US bill would require warrants for digital surveillance, biometric searches
A House bill introduced by Reps. Thomas Massie and Lauren Boebert would impose a broad warrant requirement on government searches…
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Smart City projects in 11 African countries reveal major digital authoritarianism risks
A report that compiles research findings on the implementation of AI-powered surveillance systems in 11 African countries has warned that…
Milwaukee cop’s misuse of Flock ALPR undercuts case for facial recognition use
The debate in Wisconsin over whether police in Milwaukee should be allowed to use facial recognition or join Biometrica’s network…
Ring and Flock call off integration as scrutiny of camera-to-police partnership intensifies
Amazon-owned Ring and Flock Safety have canceled their planned partnership, stepping back from an integration that would have linked one…
FBI issues RFI on drones with real-time facial recognition, license plate readers
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has issued a new Request for Information (RFI) seeking AI tools that are capable…
Border Patrol’s monitoring of US drivers raises privacy concerns
The U.S. Border Patrol has quietly built a nationwide vehicle tracking system that functions much like location surveillance but without…
ICE’s license plate app quietly expands a nationwide surveillance web
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are now using a mobile app that lets them scan a license plate…
US lawmakers call for FTC probe into Flock Safety over data security failures
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Flock Safety, saying…
Neurotechnology video analytics to be deployed at UAE free trade zone
Neurotechnology has landed a deal to deploy its video analytics surveillance across one of the United Arab Emirates’s largest free…
OCR Studio introduces vehicle recognition software for industrial applications
OCR Studio has applied its computer vision and optical character recognition capabilities to release a license plate and VIN (vehicle…
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