From facial-recognition payments at checkout to autonomous delivery robots on the sidewalks, Moscow is rapidly transforming into a high-tech city. But...
Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash
Politicians on the right and left are pushing back against Flock as more Americans voice opposition to the techGrowing factions from both sides of the...
US lawmakers demand investigation into Trump administration’s secret surveillance of Americans
Exclusive: Two congressmembers respond to revelations of government snooping on journalists, non-profits and unionsTwo congressional Democrats asked a...
DHS conducted far-reaching surveillance during Minnesota ICE surge, court documents show
DHS allegedly went undercover at community meetings, subpoenaed the financial records of labor unions, and created dossiers on people at a church gath...
As Flock battles public scrutiny, other police surveillance companies see an opening
Dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Some are switching to other companies, but privacy experts say they're no better than Flock...
Amid intense backlash, people are vandalizing Flock surveillance cameras
In dozens of states around the country, people are vandalizing, blocking and taking down Flock cameras. The surge in this type of activity underscores...
Flock Safety attempts to curb police abuse of its surveillance cameras after scandals
CEO announces measures after reports that system is used to target immigrants or people seeking out-of-state abortionsFor nearly a decade, the company...
Arron Banks urged to set out extent of surveillance of journalists
Industry body says use of private investigators against reporters is ‘attack on our democracy’ after apparent admission by Reform donorThe businessman...
This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you
A security researcher has designed an algorithm that can create computer-generated patterns capable of hiding people, faces, and vehicles from detecti...
John Oliver on police surveillance: ‘Big Brother on steroids’
Host tore into the ‘wildly invasive’ cameras, microphones and license plate readers that police use to track AmericansJohn Oliver discussed the tools ...
Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance, spycops inquiry told
Senior officer behind closure says SDS caused ‘incalculable harm’ by infiltrating groups that posed no threatAn undercover police unit that spied on t...
Flock surveillance cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers, US experts say
Roadside safety advocates say some automated license plate readers may not meet highway safety standardsFlock Safety cameras have been pilloried for f...
New Jersey governor signs law banning surveillance pricing to protect shoppers
New law prohibits retailers from using personal data to charge different prices for identical productsNew Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill recently sign...
Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Flock Safety sits right at the center of the debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety. That’s why we’re bringing F...
No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance
On Thursday, the Instagram account for a lecture series in Newport Beach, CA posted a photo of what appeared to be a cease and desist letter from the ...
Russia ‘mounted drone surveillance of European nuclear sites over 18 months’
Researchers say Moscow acted with ‘substantial impunity’ in 144 incidents, including over RAF LakenheathThe Kremlin orchestrated a concerted surveilla...
‘We should be worried’: report sheds light on ICE’s booming arsenal of hi-tech surveillance tools
Spending on government contracts with tech firms that use AI-powered tools to track immigrants has soared to record levels under Trump 2.0, report say...
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Cuba’s Feared Head of Surveillance, Dies at 94
Considered the country’s most powerful leader after the Castro brothers, he was the first director of the Interior Ministry, keeping a close eye on di...
A powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?
Congress has failed to reauthorize section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amid questions over its futureDonald Trump’s bid to install a ...
A warrantless wiretap law is about to expire — but surveillance networks aren’t actually ‘going dark’
Congress has failed to pass a three-week extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), with the House voting 218-198 a...
US House will attempt to pass extension of powerful surveillance law
Democrats say they’ll block move to renew to renew Fisa in protest of Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligenceSig...
Trump to meet House speaker as pressure mounts over surveillance law deadline
Section 702 renewal stalls amid dispute over Bill Pulte’s role as acting intelligence chief and leadership vacuumUS politics live – latest updatesDona...
Surveillance drones deployment on US’s Great Lakes raises data collection fears
Rights groups and some locals worry that program to ‘track illicit activity’ could become a data collection projectThe Great Lakes have rarely ever be...
