[nonostantement #45] - china's social credit system / amazon surveillance / paris in the late 1890s

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• [Video] - China's "Social Credit System" Has Caused More Than Just Public Shaming
  "Here’s how it works, you start with 1,000 points. If you do something bad, you get points docked. If you do something good, and you happen to be spotted, you get points added."

• Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret​
  "Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds. They say it’s anonymous, but the data shows how personal it is."

• Susan Potter will live forever
  "Susan Potter donated her body to science. It was frozen, sawed into four blocks, sliced 27,000 times, and photographed after each cut. The result: a virtual cadaver that will speak to medical students from the grave. National Geographic has been documenting Potter’s journey for 16 years."

• Amazon’s Disturbing Plan to Add Face Surveillance to Your Front Door
  "Amazon filed a patent application for a doorbell camera that scans the faces of passers by and compares them with a database of suspicious persons. If a match is made the camera calls the cops."

• [Video] - Late 1890s - A Trip Through Paris, France (speed corrected w/ added sound)
  "A collection of high quality remastered prints from the dawn of film taken in Belle Époque-era Paris, France from 1896-1900. Slowed down footage to a natural rate and added in sound for ambiance. These films were taken by the Lumière company"

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