Atlas of Surveillance
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research The Atlas of Surveillance is a database of surveillance technologies deployed by law enforcement in […]
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Ring, the doorbell-camera firm, has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance reach – The Washington Post
The home-security firm has made it easier than ever for local police to request homeowners’ video. “If the police demanded every citizen put a camera […]
Kazakhstan Begins Intercepting HTTPS Internet Traffic Of All Citizens Forcefully
Kazakhstan introduced “trusted certificate” or “national security certificate,” to forcefully intercept HTTPS Internet Traffic of all citizens Source: Kazakhstan Begins Intercepting HTTPS Internet Traffic Of […]
FBI, ICE use driver license photos without owners’ knowledge or consent – The Salt Lake Tribune
Washington • Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have turned state driver license databases into a facial-recognition gold mine, […]
Police can access full details of injured protesters in hospital, says medical sector lawmaker following patient arrests | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong’s medical sector lawmaker has said that he has proof that police can access the Hospital Authority’s system to check details of injured protesters […]
Boeing Didn’t Tell Southwest Or FAA That It Had Disabled Critical Safety Alerts On 737 MAX | Zero Hedge
Not only did Boeing disable the alerts, which would notify pilots when the two sensors on the new 737 MAX 8s were reporting dramatically different […]
Opinion | Losing Our Fourth Amendment Data Protection – The New York Times
In 1967, in the landmark case United States v. Katz, the Supreme Court ruled that those protections applied to phone conversations, and not just in […]
We Built an ‘Unbelievable’ (but Legal) Facial Recognition Machine – The New York Times
Most people pass through some type of public space in their daily routine — sidewalks, roads, train stations. Thousands walk through Bryant Park every day. […]
Congress Is About to Ban the Government From Offering Free Online Tax Filing. Thank TurboTax. — ProPublica
Just in time for Tax Day, the for-profit tax preparation industry is about to realize one of its long-sought goals. Congressional Democrats and Republicans are […]
Doomed Boeing Jets Lacked 2 Safety Features That Company Sold Only as Extras – The New York Times
Airlines had to pay more for two optional upgrades that could warn pilots about sensor malfunctions. Boeing now plans to make one of the features […]