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An Anadolu study describes Israel’s use of AI systems: ImiSight for detecting ‘illegal’ structures, Red Wolf for facial recognition at checkpoints, and Lavender for military targeting in Gaza. Human rights advocates and researchers warn of accelerating demolitions and surveillance; Microsoft partially confirmed the Israeli military intelligence’s use of Azure.
Sevara AzamovaAt the Disrupt 2026 conference in San Francisco, Flock head Garrett Langley said the company has never terminated a contract with law enforcement customers despite reports of officers abusing access to the national license plate database. He promised to 'fire' a client if a violation of the law is proven. A protest against mass surveillance took place outside the venue.
Sardor QodirovOn a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 panel in San Francisco, Flock founder and CEO Garrett Langley said the risks of mass deployment of cameras and surveillance systems do not outweigh the benefits, called criticism and contract cancellations the 'price' of building a meaningful company, and declined to take responsibility for the ethics of how his products are used.
Sardor QodirovRussian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, ahead of the IMFC meeting in Bangkok on October 15-17, called on the IMF to return to its original, purely economic mandate. He criticized the fund's weakening of its three functions - surveillance, lending, and capacity development - pointed to the high concentration of its credit portfolio (over 61% of outstanding credit with the five largest borrowers), repeated breaches in 56% of programs with QPC waivers, and uneven application of rules. Siluanov urged the IMF to focus on macroeconomic policy analysis, set specific corrective measures, and strengthen oversight of systemically important reserve currency issuers.
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