Detroit employs ‘Plane Flyovers, Video Surveillance’ to Enforce Social Distancing
The city of Detroit is increasing its Big Brother-type controls to ensure residents abide by social distancing orders. City leaders […]
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The Far-Right Helped Create The World’s Most Powerful Facial Recognition Technology
Clearview is the most powerful form of facial recognition technology ever created, according to the Times. With more than 3 […]
EU data watchdog calls for pan-European coronavirus tracking app
Europe’s data protection watchdog has called for a single coronavirus tracking app to be used across the EU, stating that a tool […]
Privately funded surveillance planes to begin patrolling Baltimore skies
Three privately funded surveillance planes were cleared to begin patrolling Baltimore from the sky Wednesday, despite opposition from multiple civil […]
Armenia amends law to allow tracking of infected
The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on 31 March, 2020 passed amendments to the Law on Legal Regime […]
Australia will install home surveillance hardware to ensure virus isolation
The State of Western Australia has given itself the power to install surveillance devices in homes, or compel people to […]
Justice Department audit finds widespread flaws in FBI surveillance applications
A Justice Department audit of the FBI’s use of secret surveillance warrants has found widespread problems with the law enforcement […]
Lawmakers Leave Washington Without Renewing Expired Surveillance Powers
House lawmakers left town Friday after passing a roughly $2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief package without voting to renew a […]
Watchdog approves use of UK phone data to help fight coronavirus
The UK’s privacy watchdog has said the government can legally use personal data from people’s mobile phones to track and […]
Coronavirus Could Infect Privacy And Civil Liberties Forever
Not only are governments adopting new economic and public health measures to fight the coronavirus and its impact, but they’re […]
Italian police can now use drones to monitor people’s movements
Italy has said police may use drones to monitor movement in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The National Civil […]
Clearview AI Reportedly Worked On a Mug Shot Repository to Go With Its Face Recognition App
The controversial facial recognition firm Clearview AI has already landed in hot water for purportedly letting both law enforcement and […]