FBI, DEA Deployment of AI Raises Privacy, Civil Rights Concerns
By Anthony Kimery A required audit of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) efforts to integrate AI such as biometric…
Surveillance
Federal Government Watchdog Warns the DHS Surveils Americans Without a Warrant Using More Than 20 Technologies
By Derrick Broze A federal watchdog has released a report detailing how federal law enforcement agencies are using more than 20 types of surveillance technologies…
‘Big Brother’ Isn’t Just Watching — He’s Changing How Your Brain Works
By StudyFinds Every time you walk down a city street, electronic eyes are watching. From security systems to traffic cameras, surveillance is ubiquitous in modern…
Still Flawed and Lacking Safeguards, UN Cybercrime Treaty Goes Before the UN General Assembly, then States for Adoption
By Karen Gullo Most UN Member States, including the U.S., are expected to support adoption of the flawed UN Cybercrime Treaty when it’s scheduled to…
‘You Can’t Hide’: Elon Musk & SpaceX Are Helping US Intelligence Build the World’s Largest Spy Satellite Network
By Derrick Broze Why are so many freedom loving, privacy aware people using a military contractor’s satellite service, and turning a blind eye to the…
You’d Better Watch Out: The Surveillance State Is Making a List, and You’re On It
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows when you’ve been bad or…
Iris Biometric Tech Added to Niagara County Sheriff Patrol Vehicles
By Lu-Hai Liang A United States sheriff’s office on the border with Canada has become one of the first to implement iris biometric identification technology…
DEA Pays Airline Staff to Target Innocent Travelers
By Edward Hasbrouck In response to a scathing report by its Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the US Department of Justice has directed the…
Meet the Spyware Companies Preparing to Unleash Their Tech During Trump’s 2nd Term
By Derrick Broze A small but growing number of private companies selling digital tools to hack smartphones and messaging apps, like WhatsApp and Signal, are…
Five Ways You Might Already Encounter AI in Cities (and not realise it)
By Noortje Marres, University of Warwick You’d probably notice if the car that cut you off or pulled up beside you at a light didn’t…
NYC Expands Use Of Drones To Respond To Crimes
The genie is out of the bottle, granting wishes to the Technocrats of the world. Like a “Person of Interest” episode, drones can use high-resolution…
Spy Drones? “Unusual Activity” Reported Over Morris County, New Jersey, Near Military Research Facility
By Tyler Durden A swarm of mysterious drones circled parts of Morris County, New Jersey, during the overnight hours, drawing the attention of local law…
What Will The Future Bring For ID Demands?
By Edward Hasbrouck There are elections today in the USA. But we don’t need to know their outcome to predict many of the issues that…
The Human Toll of ALPR Errors
This post was written by Gowri Nayar, an EFF legal intern. Imagine driving to get your nails done with your family and all of a…