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US House approves FISA renewal – warrantless surveillance and all: PLUS: Chinese chipmaker Nexperia attacked; A Microsoft-signed backdoor; CISA starts scanning ...
theregister.com/2024/04/15/security_in_brief/
Congressional probe finds communications gear in Chinese cranes, raising spying concerns
cnn.com/2024/03/07/politics/congressional-probe-communications-gear-chinese-cranes/
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Surveillance has a body count: CBP reports 895 migrant deaths in 2022: A vast surveillance apparatus at the border is not deterring migration but is instead ...
theverge.com/2024/3/20/24106098/cbp-migrant-deaths-border-surveillance
The UK’s GPS Tagging of Migrants Has Been Ruled Illegal: The UK’s privacy regulator says the government did not take into account the intrusiveness of ankle tags ...
wired.com/story/gps-ankle-tags-uk-privacy-illegal/
DHS wants $101 million to upgrade its border surveillance towers: CBP imagines “unified vision of unauthorized movement” along the border, powered by artificial ...
theverge.com/2024/3/12/24098881/dhs-border-ai-surveillance-towers-ist
Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras At Romanian Military Sites Raise Security Concerns
rferl.org/a/romania-china-cameras-security-concerns/32853039.html
DOJ funding pipeline subsidizes questionable big data surveillance technologies: Predictive policing has been a bust. The Department of Justice nurtured the ...
fastcompany.com/91025531/doj-funding-pipeline-subsidizes-questionable-big-data-surveillance-technologies
As NH expands surveillance along the Canadian border, immigration and civil liberties activists push back
nhpr.org/nh-news/2023-10-23/as-nh-expands-surveillance-along-the-canadian-border-immigration-and-civil-liberties-activists-push-back
FBI director makes plea for 702 reauthorization without a warrant requirement: FBI Director Christopher Wray at a Tuesday hearing gave an impassioned pitch for ...
thehill.com/policy/national-security/4343634-fbi-director-makes-plea-for-702-reauthorization/
What Happens When AI and Big Brother Get Together to Spy on You?: Artificial intelligence could supercharge threats to civil liberties, civil rights, and privacy ...
brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/advances-ai-increase-risks-government-social-media-monitoring
U.S. deploys AI in "virtual border wall": Although there have been surveillance towers at the border for several years, the new autonomous towers are ...
axios.com/2023/12/12/border-patrol-ai-us-mexico-wall-surveillance-virtual
Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records
wired.com/story/hemisphere-das-white-house-surveillance-trillions-us-call-records/
A key U.S. spy program will lapse at year's end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal
pbs.org/newshour/politics/a-key-u-s-spy-program-will-lapse-at-years-end-unless-congress-and-the-white-house-can-cut-a-deal
Counterterror Director Used Hamas Attack to Justify Mass Surveillance Program Renewal
theintercept.com/2023/11/06/hamas-counterterrorism-mass-surveillance-section-702/
LexisNexis Sold Powerful Spy Tools to U.S. Customs and Border Protection: LexisNexis sold face recognition, phone tracking, and other surveillance technology to ...
theintercept.com/2023/11/16/lexisnexis-cbp-surveillance-border/
1992 Ford Bronco XLT ex-federal surveillance truck comes up for sale | ClassicCars.com Journal
journal.classiccars.com/2023/11/16/1992-ford-bronco-xlt-ex-federal-surveillance-truck-comes-up-for-sale/
US works to recover debris, intel from downed Chinese ‘spy’ balloon: The U.S. military is working to recover debris and intelligence information from a Chinese ...
thehill.com/policy/defense/3844123-us-works-to-recover-debris-intel-from-downed-chinese-spy-balloon/
Secret Service could be surveilling Union Square ahead of APEC: The Union Square Alliance confirmed it cooperated with the Secret Service after the agency asked ...
sfchronicle.com/sf/article/apec-surveillance-18453263.php
BEWARE: TSA Agents At Miami Airport Caught Red-Handed Stealing From Passenger Baggage During Security Screening. 🤬✈️💸 bit.ly/TSATHEFTMIA
Canadian Maritime Surveillance Plane Detected ‘Underwater Noises’ In Titanic Sub Search Area
forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/06/21/canadian-maritime-surveillance-plane-detected-underwater-noises-in-titanic-sub-search-area/
Quick Glance: Tourist Vessel for Titanic Wreck Sightseeing Missing in Atlantic
- Search and rescue team dispatched to find a submersible used for tourists to view the Titanic wreck in the Atlantic Ocean, according to BBC.
- Tourists have recently been able to see the Titanic wreck for the first time.
- Tourists can take a deep-sea dive using a submersible to see the wreckage, a new opportunity that costs around $250,000 per person.
- Missing Titanic tourist sub sparks search (BBC)
NYC subways join airports, police in using AI surveillance. Privacy experts are worried.
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/26/nyc-subway-stations-ai/70445863007/
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Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’: Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been using ...
apnews.com/article/technology-police-california-arkansas-d395409ef5a8c6c3f6cdab5b1d0e27ef
How US police use counterterrorism money to buy spy tech: A new report shows that federal aid from FEMA is often used to buy surveillance equipment ...
technologyreview.com/2022/12/07/1064354/police-counterterrorism-money-buy-spy-tech-surveillance-fema/
Bill that would allow law enforcement drones at parades and other events passes despite questions over personal freedom
chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-drone-bill-special-events-20230529-smira7t5rzbydijsbg5t3faqjy-story.html
The US is pouring money into surveillance tech at the southern border: The number of surveillance towers will triple in the next few years, making up a more ...
technologyreview.com/2023/04/17/1071682/us-pouring-money-surveillance-towers-southern-border/
License Plate Surveillance, Courtesy of Your Homeowners Association: Flock Safety works with police to market scanners to hundreds of private community groups — ...
theintercept.com/2023/03/22/hoa-surveillance-license-plate-police-flock/
Paid articlePaid Markey, Jayapal Propose Ban on 'Deeply Disturbing' Facial Recognition Use by Federal Agencies
commondreams.org/news/markey-facial-recognition
US retrieves remains of the Chinese spy balloon | The Indian Express: https://cdn.ampproject.org/v0.jshttps://cdn.ampproject.org/v0/amp-story-1.0 ...
indianexpress.com/web-stories/miscellaneous/us-retrieves-remains-of-the-chinese-spy-balloon/
U.S. Navy collects debris from Chinese surveillance balloon - UPI.com: The U.S. Navy has started to collect what remains of a Chinese high-altitude surveillance ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/02/06/navy-recovery-debris-chinese-surveillance-balloon/5931675740419/
Get Used to Face Recognition in Stadiums: Madison Square Garden is under fire for using the technology. Other venues are exploring their own uses of face ...
wired.com/story/get-used-to-face-recognition-in-stadiums/
Critics make their case against expanding police access to cameras: Surveillance technology must meet high standards of efficacy to be worth the privacy ...
sfchronicle.com/podcasts/article/private-security-cameras-privacy-concerns-part-2-17775007.php
How the US Can Stop Data Brokers' Worst Practices—Right Now: Legal experts say a key law should already prevent brokers from collecting and selling data that's ...
wired.com/story/fcra-letter-data-brokers-privacy-regulation/
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U.S. Coast Guard monitoring Russian spy ship on patrol off Hawaii: A Russian spy ship has been patrolling off the coast of Hawaii but so far has remained in ...
ctvnews.ca/world/u-s-coast-guard-monitoring-russian-spy-ship-on-patrol-off-hawaii-1.6238836
Tech companies fueled the rise of Homeland Security and domestic surveillance, report finds
theverge.com/2022/12/8/23496852/microsoft-dhs-surveillance-data-fusion
ICE data dump reveals names, locations of 6,000+ asylum seekers: Your tax dollars at work
theregister.com/2022/12/01/ice_data_dump/
Security firms hijack New York trees to monitor private workforce: Employee management tech raises eyebrows in the Big Apple
theregister.com/2022/11/17/security_firms_nyc_trees/
Republican senators tell FTC to back off data security, surveillance rules: And they don't like the states' 'patchwork' privacy laws, either
theregister.com/2022/11/10/republican_senators_ftc_privacy/
SFPD can access live feeds from private security cameras under newly approved policy
sfchronicle.com/sf/article/SFPD-can-access-live-feeds-from-private-security-17455803.php
US Border Agents May Have a Copy of Your Text Messages: Plus: An AI artist exposes surveillance of Instagram users, the US charges Iranians over a ransomware ...
wired.com/story/cbp-phone-database-ai-instagram-surveillance/
Mozilla CSO demands fines for Big Tech 'surveillance' giants: These super-corps are otherwise enjoying 'a consequence-free zone'
theregister.com/2022/09/09/mozilla_cso_ftc_surveillance/
What a kindergartener can learn about a surveillance blimp: You are being watched.
mashable.com/article/tars-surveillance-blimp-arizona-border-patrol
Secret Surveillance Program Collects Americans’ Money-Transfer Data, Senator Says
wsj.com/articles/secret-surveillance-program-collects-americans-money-transfer-data-senator-says-11646737201
Immigrant Rights Groups Sue Data Broker LexisNexis over Selling Personal Data to ICE
democracynow.org/2022/8/17/headlines/immigrant_rights_groups_sue_data_broker_lexisnexis_over_selling_personal_data_to_ice
FTC ponders proper punishment for commercial data 'surveillance' and shoddy security
theregister.com/2022/08/11/ftc_personal_data_rules/
Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
omaha.com/lifestyles/technology/surveillance-is-pervasive-yes-you-are-being-watched-even-if-no-one-is-looking-for/article_de8b4be1-f90b-58ea-8976-69cff90ba7ac.html
Homeland Security is tracking US citizens using phone location data: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has published thousands of pages of previously ...
thenextweb.com/news/homeland-security-is-tracking-us-citizens-with-phone-location-data
Palantir will lose $127 million ICE contract to custom-built RAVEn: Palantir will soon lose a lucrative contract with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for ...
businessinsider.com/palantir-ice-contract-falcon-raven-data-mining-2022-7
Why Build a Panopticon When You Can Just Buy One?: Private industry has built the best surveillance system on the planet, and governments are its customers.
pcmag.com/opinions/why-build-a-panopticon-when-you-can-just-buy-one
Beyond immigration: ICE's massive surveillance system has info on most Americans, report says
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/12/ice-dragnet-surveillance-report/9737603002/
The Surveillance State Is Primed for Criminalized Abortion: A new report lays out existing US policing capabilities that can easily be repurposed to monitor ...
wired.com/story/surveillance-police-roe-v-wade-abortion/
Logging and monitoring can be a form of bullying, and make for lousy infosec: Surveillance is a poor starting point for your security strategy
theregister.com/2022/05/02/surveillance_security_is_bullying/
The NSA Swears It Has ‘No Backdoors’ in Next-Gen Encryption: Plus: New details of ICE’s dragnet surveillance in the US, Clearview AI agrees to limit sales of its ...
wired.com/story/nsa-backdoor-encryption-security-roundup/
How ICE became a $2.8b domestic surveillance agency: Your US tax dollars at work
theregister.com/2022/05/14/ice_28bn_domestic_surveillance/
US immigration agency operates vast surveillance dragnet, study finds: When cities and states passed ‘sanctuary’ laws to block police from aiding deportations ...
theguardian.com/world/2022/may/10/us-immigration-agency-ice-domestic-surveillance-study
ICE has a new $7.2 million contract for facial recognition check-ins for migrants
businessinsider.com/ice-7-million-contract-trust-stamp-facial-recognition-location-tracking-2022-5
Cooler heads needed in heated E2EE debate, says think tank: RUSI argues for collaboration, while others note all 'scans' compromise secure encryption
theregister.com/2022/04/05/e2ee_rusi/
New Campaign to Fight Amazon's Push for World 'Dominated by Total Corporate Surveillance'
commondreams.org/news/2021/06/10/new-campaign-fight-amazons-push-world-dominated-total-corporate-surveillance
Major government surveillance revelations fail to make a big splash | TheHill: Multiple covert government surveillance operations hoovering up Americans' ...
thehill.com/policy/technology/598809-major-government-surveillance-revelations-fail-to-make-a-big-splash
ICE Conducted Sweeping Surveillance Of Money Transfers Sent To And From The US, A Senator Says
buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/ice-western-union-records-wyden
Alphabet still can't kill off Google+ insecurity lawsuit: You forgot about this social network? A small army of lawyers haven't
theregister.com/2022/03/07/supreme_court_alphabet_google_plus/
A Pastor’s Legal Fight Against CBP Exposes a Reckless Surveillance Operation: Kaji Dousa's lawsuit identified the CBP officials who blacklisted activists and ...
theintercept.com/2022/03/06/cbp-border-surveillance-migrant-caravan/
UK government starts public consultation on telco security: Potential mass internet surveillance idea dropped after ISP pushback, uncertainty about the final ...
theregister.com/2022/03/03/telco_security_regulations_dcms_consultation/
Facial recognition firm Clearview AI tells investors it’s seeking massive expansion beyond law enforcement
washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/16/clearview-expansion-facial-recognition/
FBI: You Don’t Have To Tell Us What Body Part Unlocks Your Smartphone—But We Will Guess Anyway
forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/11/29/fbi-no-consent-required-for-forced-phone-unlocks-via-finger-or-face/
A Border Town Confronts the Reality of Police Surveillance: Chula Vista police have deployed drones and other tech. Now residents are pushing back ...
wired.com/story/border-town-confronts-reality-police-surveillance/
Documents show how Anduril builds virtual border wall for Biden admin: After winning a contract in 2020, the founder Palmer Luckey hosted a fundraiser for Trump ...
businessinsider.com/anduril-using-ai-build-virtual-border-wall-biden-thiel-luckey-2021-11
Record number of immigrants funneled into alternative detention programs | TheHill
thehill.com/policy/technology/581125-record-number-of-immigrants-funneled-into-alternative-detention-programs
Senator Wyden, Google workers alarmed by RAVEn, ICE's data-mining tool: Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, is concerned that ICE's new RAVEn tool is getting people's ...
businessinsider.com/senator-wyden-google-workers-alarmed-by-ice-data-mining-tool-2021-9
From Macy’s to Ace Hardware, facial recognition is already everywhere: Facial recognition is popping up at our favorite stores, but customers are largely unaware ...
vox.com/2021/7/15/22577876/macys-ace-hardware-fight-for-the-future-facial-recognition-artificial-intelligence-stores
King County government must turn its back on facial recognition technology: Whatever other concerns we might have about facial recognition technology — it poses ...
seattletimes.com/opinion/king-county-government-must-turn-its-back-on-facial-recognition-technology/
DHS watchdog to probe agency's tracking of Americans' phone data without a warrant | TheHill
thehill.com/homenews/administration/528342-dhs-watchdog-to-probe-agencys-tracking-of-americans-phone-data
Privacy Champions Urge Passage of 'Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale' Act
commondreams.org/news/2021/04/21/privacy-champions-urge-passage-fourth-amendment-not-sale-act
More Surveillance Won’t Solve Right-Wing Extremism: But it would be bad news for immigrants and minorities.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-21/more-surveillance-won-t-solve-right-wing-extremism
Op-Ed: How to shrink the LAPD's budget? Cut big-data policing: Deck here
latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-07-27/lapd-big-data-policing-palantir
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