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Oct 31, 2025

Surveillance Supporters Tout Police Audit Logs But They’re Not an Effective Check and Balance

Surveillance Supporters Tout Police Audit Logs But They’re Not an Effective Check and Balance
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Oct 3, 2025

Sweeping Ban on Drone Flights Across Chicago Looks Suspiciously Like an Attempt to Ban Press Coverage

Sweeping Ban on Drone Flights Across Chicago Looks Suspiciously Like an Attempt to Ban Press Coverage
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Sep 2, 2025

Autonomous Drone Patrols Start to Become a Thing

Autonomous Drone Patrols Start to Become a Thing
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Aug 18, 2025

Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance

Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance
Scanning the crowd of people walking at the railway station. Surveillance interface using artificial intelligence and facial recognition.

Mar 21, 2025

Machine Surveillance is Being Super-Charged by Large AI Models

Machine Surveillance is Being Super-Charged by Large AI Models
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Jan 14, 2025

Supreme Court May Decide if the Government Can Childproof the Internet

Supreme Court May Decide if the Government Can Childproof the Internet
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Dec 17, 2024

Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events – and Beyond

Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events – and Beyond
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Oct 24, 2024

DHS Focus on "Soft Targets" Risks Out-of-Control Surveillance

DHS Focus on "Soft Targets" Risks Out-of-Control Surveillance
A closeup of a young African American man whose face is being scanned by facial recognition software.

Apr 30, 2024

Police Say a Simple Warning Will Prevent Face Recognition Wrongful Arrests. That's Just Not True.

Police Say a Simple Warning Will Prevent Face Recognition Wrongful Arrests. That's Just Not True.
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Mar 6, 2024

Communities Should Reject Surveillance Products Whose Makers Won't Allow Them to be Independently Evaluated

Communities Should Reject Surveillance Products Whose Makers Won't Allow Them to be Independently Evaluated