have Six Flags Great Adventure all to themselves. Show notes View the photo essay for this story Credits Today you heard from Jamie Lauren Keiles. A special thanks to Christopher Lee for the beautiful photos and Caroline Haskins for writing the essay that accompanied this story. You can see them both on The Outline. If you're interested in pitching a story to the Dispatch? Email james.green@theoutline.com. Find the Dispatch on Twitter, @OutlineDispatch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This cursed drink hit the internet, and we took the bait. Show notes Read Caroline's story: https://theoutline.com/post/5058/sonic-pickle-juice-slush-review Credits Today's Dispatch was reported by Caroline Haskins. It was produced by James T. Green. It was edited by Jeremy Gordon. It was sound designed and mixed by James T. Green. The music you heard was courtesy of APM. Our theme is by John Lagomarsino. Special thanks to Izzie Ramirez. If you're interested in pitching a story to the Dispatch? Email james.green@theoutline.com. Find the Dispatch on Twitter, @OutlineDispatch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A new addiction is hitting the streets, and some psychologists aren't buying it. Show notes Read Caroline Haskins' story. Credits Today's Dispatch was reported by Caroline Haskins. It was produced by James T. Green. It was edited by Casey Johnston. It was sound designed and mixed by James T. Green. The music you heard was courtesy of APM. Our theme is by John Lagomarsino. If you're interested in pitching a story to the Dispatch? Email james.green@theoutline.com. Find the Dispatch on Twitter, @OutlineDispatch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There's an incredibly wholesome show on the air right now, there's new fear in the world of hurricanes, and one city is saying goodbye to library card fines. Ann Derrick-Galliot, Caroline Haskins, and Michael Waters joined us today. James T. Green hosts and produces the show. The stories you heard were: Red Table Talk is a rare show about Hollywood families that doesn't focus on dysfunction Guess what's slowing hurricanes down and making them more deadly Death to library fines Find the show on Twitter, and rate us in your podcast player of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Noticing a rise of Drake memes on your timeline? We explain why. Plus, the hot new trend for business bros, and the latest dystopian crossover with MoviePass. Jeremy Gordon, Michael Waters, and Caroline Haskins joined us today. James T. Green hosts and produces the show. The stories you heard were: The startling viciousness of Pusha T's Drake diss track Move over golf––running is the new networking sport for business bros Summer's hottest dystopian crossover event is MoviePass and student loan debt Find the show on Twitter, and rate us in your podcast player of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trump wants to make hypersonic missile-detecting satellites a reality, Instagram is letting you be even more petty, and a game lets you ride the worst tunnels in the world. ---- Caroline Haskins, Melinda Fakuade, and Gaby Del Valle joined us today. James T. Green hosts and produces the show. The stories you heard were: Is this Trump's "Space Force?" Finally, you'll be able to mute people on Instagram This game perfectly captures the agony of riding the NYC subway Find the show on Twitter, and rate us in your podcast player of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A 61-year old hypothesis rang true. Caroline Haskins has the story. Read Caroline's story. Find Caroline on Twitter (@carolineha_). Hosted by Rob Dozier (@robardzr). Produced by James T. Green (@_jamestgreen) and Rob Dozier (@robardzr). Send us your feedback at @OutlineDispatch. And if you love us, rate us five stars in Apple Podcasts, and tell a special life person about us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Caroline Haskins introduces us to a cruise that's using climate change as a marketing ploy. Today's story: Tourists are swarming Antartica to see it before it's gone by Caroline Haskins Credits: Hosted by Aaron Edwards. Produced by James T. Green. Send us your feedback at aaron@theoutline.com or @OutlineDispatch. And if you love us, rate us five stars in Apple Podcasts, and tell a special life person about us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices