SURVEILLANCE
Bodycam Maker Axon Is on a Mission to Surveil America with AI
Axon, maker of Tasers and police body cameras, has acquired AI surveillance company Fusus amid a push into retail and healthcare settings.
Congress Pulls Bill That Would Massively Expand Surveillance After 'Dramatic Showdown'
The House was set to vote on two competing bills reauthorizing a powerful mass surveillance tool, but faced backlash from rights groups.
'Eyes Everywhere': Congress Is About to Vote to Expand Mass Surveillance of Americans, Experts Warn
Privacy experts worry that a proposed reform bill would greatly widen how the government can surveil Americans’ digital communications.
The LAPD Is Using Controversial Mass Surveillance Tracking Software
Cobwebs Technologies' WebLoc software allows police to track individuals using geolocation signals displayed on a map interface.
NYPD to Test Public Announcement Drones During Emergencies
New York City wants to fly highly impractical surveillance tech to let people know about emergencies and extreme weather.
Internal Emails Show FBI Freaking Out About Deepfakes
“Do we have the ability to effectively detect this?” asks one email. “No.”
Police Raided Afroman Searching for a ‘Dungeon.’ His Record Label Says He Doesn’t Even Have a Basement
Motherboard reviewed a bevvy of bodycam footage and the search warrant that underpinned the raid on Afroman’s residence in August 2022.
'Night Fury': Documents Detail DHS Project to Give 'Risk Scores' to Social Media Users
Internal DHS documents reviewed by Motherboard provide more detail on a DHS plan to monitor social media for content related to terrorists, the illegal opioid trade, and foreign interference bots.
Homeland Security Uses AI Tool to Analyze Social Media of U.S. Citizens and Refugees
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is using a tool called Babel X that can link a person's Social Security number to their social media posts and location data, according to an internal CBP document obtained by Motherboard.
New York Times Profiles Back-to-Office Culture at Company That Used Surveillance to Harass Coworkers at the Office
While bemoaning the fact that workers have “less supervision” at home.
An Anonymous Critic Played Cat and Mouse with Beijing for 12 Years. Then He Got Caught.
He managed to evade surveillance by keeping his online identity hidden, even from those closest to him.
This Hacker Hoodie Uses Surveillance Camera Parts to Blind Surveillance Cameras
The 'Camera Shy Hoodie' renders its wearer anonymous to night vision surveillance cameras, using infrared LEDs usually found in the cameras themselves.