Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
MembersBanned But Not Blocked: How Some US Police Departments Navigate Around Facial Recognition Prohibitions
Facial recognition bans are being undermined as police in cities like Austin and San Francisco find loopholes.
The NYPD is Underreporting Its Invasive Surveillance Tactics
And its surveillance capabilities are expanding.
MembersThe Private Companies Bringing Dystopian Surveillance To The Suburbs
Local governments are signing contracts with analytics companies for deep data collection and monitoring.
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams: “Big Brother is protecting you”
Supporting surveillance.
Clearview AI’s facial recognition tech is being used on Russian soldiers
Controversial tech.
Google geofence warrants are increasing at an alarming rate
Law enforcement agencies are outsourcing police work to Google’s vast privacy-invasive network.
Covid ushers in new medical surveillance tech that constantly tracks you
New forms of surveillance.
Rumors of Jared Kushner’s proposed “surveillance” network faces backlash
Many already believe that the pandemic is causing people to lose their civil liberties and aren’t happy about it happening more.