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Flock Safety's new AI tool called OS Investigate is drawing serious scrutiny tonight. The system uses a network of road cameras to track individuals not by name or license plate, but by how they walk and move. Sixty-nine preloaded AI prompts power the surveillance engine, raising sharp questions about consent and civil liberties.
On the data security front, a reverse image search platform called ClarityCheck left roughly four hundred fifty gigabytes of user data exposed, including over nine million facial recognition images. The breach included profile photos and identity verification records, creating real risk of phishing and impersonation. The company secured the database quickly, though the damage to user trust is harder to contain.
And in space, NASA has officially called off its rescue mission for the Swift gamma-ray observatory. The telescope, which has spent over two decades mapping the high-energy universe, will now be left to its fate rather than receive a costly servicing visit. It marks a quiet but significant end to one of astrophysics' most productive instruments.
Stay curious, stay skeptical. Tech Beat out.
