#Kina gjør afrikanske storbyer til overvåkingssoner

Dette bør Europeiske myndigheter og politikere notere seg. Hvilke nisser følger med på lasset når vi kjøper biler, busser,.mobiltelefoner osv produsert i Kina?

https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/kina-gjor-afrikanske-storbyer-til-overvakingssoner/1545041

#panopticon

AI facial recognition software is so great that the cops trust it more than Real ID.even when it (the AI) is wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPUBXN2Fd_E

#AI #Insanity #Panopticon

> In a typical WiFi scenario, clients send Beamforming Feedback Information (BFI) back to the access point [...]
> We show that individuals can be recognized with very high accuracy (99.5% ± 0.38) with our BFI-based attack

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3719027.3765062

#privacy #panopticon

#FBI #FLOCK #surveillance #panopticon

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced plans to buy nationwide access to a network of license plate readers, saying it will award contracts to one or more vendors that can offer 'near real time' information from cameras across the US. The proposed contract is for the FBI Directorate of Intelligence.

'To evaluate and manage threats to personal safety, property, and law enforcement, the FBI requires professional service firms that can provide License Plate Readers (LPRs) for tracking subjects on roads and highways over the US and its territories,' the FBI said in a Request for Proposals (RFP) published on May 14. The FBI said the winning bidder or bidders 'must provide law enforcement and/or commercial license plate reader data provided through the Contractor’s existing platform.' The system must cover 75 percent of locations, the FBI said."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/fbi-seeks-us-wide-access-to-license-plate-cameras-wants-data-in-near-real-time/

Nearly a decade has passed since Italian black metal project Lorn last graced these halls. Arrayed Claws greatly impressed the sage Eldritch Elitist back in 2017, who praised its “caustic edge and sheer strangeness.” The man behind the project, Radok, seems to have been relatively quiet in the last nine years, but I don’t think he was idle. In the intervening years, I think Radok has been watching and listening, and he’s found the present lacking. In an endless ocean of new content, Radok sees naught but an arid desert, devoid of depth. On Lorn’s fourth full-length, Searing Blood, Radok promises to reject modernity’s vapid content singularity and conceptually return to black metal’s roots. Is Searing Blood an oasis in the desert, or is it just a mirage?

Those returning to Lorn will immediately notice some differences between Arrayed Claws and Searing Blood. First and foremost, Radok’s newest effort actually has a low end. Where Arrayed Claws was almost grating in its shrill and disquieting tone, Searing Blood rumbles and shakes the ground upon which it stands. This makes for a more physically enjoyable experience, avoiding the listener fatigue that threatened Arrayed Claws. Fans will also clock the shift from fairly distilled black metal toward the atmospheric variety. Radok’s 8-string guitar is still a deeply unsettling force to reckon with (“Haderburg”), but there’s an unexpected tenderness to Searing Blood. While it’s not uncommon for atmoblack bands to focus on the majesty of nature, Radok approaches it through a lens of disillusionment with contemporary life, weaving a sense of loss, betrayal, and impotent outrage into Searing Blood.

Change isn’t always a good thing, but it is on Searing Blood. While Lorn does pay homage to the past with brilliantly discordant melodicism (“Searing Blood,” “Leuchtenburg”), an increased prevalence of synths and the introduction of new elements well-suited to atmospheric spaces allow Lorn greater breadth of expression. “Leuchtenburg” channels Panopticon with metal-stringed chords that hint at a synth-backed, acoustic interlude. Draped in the gothic tones of Unto Others, picked leads on “Gallows” float in and out, evoking a beautiful sense of tension and anxiety. Airy, choral synths and ringing melodies bestow instrumental “Ordo Draconis” with a magical, otherworldly quality. Through it all, Searing Blood’s heart of aching tremolos and agonizing screams adeptly evokes the Romantic’s view of Modernity, an indictment of what is and a yearning for what was.

Lorn’s exploration of a new form isn’t without its stumbles, though. The acoustic interlude in “Leuchtenburg” is a little long, and the synths can distract from the strings. At over nine minutes, “Gallows” similarly sags under its own weight, and “Ordo Draconis” features a jarring transition that only leads to a mismatched back half. Sample usage is a bit heavy-handed,1 and Searing Blood wouldn’t suffer for their omission. Lorn also relies heavily on certain compositional decisions, robbing them of their impact. Short lulls that explode into a furious bridge appear far more often than they should, even multiple times in a single track (“Gallows,” “Threshold’s Tragedy”). And while I appreciate a good fade out, ending every song that way grows stale quickly.

Searing Blood isn’t what I expected. I had prepared to be unsettled and challenged, but I was instead guided through a poignant and emotive journey. Both novel and familiar, Searing Blood presents a surprisingly singular vision. Rather than simply refining Lorn’s particular flavor of dissonant black metal, Radok tills new soil with well-worn tools. Lorn’s new direction is compelling, missteps aren’t fatal, and there’s ample room for Radok to both improve and continue exploring this space. A tighter and more varied composition would aid any future efforts. Searing Blood won’t necessarily drop any jaws, but for those on the fence, it should convince you to keep an eye on Lorn.

Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 256 kbps
Label: I, Voidhanger Records
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: May 15th, 2026

#NowPlaying #NewMusic

Just checked out the search results for metal releases on Bandcamp and clicked on the very first one... sounds pretty good so far.

Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet by Panopticon, released last week

bandcamp link:
https://thetruepanopticon.bandcamp.com/album/det-hjems-kte-hjertet

#Music #Metal #RABM #AtmosphericBlackMetal #Panopticon

I think of this song when I have to go to that #Techno #Spy #Panopticon #Supermarket. Every time.

🧑‍🎤 #ElektronikGirlEpic / #EGE / #Woolies / #OzMusic <https://youtube.com/watch?v=FeZsdP2trO0>