News & Commentary about Surveillance Technologies

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Mar 4, 2016

They Are Watching. Are You?

Feb 22, 2016

How Targeting One iPhone Weakens Them All

Feb 18, 2016

The Real Stakes of Apple’s Fight With the FBI

Jan 29, 2016

Body Cameras Should Not Be Live-Streamed

Disneyland castle at night with radio waves in sky above it

Jan 27, 2016

Documents Reveal Anaheim, CA Has Surprisingly Robust Surveillance Arsenal For Small City

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Jan 25, 2016

New Evidence Shows Milwaukee Police Hide Stingray Usage From Courts and Defense

Pattern showing faces, some with x's on them

Jan 14, 2016

Big Data Can Be Used To Violate Civil Rights Laws, and the FTC Agrees

People walking on sidewalk with scores superimposed on their faces

Jan 13, 2016

Eight Problems With Police “Threat Scores”

Dec 29, 2015

Maryland Court Considering Key Question on Legality of Stingray Use

Dec 18, 2015

How Your Information Could Soon End up in the Hands of the NSA — and What You Can Do About It