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Japan Police Study GPS Tracking for Stalkers
Japan's police agency to test GPS tracking for high-risk stalkers.
The Japan Times · 1m
Texas Flu Positivity Rises as Reported COVID Cases Fall
Texas flu positivity rises while reported COVID cases drop in early 2026-2027 season.
Dallas Express · 1m
China’s Surveillance State Gaps
China’s surveillance state faces cracks as pandemic costs and public pressure force reforms.
Foreign Policy · 1m
Anthropic bans Claude abuse, election interference
Anthropic updates Claude policy to stop abuse, election meddling and surveillance.
AI Insider · 1m
Anthropic tightens Claude's rules on weapons, elections and surveillance
The AI lab clarified its usage policy with new restrictions on deceptive campaigns, weapons development, and law enforcement misuse ahead of November 12 rollout.
Business Insider · 1m
Petrol and paranoia in the SAS hedge war
An SAS soldier recalls days hidden in a Northern Ireland hedge, watching for IRA activity, until a suspicious farmer nearly burned him alive.
The Independent · 2m
Morocco's Surveillance State Extends Beyond Western Sahara
Amnesty reveals Morocco's spyware and surveillance targeting Sahrawi activists, forcing Europe to confront security partnerships.
EUobserver · 1m
Anthropic 2026 Policy Update
Anthropic updates its AI policy to address deceptive campaigns, weapons risks, and surveillance.
Anthropic · 1m
Private eye surveilled minister for property developer
A private investigator told a corruption inquiry he was hired to spy on a Liberal MP and supplied recording devices to a fugitive developer.
the Guardian · 2m
Meta's Muse Spies on Friends and Family
Meta's AI agent Muse secretly tracks users' friends and family without consent.
Futurism · 1m
Amazon's delivery glasses snap photos constantly
Amazon plans to equip delivery drivers with smart glasses that take thousands of photos per shift, raising privacy concerns customers cannot opt out of.
The Verge · 1m
Texas city charges $2.3M to reveal police camera abuse
North Richland Hills demands eye-popping fees for public records on Flock surveillance, blocking scrutiny of police misuse.
Ars Technica · 2m
Senators probe Flock cameras and data access
Senators question Flock's surveillance network after reports of police misuse.
Valleynewslive · 1m
Florida's Flock Cameras Ban Only Scratches Surveillance Surface
Florida's limited ban on Flock cameras leaves widespread surveillance concerns unaddressed.
The Conversation · 2m
Facial recognition could replace passports at UK airport gates
New contactless border technology using facial recognition is expected to roll out at UK airports in the coming weeks, speeding up passenger checks by up to 25 percent.
The Independent · 1m
Flock Cameras in Midterm Elections
Politicians across parties promise to regulate Flock surveillance cameras ahead of 2026 midterms.
Mother Jones · 2m
Tech bros can't get dates anymore
Workers at Palantir, Tesla and other major tech firms face romantic rejection over their employers' controversial practices and politics.
WIRED · 4m
Home Office bid to curtail spycops inquiry sparks cover-up fears
Victims of undercover police surveillance say the government is trying to shut down a decade-long inquiry into widespread misconduct, leaving wrongdoing hidden.
the Guardian · 2m
US inherits Chinese surveillance state in Venezuela
After ousting Maduro, the US now controls a surveillance network built on banned Chinese AI that the new president plans to expand.
TechRadar · 2m
When Americans destroy surveillance, history repeats
A revolt against license plate cameras echoes the Boston Tea Party, as citizens reject technology they see as tyranny.
Fortune · 3m
What happened to the Snowden archive
The last Snowden documents were published 11 weeks before The Intercept closed its archive in March 2019, ending a 6-year journey to share intelligence.
Libroot · 1m
The surveillance creep nobody asked for
Apple, Meta, and others are flooding the market with always-listening devices that record everyone nearby, with no real way to opt out.
The Verge · 3m
Flock faces rare bipartisan heat in Washington
Lawmakers from both parties are uniting against the surveillance camera company, even as its CEO skips the Senate hearing.
The Verge · 2m
Illinois Universities Use Flock Surveillance Cameras
Five Illinois public universities deploy AI surveillance cameras from Flock, sparking privacy concerns
Chicago Sun-Times · 2m
Five cops charged for Flock camera abuse
Five police officers charged for stalking women with Flock cameras after multiple abuse cases
Futurism · 1m
ICE Buys Robot Dogs for Surveillance
ICE orders Boston Dynamics robot dogs to aid raids and propaganda
Futurism · 1m
Hundreds of Flock cameras already watching Philadelphia
Pennsylvania lawmakers want to regulate automated license plate readers, but the surveillance network is already sprawling across the city.
PhillyVoice · 2m
Russia's Max app: a blueprint for digital control
Forensic research reveals how Russia's super-app Max gives the state a backdoor into citizens' phones and communications.
the Guardian · 2m
Trump's tech stance splits him from GOP midterm allies
As voters worry about AI, data centers, and surveillance cameras, Trump opposes regulation while Republican candidates take the opposite side.
ABC News · 1m
Meta's camera-free glasses aim to ease privacy fears
Meta is developing smart glasses without cameras as backlash grows against recording devices that film people without consent.
