#surveillance-technology
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Vending machines had eyes all over this Ontario campus until the students wised up | CBC News

University of Waterloo is removing vending machines tracking age and gender after student outcry.

Invenda claims the machines use facial analysis, not recognition, but critics still raise privacy concerns. [ more ]

Futurism

Alarming New Satellite Can Spy on Individual People

Satellite venture raises privacy concerns with powerful surveillance capabilities

Albedo Space emphasizes awareness of privacy implications while highlighting potential life-saving applications [ more ]

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www.southwalesargus.co.uk

1 week ago

Cars

The new speed camera that 'surprises' drivers by catching them 1km away

Drivers are facing smarter and more discreet speed cameras with long-range capabilities. [ more ]

Brooklyn Eagle

4 weeks ago

NYC politics

Brooklyn Defender Services files suit against NYC Department of Correction over phone call surveillance

The class-action lawsuit accuses the New York City Department of Correction of unlawful mass surveillance of phone calls within city jails. [ more ]

Mashable

1 month ago

NYC politics

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has relied on new tech to solve his problems. It hasn't worked out.

Politicians' overreliance on unproven technology can lead to serious consequences.

New technology implemented without understanding can result in harmful outcomes. [ more ]

www.amny.com

1 month ago

Brooklyn

NYC debuts free public locker storage to deter package theft, delivery truck traffic | amNewYork

New York City launches a pilot program for free public locker storage to combat package theft and delivery truck traffic.

The GoLocker units can hold up to 25 packages, with access via QR code or access code, equipped with surveillance cameras in select locations. [ more ]

Privacy International

Artificial intelligence

Joint statement - A dangerous precedent: how the EU AI Act fails migrants and people on the move

Prohibitions on AI systems lack coverage in migration context

List of high-risk systems excludes migration-related AI systems [ more ]

404 Media

7 months ago

Artificial intelligence

How the "Surveillance AI Pipeline" Literally Objectifies Human Beings

Computer vision research often leads to technology that surveils humans.

Computer vision papers refer to humans as objects, objectifying them and obfuscating the prevalence of surveillance in the field. [ more ]

Electronic Frontier Foundation

The Atlas of Surveillance Removes Ring, Adds Third-Party Investigative Platforms

Documentation of police surveillance through partnerships

Impact of removing surveillance data from the Atlas [ more ]

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Voting No on Prop E Is Easy and Important for San Francisco

Proposition E threatens privacy, safety, and democratic ideals

Misleading arguments from tech billionaires support Proposition E [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Court orders maker of Pegasus spyware to hand over code to WhatsApp

US court orders NSO Group to hand over Pegasus code to WhatsApp in ongoing litigation

NSO's Pegasus software can hack any mobile phone, accessing sensitive data without user's knowledge [ more ]

Kqed

State Governments Look to Protect Health-Related Data as It's Used in Abortion Battle | KQED

Reproductive health information privacy concerns rise

Cellphone location data used for anti-abortion ads [ more ]

Harvard Business Review

Apple's Dilemma: Balancing Privacy and Safety Responsibilities

The US Congress passed an anti-terrorism bill after 9/11 that allowed the government to use surveillance technology.

Private information creates personalized experiences but also makes us vulnerable to attack. [ more ]

www.fastcompany.com

morePrivacy professionals

DOJ funding pipeline subsidizes questionable big data surveillance technologies

Predictive policing technology continues to receive funding from the Department of Justice despite its ineffectiveness and bias.

The Department of Justice has failed to answer important questions about the use and impact of predictive policing technology. [ more ]

Kqed

San Francisco

Propositions E and F in San Francisco Appear Headed for Victory | KQED

Proposition E could weaken the San Francisco Police Commission's authority and expand police surveillance powers.

Proposition F aims to require drug testing and treatment for welfare recipients suspected of drug use, potentially leading to eviction. [ more ]

sfist.com

4 months ago

San Francisco

March Ballot Measure Proposes Giving SF Cops Drones, More Surveillance Tools

Mayor London Breed is pushing for a measure that would give San Francisco police expanded use of drones and surveillance cameras.

The measure also proposes to reduce recordkeeping and reporting requirements for police officers and allow them to engage in more car chases.

Tech industry figures, including Ron Conway and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, have donated $350,000 in support of the measure. [ more ]

www.npr.org

Chicago

Chicago will drop controversial ShotSpotter gunfire detection system

Chicago will not renew its contract with SoundThinking, the company behind the ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology.

The decision comes after concerns about the accuracy, effectiveness, cost, and alleged bias of the technology. [ more ]

Forbes

Council Post: Artificial Intelligence: The New Eyes Of Surveillance

AI must be considered a surveillance technology due to its ability to collect and interpret vast amounts of data.

The training of AI models can perpetuate biases if the training data contains biases. [ more ]

Axios