Surveillance News
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, alleging the two agencies failed to turn over data on how they’re using cellphone surveillance technology. After a December 2016 congressional report indicated that the controversial Department of Homeland Security agencies spent millions... Read More »
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In today’s technologically advanced world, recording and surveillance are made easy by widely accessible and user-friendly equipment. Additionally, smart phone recording features, specialized apps and the prevalence of surveillance cameras in our day to day lives has made being recorded and recording others an everyday occurrence. While there are many... Read More »
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A Bedford man has been arrested for a wiretap violation in which he illegally videotaped a minor, according to a release from Bedford state police. Police investigated a report of an illegal wiretap on.... Read Full Article... Read More »
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In our digital world, it can be hard to go off the grid. For women looking to escape abusive partners, it can be near impossible. For example, an Australian woman’s ex-boyfriend stalked her for months through simple technology in her car, the Washington Post reported. Using smartphone apps linked to her Land Rover, the man was allegedly able to control... Read More »
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She woke to her ex-boyfriend standing at the foot of her bed. At first, he said nothing. He stood there, she later recalled to a court, staring and silent for what “seemed like an eternity.” He then told her, low and quiet, “You’re lucky it’s just me and not a robber or a bad person to do you harm.” She didn’t know it then, she said in... Read More »
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Back in 2012, the US Supreme Court ruled that it's illegal for the police to attach a GPS tracking device to someone's car without a warrant. But what if you find a GPS tracking device on your car? Can you remove it? A little more than a year ago, the state of Indiana charged a suspected drug dealer with theft for removing a government-owned GPS tracking... Read More »
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BlackBerry has not pulled any punches in publishing a heavyweight report into the “prolific and pervasive” government spyware it says is being spread far and wide by the official Android and iOS app stores. Setting out to paint the “big picture” on mobile malware, BlackBerry’s Cylance research team has collated examples.... Read Full Article... Read More »
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WhatsApp sued the Israeli cybersurveillance firm NSO Group this week over the way spying technology had been used on its messaging service. NSO Group’s tools were used to spy on more than 1,400 people, including journalists and human-rights activists, from 20 countries, the lawsuit claims. The privacy intrusions used a WhatsApp call to embed spyware on... Read More »
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I live in a four-bedroom house with three other roommates. Since they have moved in they have been a nightmare to live with. They moved all the furniture out and since that point in time installed security cameras in.... Read Full Article... Read More »
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In February, New Times reported that the Miami-Dade Police Department wanted to renew its long-standing contract with the Nebraska company PenLink, which sells extremely powerful cell-phone-tracking technology to local cops. At the time, information about the sort of tech MDPD was using to surveil its citizens was fairly sparse, especially because... Read More »
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