Mashable · 1m
Meta's Muse AI is absurdly invasive
Meta's new AI assistant asks for access to your bank accounts, emails, and documents while monitoring your habits in ways even it can't explain.
Futurism · 1m
Flock Safety offers buyouts as surveillance backlash deepens
The license plate camera company is hemorrhaging contracts as cities reject mass surveillance technology.
Futurism · 1m
Australia bans Meta smart glasses from workplaces
Australia is moving toward a national ban on Meta's AI-powered smart glasses, citing privacy concerns and misuse in public spaces.
Futurism · 1m
Your TV is spying on you. Here's how to fight back.
Every TV manufacturer tracks your viewing habits and sells the data. Here's what's happening and what you can do about it.
The Verge · 3m
Boston ditches Flock cameras over secret data sharing
A security breach exposed how license plate readers track far more than vehicles, and officials discovered the company shared data despite promises not to.
TechRadar · 1m
Your robotaxi might be a narc
Waymo called police on passengers with a gun, exposing how autonomous vehicles blur the line between transportation and surveillance.
The Verge · 3m
Meta's smart glasses face a privacy backlash
Public concern about recording without consent is forcing Meta to ditch the camera from its Ray-Ban glasses.
Digital Camera World · 1m
Inside the Flock camera hack that exposed mass surveillance
Hackers dismantled a license plate reader and revealed how Flock's cameras track vehicles and people across America.
Ars Technica · 3m
How Muslims became American despite the system
Rozina Ali's new book traces how four families refused to abandon their faith or their country, even as the U.S. government turned suspicion into law.
Foreign Policy · 4m
Dallas trash trucks scan homes with AI cameras
The city deployed AI-powered cameras on garbage trucks to catch code violations, but privacy concerns are mounting.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m
Chat Pile's Raygun Busch on music and resistance
The noise rock band's new album confronts climate collapse and war. Their frontman explains why artists must speak up now.
Mother Jones · 2m
Meta's AI glasses fuel a new form of privacy-violating content
Influencers are using facial recognition with smart glasses to ambush strangers, calling it heartwarming when it's actually surveillance.
Futurism · 1m
Your robot vacuum is watching. The law isn't ready.
Home robots generate evidence continuously, but courts and lawmakers haven't caught up with the legal and privacy questions they raise.
The Conversation · 2m
Texas halts Flock camera expansion on state roads
Gov. Abbott freezes new license plate reader permits over privacy concerns, joining Florida in cracking down on surveillance technology.
The Texas Tribune · 1m
Meta's camera-free smart glasses answer privacy backlash
After complaints about surveillance, Meta is developing Luna glasses with AI but no camera.
TechCrunch · 1m
Meta's disability push hides a surveillance problem
The company promotes AI glasses as helpful tech for disabled people while privacy concerns mount.
Mother Jones · 3m
Carrollton renews Flock cameras despite privacy pushback
The city approved a three-year contract for 82 license plate readers after residents raised concerns about surveillance and data sharing.
Dallas Express · 2m
Americans are destroying surveillance cameras like it's 1773
A grassroots revolt against license plate readers echoes the colonists' violent pushback against British control.
The Conversation · 1m · 5 views
Readers sound off on Democrats' AI warnings
Letter writers debate whether artificial intelligence fears are justified or just election-year fearmongering.
New York Post · 1m
Iran hunts US drones to crack surveillance secrets
Tehran is deliberately targeting American naval drones in the Strait of Hormuz to expose how US forces operate and how to evade detection.
Fox News · 2m
US charges five in alleged Russian murder plots
US officials say a Russian intelligence network tried to hire people to surveil and kill Ukraine-aligned targets.
the Guardian · 1m
A license plate hit put her in jail
Florida police leaned on a Flock camera match, then jailed an innocent woman for nearly two weeks despite glaring evidence gaps.
Futurism · 1m
Emily St. John Mandel writes the fall, and finds hope
The Station Eleven author on why she keeps writing catastrophe, and what she still sees worth saving.
Mother Jones · 2m
Carrollton votes on 82 Flock cameras
A Texas suburb decides tonight whether to keep 82 license plate readers watching its streets.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m
A Flock camera hit sent troopers to the wrong door
A license plate camera put Lindsey Isaacs in jail for a fatal crash her black Durango was never in.
Valleynewslive · 3m
Canada's Bill C-22 and the fight to keep encryption intact
Digital rights groups want Brussels to push back on a Canadian bill they say would weaken the encryption everyone relies on.
TechRadar · 1m
An officer, a Flock camera, and a stalking case
A San Jose cop looked up a license plate for his cousin, and the woman on the other end got tracked down.
ABC7 New York · 1m
Trump backs Flock cameras as public trust wobbles
The president is behind America's license plate reader network, but nearly half the country is not.
TechRadar · 1m
What happens after a town de-Flocks
Cities are canceling their license plate camera contracts, but the data and the surveillance do not simply disappear.
The Verge · 2m
Trump backs the camera company nobody likes
Flock Safety's reputation is at rock bottom, and the president just gave it a thumbs up.
Futurism · 1m