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Mass surveillance

Output of an artificial intelligence system from Google Vision, performing facial recognition.

This Controversial Company Is Selling Your Social Media Photos to Law Enforcement

Those fun party pics you posted last month could already be in Clearview AI’s database for law enforcement purposes.
By Harmon Leon
A man points to the webpage of an online shop that sells machine guns on the dark web in Germany, on November 12, 2016.

An Inside Look at the Good, Bad and Complicated Parts of the Dark Web

Oh dark web, you’re a complex place…
By Harmon Leon
Athena Security Gun Detection

Unbiased Surveillance: AI Security Tech That Spots Guns, Not People

We applaud tech that can prevent yet another shooting tragedy and doesn’t employ racial basis in the equation.
By Harmon Leon
Lincoln County Sheriff Deputy Justin Allen stands outside of his squad car looking up at the night sky on January 2, 2020 near Limon, Colorado. The Lincoln County Sheriff's office had been working with surrounding counties to figure out who is behind the mystery drones flying overhead.

Bizarre Flock of Mystery Drones Continue Troubling Great Plains, Baffling Authorities

By Chris Roberts
A person’s face is permanently documented during any interaction they might have at a home outfitted with a Ring device—whether they like it or not

Amazon’s Ring Home Surveillance Network Raises Big Privacy Concerns

By Harmon Leon
The normalization of facial recognition technology and mass surveillance being used to target marginalized communities, whether in the hopes of "saving them" or not, is dangerous.

Sex Workers Are at the Forefront of the Fight Against Mass Surveillance and Big Tech

By Erin Taylor

US Blacklists China’s Most Valuable AI Startup, Puts MIT Research at Risk

By Sissi Cao

Microsoft’s President Has a Fix for Tech Giants Embroiled in Controversy

By Sissi Cao
drone surveillance

Top Secret Military-Grade Surveillance Drones Might Be Coming To Your Neighborhood

By Harmon Leon
A man is detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Los Angeles, Calif.

Immigration Crackdown Unleashes Military Style Cell Phone Surveillance

By Dan King
Mapping a face is the starting point.

Facial Recognition Is Increasingly Common, But How Does It Work?

By Jessica Gabel Cino
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