US task force seeks national coronavirus surveillance system
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s task force has reached out to a range of health technology companies about creating […]
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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 […]
A Microsoft Employee Literally Wrote Washington’s Facial Recognition Law
Washington state signed SB 6280 into law, making it the first state in the country to pass a facial recognition […]
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 […]
Key Ring data leak exposes millions of user details
Key Ring, an app that lets people upload and store card details, has left the information of millions of users […]
Experts warn of privacy risk as US uses GPS to fight coronavirus spread
Use location data to fight coronavirus risks highlights the lack of safeguards for Americans’ personal data, academics and data scientists […]
Class action filed against Zoom about data collection
Wexler Wallace LLP had filed a class action lawsuit against Zoom Video Communications, Inc. before the U.S. Court for the […]
Washington Enacts New Facial Recognition Law
On March 31st , Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law SB 6280, a bill aimed at regulating state and […]
Zoom is under privacy scrutiny from the NY Attorney General
The NY attorney general’s office sent a letter to Zoom asking what security measures the company has put in place […]
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 […]
Facial Recognition to Check Pedestrians at Texas Border Crossing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Texas announced that it will begin monitoring pedestrian traffic through the Brownsville Port of […]