Town Repeatedly Surveilled Man’s Yard With Drone Without a Warrant
By Jason Koebler The Michigan Supreme Court heard a case Wednesday that will determine if it was legal under the Fourth Amendment for a local…
Privacy
Digital Dollar Poses “Significant Risks” To Consumer Privacy, Financial System: Fed Governor Admits
By Andrew Moran The creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) presents “significant risks” for the financial system and consumer privacy, says Federal Reserve…
Adtech Surveillance and Government Surveillance are Often the Same Surveillance
By Matthew Guariglia In the absence of comprehensive federal privacy legislation in the United States, the targeted advertising industry, fueled by personal information harvested from…
The State Against Anonymity
By Ryan Turnipseed In the last century, states have had great control over channels of media. In most of the West, lobbying groups and cartels…
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Keyword Search Warrant
By Jennifer Lynch and Andrew Crocker Today, the Colorado Supreme Court became the first state supreme court in the country to address the constitutionality of…
Organizations Weigh-In on Surveilling Kids at U.S. Schools, Now a $3.1B Industry, and Its Adverse Effects on “especially those who are the most vulnerable”
By B.N. Frank Most would agree that it’s important to keep kids safe at school; however, a growing number of parents and organizations have been…
Dozens More Victims Join Class Action Lawsuit against Apple AirTags, “one of the most dangerous and frightening technologies employed by stalkers”
By B.N. Frank Just a few months ago, Apple warned that their AirTag tracking devices should never be used to track children or pets because…
Watchdog Cries Foul over Scotland Police Biometrics-sharing Pilot Storing Data in US
By Jim Nash A Police Scotland biometric evidence-sharing pilot project has been accused of being not just needlessly risky but of being criminal by Scotland’s…
Government Agencies Exploit Data Brokers as End-Around to Legal Restrictions
By Mitch Nemeth Data is sometimes referred to as today’s most valuable commodity. Given the technologically focused world around us, data is generated with almost…
“IKE” Smart City Kiosks Are Recording Houstonians
By The Conscious Resistance In 2022, the City of Houston partnered with IKE Smart City for digital billboards which provide useful information to Houstonians and…
ICE, CBP, Secret Service All Illegally Used Smartphone Location Data
By Joseph Cox In a bombshell report, an oversight body for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs…
GAO Report Shows the Government Uses Face Recognition with No Accountability, Transparency, or Training
By Beryl Lipton and Matthew Guariglia Federal agents are using face recognition software without training, policies, or oversight, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO)….
All of Universal’s Orlando Theme Parks to Get Facial Recognition Upgrade
By Joel R. McConvey Facial recognition is about to get totally epic – or, rather, Epic is about to get facial recognition. Epic Universe, the…
Food Delivery Robots Are Feeding Camera Footage to the LAPD, Internal Emails Show
By Jason Koebler A food delivery robot company that delivers for Uber Eats in Los Angeles provided video filmed by one of its robots to…