News & Commentary about Surveillance Technologies
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Apr 22, 2014
Status of 2014 Domestic Drone Legislation in the States
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Apr 18, 2014
What Captain America Has to Say About the NSA
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Mar 25, 2014
Local Police in Florida Acting Like They’re the CIA (But They’re Not)
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Feb 27, 2014
When Big Data Becomes a Civil Rights Problem
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Feb 26, 2014
Rapid Improvements in Lidar Technology Could Have Surveillance Implications
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Feb 25, 2014
Chicago Police “Heat List” Renews Old Fears About Government Flagging and Tagging
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Feb 7, 2014
Persistent Aerial Surveillance: Do We Want To Go There, America?
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Jan 24, 2014
The Shrinking Rationale For Government Surveillance Camera Systems
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Jan 23, 2014
Private Cameras Will Hurt Privacy - But is There a Solution?