NYPD will use drones to monitor private parties over Labor Day weekendPolice previously promised not to use drones for 'warrantless surveillance.'By S. Buckley, 08.31.2023
French Assembly passes bill allowing police to remotely activate phone cameras and microphones for surveillanceCivil liberties groups are concerned about potential abuses.By J. Fingas, 07.06.2023
House and Senate bills aim to protect journalists' data from government surveillanceOfficials couldn't force reporters to turn over data that might reveal sources.By J. Fingas, 06.21.2023
Pegasus spyware found on phones of Mexican president's close allyThere are concerns the Mexican military may be snooping on leaders.By J. Fingas, 05.24.2023
Palantir shows off an AI that can go to warThe system aims to serve as an 'ethical' and 'legal' veneer for future military automation efforts.By A. Tarantola, 04.26.2023
Hitting the Books: During World War II, even our pigeons joined the fightBefore there were UVAs, the Allies had hoped to train birds to guide precision munitions. By A. Tarantola, 03.19.2023
Legislation to ban government use of facial recognition hits Senate for the third timeLawmakers say Americans should not have to "forgo personal privacy for safety." By S. Buckley, 03.07.2023
US law enforcement has warrantless access to many money transfersA low-profile surveillance program is raising major privacy concerns.By J. Fingas, 01.18.2023
Congress introduces bill to ban TikTok over spying fearsMeasures in the House and Senate would also block other social apps from China and Russia.By J. Fingas, 12.13.2022
The NYPD is joining Ring's neighborhood watch app amid privacy and racial profiling concernsIt's one of the largest police departments yet to join Neighbors.By J. Fingas, 11.02.2022
Dutch court rules that being forced to keep a webcam on while working is illegalA US company was fined $50,000 and ordered to pay the employee's wages and vacation days.By S. Dent, 10.10.2022
Biden signs executive order to protect personal data transfers between the US and EUThe framework is meant to guard against surveillance.By J. Fingas, 10.07.2022
Hitting the Books: How Southeast Asia's largest bank uses AI to fight financial fraudMachine learning is streamlining traditional, rules-based money laundering investigations.By A. Tarantola, 09.25.2022
US police agencies have been using a low-cost surveillance tool to track people’s phonesFog Reveal uses phones' unique ad IDs to track users' movements.By M. Moon, 09.02.2022
Recommended Reading: Productivity surveillanceThe week's best writing on technology and more. By B. Steele, 08.20.2022
Activision Blizzard accused of spying on protesting workersA complaint also says the company shut off access to labor-related chats.By J. Fingas, 08.16.2022
FTC kicks off efforts to regulate data security and surveillance techThe strategy includes a public forum on September 8th.By J. Fingas, 08.11.2022
UK may use facial recognition smartwatches to monitor migrant criminalsOffenders would need to scan their faces up to five times per day, according to The Guardian.By K. Holt, 08.05.2022
San Diego joins other cities in restricting cops' use of surveillance technologyBody cameras and other devices will need approval.By J. Fingas, 08.04.2022
NYPD must disclose facial recognition procedures deployed against Black Lives Matter protestersThe force repeatedly failed to comply with records requests filed by Amnesty International.By A. Khalid, 08.01.2022