Post Office busted for snooping on Americans’ social media posts
Document reveals the USPS is surveilling posts related to protests.
On Apr 21, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
New bill would ban warrantless data purchases by the government
The bill is sweeping.
On Apr 21, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Tech newsletter: Republicans are already waging war on net neutrality
Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week.
On Apr 20, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
The first-ever bill to ban armed robot police dogs is coming
Police have been using the robots. A new bill wants to make sure they wouldn’t be armed.
On Mar 18, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
A Silicon Valley surveillance start-up was hacked—its cameras are everywhere
Hackers were able to access live video feeds inside of jails and even a Tesla plant.
On Mar 11, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Amnesty International wants to map facial recognition cameras so you can avoid them
The campaign plans to build a tool that will geolocate facial recognition devices in the state.
On Jan 26, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Report: U.S. military using apps popular with Muslims to purchase location data
Hundreds of millions of cell phone users are affected.
On Nov 16, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
3 Democrats call for investigation into Black Lives Matter surveillance
‘Surveillance has a chilling effect on the constitutionally protected act of peacefully protesting.’
On Oct 15, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
This company wants to put Predator drones in the hands of police
This is the new big name in domestic surveillance.
On Oct 2, 2020 by Thor Benson
Liz Cheney says Snowden put troops at risk, gets reminded who her dad is
Cheney’s tweet about Edward Snowden struck a nerve for a lot of people.
On Aug 17, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
New York takes major step to keep facial recognition from being used on children
The bill is earning praise from civil liberty and privacy groups.
On Jul 23, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
NYPD sued for refusing to disclose records about facial recognition use
The group requested documents about the NYPD’s use of facial recognition in Times Square.
On Jul 21, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
New map shows just how much surveillance power your local police have
The map has information about 3,000 police jurisdictions.
On Jul 14, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
What are geofence warrants and how can police use them against protesters?
A bill in New York seeks to prohibit them.
On Jul 5, 2020 by Libby Cohen
Congressman raises concerns about Ring’s police partnerships
The security company is facing criticism once again for its police partnerships.
On Jul 2, 2020 by Colleen Hagerty
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