Surveillance & Privacy
Podcast: Leak Show Cops Can Break into Locked iPhones
Documents law enforcement's ability to circumvent iPhone's security features, demonstrating erosion of consumer privacy protections and… [more]
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Watch an Unconstitutional Flock Search
Documents unconstitutional use of Flock (automated license plate reader/facial recognition network) by law enforcement, with evidence of… [more]
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Watch Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional
Federal judge ruled Flock camera system searches unconstitutional mass surveillance, revealing how automated license plate readers enable… [more]
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Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage
Documents widespread deployment of automatic license plate readers by federal agencies for mass surveillance, with legislative response… [more]
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Denmark: Data of millions compromised in hack
Mass compromise of personal data for 8.8 million citizens represents significant privacy erosion and demonstrates vulnerability of… [more]
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Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Meta's AI agent Muse collects and creates detailed profiles of users' social networks without explicit consent, enabling mass surveillance… [more]
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Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Documents how Flock's automated license plate reader network enables indiscriminate mass surveillance of citizens' movements, with a… [more]
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
Government agents systematically collected and stored photos of protesters and observers in a corporate surveillance database,… [more]
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Podcast: The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data
Multiple dystopian elements: massive FBI employee data breach revealing security failures, expansion of facial recognition capabilities… [more]
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Victory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit
Documents government surveillance and suppression of protected online expression targeting labor unions, exemplifying state monitoring of… [more]
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Your Driverless Cab Is Spying on You
Documents real-world implementation of inward-facing surveillance cameras in autonomous vehicles that monitor passengers, demonstrating… [more]
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We Demand More Information on How Marin Cops Illegally Shared Flock ALPR Data
Law enforcement agency illegally shared automated license plate reader data with out-of-state and federal agencies, violating California… [more]
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CPJ urges Morocco to end press surveillance following Amnesty report
Documents systematic state surveillance of journalists and human rights defenders using spyware, directly undermining press freedom and… [more]
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Cops Can Bypass iPhone’s Automatic Reboot to Get Into Locked Phones, Leaked Video Claims
Documents law enforcement's use of forensic tools to bypass device security protections and access encrypted personal data, representing… [more]
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Morocco: Whistleblower reveals how authorities used a web of surveillance to silence journalists and activists
Documents systematic unlawful surveillance by Moroccan authorities targeting journalists, activists, and dissidents through coordinated… [more]
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USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
Government agency deploying continuous camera surveillance across nationwide fleet under guise of public safety, systematizing mass data… [more]
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How the Feds Get Your Data
Documents how local law enforcement is coerced into feeding automatic license plate reader data into federal surveillance systems with… [more]
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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
Documents how the federal government exploits drug enforcement programs to force cities into a mass surveillance network aggregating… [more]
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While the Country Rejects ALPR Mass Surveillance, SF Settles for Weak Safeguards
Documents real-world deployment of automated license plate reader surveillance in San Francisco that enables police tracking, immigration… [more]
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Surveillance Finds a Way
Documents a surveillance company's plan to expand facial recognition capabilities on existing camera networks, exemplifying how competing… [more]