Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations, researchers say

The Citizen Lab found two separate surveillance vendors abusing the backbone of cellular networks to spy on several victims ...
AOL

Hidden in plain sight: Surveillance at the Arizona border

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection automated license plate reader disguised in a yellow barrel on the U.S. 60 east of Apache Junction, Arizona. (Photo by Jerod MacDonad-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) It ...
Los Angeles Times

Surveillance company Flock generates controversy — and a roster of L.A. clients

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Flock Safety has not only marketed its plate readers to law enforcement as a vital crime-fighting tool, but ...
The Nation

San Diego’s AI Battlefield Heats Up

The city is at the forefront of the fight against using big tech to surveill residents. But AI poses new threats. Last May, Local Progress, an organization whose membership includes almost 2,000 ...
Wired

Surveillance and ICE Are Driving Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns

When immigration agents enter hospitals, and private companies are allowed to buy and sell data that reveals who seeks medical care, patients retreat, treatment is delayed, and health outcomes worsen, ...
Bloomberg L.P.

6 trade surveillance challenges and program considerations

Trade surveillance is becoming more complex, with growing pressure on firms to expand coverage across asset classes, manage fragmented data environments and respond to evolving trading behaviors.
MIT Technology Review

Inside Chicago’s surveillance panopticon

For many people, life in and around Chicago means near-constant surveillance in the name of public safety. Meet the city residents engaging with this controversial space. Early on the morning of ...