law enforcement
ICE Arrogates the Right to Scan the Face of Any US Resident, at Any Time, for Any Reason
A new article from 404 Media reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deployed a new mobile application to agents’ devices which allows them to subject anyone they encounter to facial recognition. Shockingly, the piece cites an internal … Read more »
With the Help of a Good DOGE, Trump Admin Unleashes Federal Data Aggregation Practices
A new piece in The Hill underscores the dangers of Trump’s moves to consolidate all the federal government’s data stores. Leading the charge is Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is insatiably chewing through records from widely-ranging government … Read more »
Trump Admin Continues Aerial Surveillance Creep with CBP Drone Deployed Over LA
The Guardian has reported that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deployed a surveillance-capable drone in response to the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. In a statement, CBP maintains that the drone’s mission is purely to ensure the safety of … Read more »
Police in New Orleans Found to Use Real-Time Facial Recognition, Crossing Surveillance Red Line
A new report from The Washington Post reveals that the New Orleans Police department has made use of a real-time facial recognition-equipped camera network for years. While law enforcement across the country has begun utilizing facial recognition in the course … Read more »
Analysis: As Large Language Model AI Hogs the Spotlight, Purpose-Built Surveillance AI Toils in Its Shadow
A new profile published in El Pais on Palantir, a US-based AI surveillance analytics company, raises urgent questions on the effect that AI will have on digital surveillance. The tech company has seen an explosion in its stock valuation … Read more »
Loopholes in Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Bans Reveal Major Legal Blemishes
A new article from The Washington Post reveals how law enforcement bodies in major municipalities are circumventing their jurisdictions’ bans on facial recognition. Specifically, the report used police departments in Austin and San Francisco, both of which prohibit police … Read more »
Report On Leak Investigation By CBP Reveals Unrestricted Surveillance Powers
According to an investigation by Yahoo News, a little-known division of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was found to regularly snoop on journalists, nonprofit workers, and even members of Congress using CBP’s vast arsenal of surveillance tools. Moreover, … Read more »
Facial Recognition Adoption Remains Unchecked Even as Government Warns of Anti-Minority Bias
A new piece by Motherboard reports that the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a warning that facial recognition technology remains dangerously biased against those of non-white racial backgrounds, women, and other historically marginalized groups. Specifically, … Read more »
Law and Technology Quickly Converging to Allow Unblinking Aerial Surveillance
As its law enforcement application continues to evolve and proliferate, drone deployment in municipalities across the country has attracted spirited resistance by civil libertarians. Considering the degree to which drones can compromise the privacy of individuals, notably in their … Read more »
Report: Justice Department Convenes Forum to Expand Police Use of Drones with Zero Concern for Privacy Implications
Last week, the US Department of Justice issued a press release announcing the start of a forum designed to help law enforcement agencies across the country expand their use of drones. The release, which took the form of a … Read more »
