surveillance

This week, Congress is expected to vote on a bill that would update key federal surveillance authorities. The legislation has been packaged by its proponents as a reform but is, in reality, an attempt to vastly expand the government’s spying powers, privacy advocates say.

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Citing a supposed spike in crime, New York State and New York City officials have launched a heavy-handed, police-state-flavor

Law enforcement in Kansas recorded the front of a man’s home for 68 days straight, 15 hours a day, and obtained evidence to prove him guilty on 16 charges. The officers did not have a search warrant, using a camera on a pole positioned across the street to capture Bruce Hay’s home.

Airbnb is banning all indoor security cameras at properties worldwide, according to an announcement published online Monday.

The National Security Agency (NSA) is purchasing Americans’ internet records, according to government documents made public on Friday. U.S.

Ring, Amazon’s home surveillance company, will stop letting police departments request video footage directly from users in its app, the company said in a

The Brazilian wing of Burger King announced a surveillance technology marketing stunt this week called the “Hangover Whopper,” celebrating the booze-filled days between Christmas and New Year’s with facial recognition. All you have to do is hold your bleary-eyed visage up to a camera, and the company says its…

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