The 10 latest articles on Civil Liberties and Surveillance come from 8 sources, published between Oct 17 and Nov 6. Most come from Yahoo News (2) and Gadget Review (2).
People in these stories: Cognyte (2)
Organizations: Reuters (2), FalcoNet (2)
Places: New Zealand (2), County (2)
A retired police dog trainer says he spotted Rio's potential at a Plymouth animal sanctuary. Elmbridge Borough Council launched a refund scheme for drivers after uncovering the mistake. Rhys faced spending his life in isolation from the world but now…
Penlink’s Webloc tool lets police trace device movements across 500 million phones, often without a warrant A weather or gaming app that requests location access may feed data into a commercial pipeline that eventually reaches secretly tracking users law enforcement. That…
'Unlimited land searches raise privacy concerns' RTHK News 'Unlimited land searches raise privacy concerns'
Caleb Ticer has been walking up and down Oregon Highway 58 with a trash bag, cleaning over 21 miles along the roadway. Ticer says there’s still more work to be done, which is one of the reasons he’s running for Oregon Senate.
OIA documents reveal plans to "bind" Govt.nz users' devices to government agency records. Officials promise not to track users or read messages, but acknowledge concerns about that promise. Unanswered questions include whether logs can identify individuals, be linked across…
NYPD’s sole-source deal with Cognyte would deploy AI-enhanced cell-tower spoofing tech with no independent audit mechanism Your phone automatically searches for the nearest available signal and connects to it. FalcoNet counts on exactly that behavior. The NYPD is seeking public…
The NYPD wants to adopt a new AI-driven technology that will act like a roving cell phone tower and help investigators quickly find suspects they are searching for — but critics worry it will help police track the whereabouts of innocent…
Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. In a possible Supreme Court case, border guards’ invasions of privacy collide…
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's (LPNH) X account—which has become infamous for its bigoted and controversy-ridden posts—is finally gone. But the state's spurious role in its banning raises free speech concerns. The letter referenced one particularly bold…
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