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Baltimore Has Officially Ended Its Creepy Spy Plane Program
The aerial surveillance program faced lawsuits after letting police constantly monitor nearly all city residents from above.
Another City Is Using Crime Control as an Excuse for Facial Recognition Surveillance
Varanasi in India is installing 3,000 CCTV cameras with automated facial recognition tech at the city’s crossings.
Congress Introduces Bill to Ban Federal Agencies From Using Facial Recognition
The legislation would follow a handful of local governments that have already banned the use of the technology by police.
Surveillance Hawks Sabotaged a Vote to Stop the FBI From Collecting Your Internet History
A last-minute concession has caused privacy advocates to abandon the proposal, saying it fails to prevent the government from collecting web browsing data without a warrant.
Congress Has No Idea How Much Web Browsing Data the FBI Collects
The Patriot Act is about to be reauthorized, but we still don't know basic facts about how our web browsing habits are being collected.
Activists Are Trying to Stop the FBI From Snooping on Your Web History
After a prolonged fight in Congress, Nancy Pelosi could reattach a privacy-preserving amendment that failed by one vote in the Senate.
Senate Votes to Allow FBI to Look at Your Web Browsing History Without a Warrant
Lawmakers voted down a measure that would prevent law enforcement from spying on Americans’ internet habits.
California Police Have Been Illegally Sharing License Plate Reader Data
A major audit found that California cops shared data on the movements of millions of drivers without having policies in place, disregarding state law.
Ubiquitous Surveillance Cameras Are Changing Our Understanding of Human Behavior
Surveillance footage is providing new insights into how humans interact in public. But should scientists be able to see it?
Zimbabwe Is Trying to Build a China Style Surveillance State
“It has everything it needs to give the ruling Zanu-PF party and its agents in government the legal basis to imprison opponents using the internet.”
Smart CCTV Networks Are Driving an AI-Powered Apartheid in South Africa
In one of the world’s most racially divided countries, a company called Vumacam is building a nationwide surveillance network that scrutinizes peoples' movements for “unusual behavior.”
China Is Accused of Destroying Its Mosques
A new investigation suggests that mosques in the Xinjiang province have been completely or almost completely razed.