ICE contract reveals network infrastructure behind HSI surveillance operations
An inadvertent change to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations’ internet service provider caused months of downtime for…
Surveillance
Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting. It is sometimes done in a surreptitious manner and it most usually refers to observation of individuals or groups by government organizations. Find surveillance solutions here.
Vendor pitches facial recognition layer for Flock camera data
A surveillance technology company is pitching law enforcement on a way to combine Flock Safety data with facial recognition, potentially…
US lawmakers revive broader federal biometric surveillance moratorium
A group of Democratic lawmakers has revived legislation that would sharply restrict federal use of facial recognition and other biometric…
ICE’s $125M Thomson Reuters deal adds data layer to identity targeting systems
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded Thomson Reuters Special Services (TRSS) a five-year data and analytics agreement worth…
Flock’s nationwide surveillance network faces mounting scrutiny
A month of disclosures about police misuse, data-sharing failures, and security weaknesses surrounding Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader (ALPR)…
Amazon and Ring seek dismissal of Familiar Faces biometric privacy lawsuit
Amazon and Ring are asking a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action over Ring’s controversial Familiar Faces facial…
US jails expand continuous biometric monitoring as data rules lag
A growing number of U.S. jails are moving beyond periodic checks of people in custody toward continuous physiological and video-based…
ICE contract reveals nationwide architecture behind HSI’s National Tracking Program
A relatively small U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contract has revealed unusually specific details about a little-known Homeland Security…
SIA defends regulated ALPR use as Flock backlash drives calls for bans
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is defending the continued use of automated license plate readers while calling for tighter privacy…
ICE’s $94.7M blockchain surveillance deal challenged
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) awarded nearly $95 million to TRM Labs for cryptocurrency forensic software and analytical support…
