The surveillance networks cities do not have to buy
Private camera networks are beginning to emerge in cities across the U.S. which operate outside the boundaries of companies who…
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.
NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers
New Zealand’s Policing Amendment Bill takes in expanded biometric collection. The country’s justice select committee has recommended the bill be…
LAPD’s withdrawal from Flock exposes deeper failures in camera oversight
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) allowed its three-year agreement with Flock Safety to expire July 11 and suspended its…
US senators target AI, biometric surveillance in the workplace
U.S. senators this week introduced legislation that would place some of the most far-reaching federal limits yet proposed on employers’…
Xailient’s facial recognition technology for casinos gets GLI validation
Xailient has received independent validation from Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) for Casino Eye-D, its edge AI facial recognition platform for…
ATF drops AdTech surveillance tool as ICE eyes commercial location data
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) canceled a contract for commercial cellphone location surveillance software after a…
ICE biometrics underpin broader surveillance network, report argues
A coalition of privacy and civil liberties organizations says that biometric systems deployed by ICE and CBP have evolved from…
India considers nationwide facial recognition network for airports
India’s Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) wants to deploy facial recognition cameras across all major Indian airports. It comes as…
New York Knicks owner sued following biometric data breach
The facial recognition-powered network of surveillance cameras that blankets Madison Square Garden has suffered a massive breach that includes biometric…
Facial recognition plan for Kansas City buses stalls as privacy debate widens
Kansas City’s plan to equip public buses with facial recognition cameras has been delayed but not abandoned, turning a transit…
