School security can affect test scores and college chances

Surveillance at schools has a negative effect on students' math scores, their likelihood of going to college, and their chances of being suspended.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Sept. 22, 2022 ~6 min

What are the dangers of facial recognition tech?

A researcher explains the risks around facial recognition tech. "The privacy risks we uncover in our research should make anyone uncomfortable."

Stanford • futurity
Aug. 12, 2021 ~12 min


System monitors faces to adjust the room’s temp

A new system uses cameras to gauge the facial temperature of people in a room and adjust the temperature accordingly.

Gabe Cherry-Michigan • futurity
June 22, 2020 ~7 min

Book: The FBI used ‘dirty tricks’ to target Black artists

For decades, the FBI kept tabs Black writers, artists, and activists, with agents reading their work closely and even creating their own misleading works.

Liam Otten-WUSTL • futurity
June 19, 2020 ~11 min

WiFi system identifies people through walls by their walk

A system called XModal-ID can use video of a person walking and determine whether that same person is behind a wall using WiFi and their unique movement.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Oct. 1, 2019 ~5 min

Nursing home cameras pose ethics dilemma

Nursing home security cameras are an effort to combat elder abuse, but the ethical and moral implications are complex.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
May 15, 2019 ~5 min

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