Articles for Surveillance Technology

The Chinese balloon saga could be part of a new space race closer to Earth
1 year, 10 months ago

The Chinese balloon saga could be part of a new space race closer to Earth

NPR  

The Chinese balloon saga could be part of a new space race closer to Earth Enlarge this image toggle caption Chad Fish/AP Chad Fish/AP TAIPEI, Taiwan — Back in March 2018, Chinese officials and key state scientists gathered in Beijing to celebrate the start of a new front in research: near space. These airships, officials and researchers say, are not …

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Explained | Delhi Police’s use of facial recognition technology
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Delhi Police’s use of facial recognition technology

The Hindu  

The story so far: Right to Information responses received by the Internet Freedom Foundation, a New-Delhi based digital rights organisation, reveal that the Delhi Police treats matches of above 80% similarity generated by its facial recognition technology system as positive results. In 2020, the Delhi Police stated in an RTI response that, though they obtained FRT as per the Sadhan …

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This Part of India Is on the Verge of Becoming a Complete Surveillance State
2 years, 5 months ago

This Part of India Is on the Verge of Becoming a Complete Surveillance State

Slate  

In May 2021, during the second wave of the COVID-19 lockdown in India, S.Q. A study by New Delhi–based digital liberties organization Internet Freedom Foundation found that Telangana has the highest number of facial recognition technology projects of any Indian state. According to a report by Amnesty India, the Telangana police’s facial recognition technology scans distinct features of a person’s …

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Editorial: Police body cams shouldn’t be surveillance tools
2 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: Police body cams shouldn’t be surveillance tools

LA Times  

Police body cameras and facial recognition technology serve two completely different purposes and shouldn’t be combined. Body cams record officer interactions with the public and make police less likely to fib about what they did or why, because they know there will be a reviewable recording. It infringes on privacy — with little benefit to public safety, because facial recognition …

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There is an urgent need for a moratorium on sale of spy tech
3 years, 4 months ago

There is an urgent need for a moratorium on sale of spy tech

Al Jazeera  

In July 2021, an investigation by a consortium of media outlets revealed that several governments used phone malware supplied by an Israeli firm to spy on journalists, activists, opposition figures and heads of state. The group’s first and so far only transparency report released in June 2021 states: “The Defense Export Controls Agency of the Israeli Ministry of Defense strictly …

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Will Probe for Credible Proof, Shut Down If Necessary: NSO Group Responds to Pegasus Row
3 years, 5 months ago

Will Probe for Credible Proof, Shut Down If Necessary: NSO Group Responds to Pegasus Row

News 18  

Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, which sells Pegasus spyware worldwide in a fresh statement on Wednesday said the list of Indian phone numbers reported as potential surveillance targets for hacking by the government is “not related to the NSO group.” The company has grabbed headlines after an investigative report found a list of more 50,000 phone numbers in which more …

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Biden order bans investment in dozens of Chinese defense and tech firms
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden order bans investment in dozens of Chinese defense and tech firms

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday that bans U.S. entities from investing in dozens of Chinese companies with alleged ties to defense or surveillance technology sectors, a move his administration says expands the scope of a legally flawed Trump-era order. "In addition, I find that the use of Chinese surveillance technology outside the PRC and the development …

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Internet freaks out over NYPD ‘black mirror’ robot dog, but should we be worried?
3 years, 8 months ago

Internet freaks out over NYPD ‘black mirror’ robot dog, but should we be worried?

The Independent  

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New York City Council passes sweeping police reform bills
4 years, 6 months ago

New York City Council passes sweeping police reform bills

CNN  

CNN — A sweeping package of police reforms was approved by the New York City Council Thursday, some of which have been in the works since the death of Eric Garner in 2014. The council passed six bills that include requiring officer badge numbers to be visible, an official ban on chokeholds or any other maneuver that restricts blood or …

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Surveillance system or Covid-19 tracker? Coronavirus tracing Aarogya Setu app raises privacy concerns in India
4 years, 8 months ago

Surveillance system or Covid-19 tracker? Coronavirus tracing Aarogya Setu app raises privacy concerns in India

Hindustan Times  

As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help control infections. In this Thursday, May 7, 2020 photo, an Indian man uses Aarogya Setu app on his mobile phone in New Delhi, India. In April, India launched the Aarogya Setu app, which helps people identify whether they have been near someone who tested …

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CES Gadget Show: Surveillance is in - and in a big way
5 years ago

CES Gadget Show: Surveillance is in - and in a big way

Associated Press  

From the face scanner that will check in some attendees to the cameras-everywhere array of digital products, the CES gadget show is all-in on surveillance technology — whether it calls it that or not. “Many, many horrible stories have come out of consumer electronics,” said Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who is speaking on a CES …

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US seeks to blacklist Chinese artificial intelligence firms
5 years, 3 months ago

US seeks to blacklist Chinese artificial intelligence firms

Associated Press  

The United States is blacklisting a group of Chinese tech companies that develop facial recognition and other artificial intelligence technology that the U.S. says is being used to repress China’s Muslim minority groups. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a written statement Monday that the U.S. government “will not tolerate the brutal suppression of ethnic minorities within China.” The blacklisted …

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How facial recognition is taking over airports
5 years, 3 months ago

How facial recognition is taking over airports

CNN  

CNN — Instead of scanning her boarding pass, the airport gate scanned her face. “We see facial recognition as a uniquely dangerous form of surveillance technology,” Evan Greer, deputy director at Fight for the Future, tells CNN Travel. The organization also expresses concern that airport-based facial recognition will target undocumented people traveling domestically within the United States – and echos …

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Beyond San Francisco, more cities are saying no to facial recognition
5 years, 5 months ago

Beyond San Francisco, more cities are saying no to facial recognition

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — San Francisco did it in May. Somerville, Massachusetts, in June.And on Tuesday evening, Oakland, California, became the latest to ban city departments — including police — from using facial-recognition technology. A unanimous decision to outlaw facial-recognition technology Oakland’s city council passed the ordinance unanimously on Tuesday, and a second vote to finalize it is planned …

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San Francisco just banned facial-recognition technology
5 years, 7 months ago

San Francisco just banned facial-recognition technology

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — San Francisco, long one of the most tech-friendly and tech-savvy cities in the world, is now the first in the United States to prohibit its government from using facial-recognition technology. San Francisco’s new rule, which is set to go into effect in a month, forbids the use of facial-recognition technology by the city’s 53 departments …

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Sat to check illegal mining in Ballari
6 years ago

Sat to check illegal mining in Ballari

Deccan Chronicle  

Ballari: In a path-breaking move, the Union Directorate of Mines Safety is expected to introduce Mining Surveillance System, a pan-India surveillance network using the latest satellite technology, to check illegal mining in the Ballari-Sandur-Hosapete region shortly. Mine owners must take care of safety measures at mines," said Mr Prashanth Kumar Sarkar, Director-General, Directorate of Mines Safety, Dhanbad. Mr Sarkar was …

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