Surveillance Startup Brings Police Tech to Neighborhoods
Law enforcement officials are encouraging private homeowners’ associations to install license plate reader cameras from startup Flock Safety. But are they really keeping neighborhoods safer?
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Ottawa tested facial recognition on millions of travellers at Toronto’s Pearson airport in 2016
Six-month initiative to identify potential deportees used technology that has come under intense scrutiny in recent years.
Ministerial kisses captured on camera raise major surveillance issues for Parliament
The concern arises because the CCTV images were covertly taken from inside Mr. Hancock’s Ministerial Office and disclosed, without authority, to The Sun newspaper.
Ring refuses to say how many users had video footage obtained by police
The doorbell camera maker received over 1,800 legal demands during 2020.
São Paulo court bans facial recognition cameras in metro
In a win for privacy, the Court of Justice of São Paulo blocks facial recognition on a public transport route.
North Carolina school district buys face biometrics to monitor students and staff
A facial recognition surveillance system from Verkada has been purchased in North Caroline by a rural school district in northwest of Charlotte.
How Grassroots Coalition Beat Facial Recognition in New Orleans
A grassroots coalition of Black youth, sex workers, and community advocates stood against the surveillance state—and won.
Surveillance Camera Hack Raises Legal Risk of Digital Device Use
A recent hack into a massive collection of security camera data from Verkada Inc. shows the cyber and privacy-related vulnerabilities of digital devices that could give way to lawsuits and government enforcement actions.
Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals
A group of hackers breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools.
Police To Use A Network Of 1,000 “Anveshak” AI Cameras To “Spotlight” A Person’s Every Movement
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers have figured out a way to turn a vast network of CCTV cameras into one massive surveillance network, which can target a specific vehicle or person.
A Home Security Tech Hacked Into Cameras To Watch People Undressing And Having Sex
Telesforo Aviles admitted he took note of homes where attractive women lived and hacked into more than 200 accounts over several years.
German DPA fines company 10.4 million euros for monitoring employees without legal basis
The State Commissioner for Data Protection (LfD) Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of 10.4 million euros on notebooksbilliger.de AG.