SURVEILLANCE
'FIND THIS FUCK:' Inside Citizen’s Dangerous Effort to Cash In On Vigilantism
Internal documents, messages, and roadmaps show how crime app Citizen is pushing the boundary of what a private, app-enabled vigilante force may be capable of.
Massachusetts is Testing Anti-Suicide Bracelets on Incarcerated People
The state's prison system will become the first to evaluate the Fitbit-like devices, which use algorithms to track prisoners' vitals.
Hacktivist Posts Massive Scrape of Crime App Citizen to Dark Web
The cache includes data on 1.7 million incidents, giving insight into the scale of Citizen around the country.
Leaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security Force
Citizen would deploy private security forces at the request of app users, according to documents and sources.
Crime App Citizen is Driving a Security Car Around L.A. and Won’t Say Why
The vehicle is linked to a private security company which describes itself as a "subscription law enforcement service."
Only One NYC Mayor Candidate Is Promising to Ban Facial Recognition
Here's where all the candidates stand on the controversial technology, which is known to falsely identify and discriminate against people of color.
Tech Companies Want Schools to Use COVID Relief Money on Surveillance Tools
As schools reopen with billions in federal aid, surveillance vendors are hawking expensive tools like license plate readers and facial recognition.
Pentagon Surveilling Americans Without a Warrant, Senator Reveals
A letter obtained by Motherboard discusses internet browsing, location, and other forms of data.
Document Shows Cops Flew Spy Plane to Monitor Civil Rights News Conference
The conference was led by lawyers of killed Black teens A.J. Crooms and Sincere Pierce, announcing a lawsuit against a specific officer and their agency.
Artists Are Telling Spotify To Never Use 'Emotion Recognition'
The company has a patent for a system that recommends music by monitoring emotional cues in your private conversations.
Oracle Executive Solicits Information About 'The Intercept' Journalist
In a blog post dismissing reporting on Oracle's role in Chinese surveillance programs, executive Ken Glueck asked readers to email him information about the reporter.
Florida Cops Flew Spy Plane Above Press Conference for Black Teens Killed by Police
The conference, led by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, was announcing a lawsuit over the killings of A.J. Crooms and Sincere Pierce.