#surveillance

#surveillance

Canada is expanding surveillance for H5N1 in dairy cattle and will test milk from store shelves for viral fragments, reassuring public safety through pasteurization effectiveness. [ more ]

Diplomatic tensions between India and Canada due to the killing of Sikh activist in B.C. [ more ]

Student protesters at University of Florida encampment for Gaza face potential arrest for sleeping, as they struggle to maintain a continuous presence. [ more ]

Facial recognition technology for classrooms may not benefit students, instructors, or institutions.

Attention detected by surveillance technology does not equate to genuine learning. [ more ]

The second case of bird flu in a human in the US is linked to exposure to dairy cattle in Texas.

Cows and goats have been infected by the current bird flu strain, surprising experts who believed they were not susceptible. [ more ]

A person who had direct contact with dairy cattle tested positive for avian flu in Texas, the first case linked to dairy cattle in the US.

The risk for the general public remains low, and health authorities are monitoring the situation with continued surveillance and preparedness efforts. [ more ]

San Francisco Mayor London Breed is pushing for a ballot measure called Prop E that would change police policy.

Prop E would give police more leeway to use 21st century technology, such as surveillance technology and drones. [ more ]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has created the Street Surveillance Hub, which provides detailed information on the surveillance systems used in the US.

The Hub also features a news feed and allows users to contribute to the Atlas of Surveillance, which allows them to check the use of law enforcement technologies in their local area. [ more ]

Nice, France has become the most monitored city in France, using artificial intelligence-powered surveillance.

4,200 cameras are deployed in public spaces, equipped with sensors and connected to a command center to flag infractions and suspicious activity. [ more ]

Nice, France has become the most monitored city in France, using artificial intelligence-powered surveillance.

4,200 cameras are deployed in public spaces, equipped with sensors and connected to a command center to flag infractions and suspicious activity. [ more ]

The reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA by the US House of Representatives without meaningful reforms, expanding surveillance authority, raises concerns over warrantless spying on Americans. [ more ]

Amazon requires a subpoena or search warrant for law enforcement to obtain Ring doorbell camera videos

Video surveillance has become commonplace in our everyday lives, raising concerns about privacy and civil liberties [ more ]

Proposition E in San Francisco would allow the police department to use untested technology for a full year without oversight.

The ballot measure would erode San Francisco's 2019 surveillance ordinance that requires approval and public reports for new technologies. [ more ]

India's parliament passed controversial legislation that could increase police powers and facilitate mass surveillance.

Critics argue that the new laws are more draconian than the ones they are replacing and fit into the BJP's project of Hindu nationalism. [ more ]