surveillance
Sprawling Surveillance Camera Network Can Track People and Vehicles Across State Lines
As reported in a recent segment from Atlanta News First, the services of prominent surveillance camera vendor Flock appear to enjoy more extensive reach than the company directly acknowledges. Although Flock denies that users of its service can track … Read more »
Coast Guard Deploys Maritime Surveillance Drones to Great Lakes
As reported in The Guardian, the US Coast Guard will deploy at least six “sailing drones” sometime in the next few months. The stated reason for the new autonomous surveillance craft is to “track illicit activity”, despite an … Read more »
Chicago-Area Law Enforcement Repeatedly Violated State Drone Disclosure Regulations
According to The Chicago Reader, multiple law enforcement agencies operating in Chicago have failed to comply with state drone use disclosure laws. The report focuses on the most recent of these violations, detailing how the Cook County Sheriff’s … Read more »
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 »
ICE Digital Arms Buildup Equipping Agency for Mass Surveillance Operations
A new piece from Reason warns that ICE is rapidly acquiring the tools to conduct mass surveillance operations. While these capabilities are being amassed in the name of enforcing immigration law and detaining violent agitators coincident to anti-ICE demonstrations, the … 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 »
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 »
Window Closing for the 118th Congress to Strengthening Journalist Protection with the PRESS Act
As the November election nears, and the 118th Congress draws to a close, time is running out to pass and enact the PRESS Act.
The legislation would bolster federal shield laws by prohibiting federal agencies not only from coercing … Read more »
Chicago Law Enforcement Trains Its Sights on DNC Protesters
Credit: WikiMediaUPDATE: Demonstrators have won a suit against the City of Chicago which now permits them to make use of a stage and sound amplification at Union Park. This is a substantial stride in preserving the exercise of free … Read more »
