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BTP expands Live Facial Recognition (LFR) trial into London Underground stations
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London Underground begins scanning passengers' faces

BTP has expanded its Live Facial Recognition (LFR) trial to include London Underground stations. The initiative aims to enhance public safety and assist in identifying suspects in real-time.

btp.police.uk

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3 min

8/11/2026

Deflock Casa Grande

Casa Grande's surveillance camera system monitored a student protest at City Hall and assisted police in locating missing individuals. The system's capabilities include identifying involved parties and monitoring activities, despite residents being informed that the cameras track vehicles only.

deflockcg.com

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1 min

7/28/2026

Israeli spyware vans infiltrate American streets and your phones

US police SUVs equipped with Cognyte's FalcoNet devices can mimic cell towers, forcing nearby phones to connect and disclose location data. Courts are challenging the legality of mass phone tracking without consent, citing potential violations of Fourth Amendment privacy rights.

cybernews.com

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5 min

7/21/2026

Flock Safety had a car journalist stalked, wrongly accused, and detained

Flock Safety's automated license plate cameras were involved in a series of errors that led police to track an individual for several days and conduct a coordinated ambush. The incident has sparked widespread discussions about privacy concerns in America.

thedrive.com

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11 min

7/17/2026

Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament

The European Parliament voted 331 to 304 to reactivate the "Chat Control" initiative, allowing for indiscriminate scanning of chat messages. This decision came through a procedural motion introduced by Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

heise.de

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3 min

7/7/2026

Flock cameras track more than your license plate, and they're spreading fast

Flock cameras, commonly known as automated license plate readers (ALPRs), are rapidly spreading across the United States and can track more than just license plates. These cameras are typically mounted along roadways, logging the movements of vehicles that pass within their field of vision.

engadget.com

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9 min

6/28/2026

SDSU Wired Its Dorms with 1,300 AI Cameras Without Telling Students

San Diego State University installed over 1,300 AI-enabled cameras across campus, including in classrooms, bookstores, dining areas, parking structures, gyms, and residence halls. The project cost more than $1.3 million and was completed in 2024 without prior notification to students.

reclaimthenet.org

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4 min

6/8/2026

Fedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban

The White House app includes a sanctioned Chinese tracking SDK and offers access to press releases, livestreams, and policy updates. The FBI app displays advertisements, while FEMA requests 28 permissions to provide weather alerts.

sambent.com

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7 min

3/30/2026

Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027

By 2027, all new passenger vehicles will be required to include advanced impaired driving prevention technology as mandated by Section 24220 of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This technology will monitor driver behavior through various means, including infrared cameras.

gadgetreview.com

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2 min

3/15/2026

London Underground begins scanning passengers' faces

BTP has expanded its Live Facial Recognition (LFR) trial to include London Underground stations. The initiative aims to enhance public safety and assist in identifying suspects in real-time.

btp.police.uk

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

3 min

8/11/2026

Israeli spyware vans infiltrate American streets and your phones

US police SUVs equipped with Cognyte's FalcoNet devices can mimic cell towers, forcing nearby phones to connect and disclose location data. Courts are challenging the legality of mass phone tracking without consent, citing potential violations of Fourth Amendment privacy rights.

cybernews.com

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

5 min

7/21/2026

Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament

The European Parliament voted 331 to 304 to reactivate the "Chat Control" initiative, allowing for indiscriminate scanning of chat messages. This decision came through a procedural motion introduced by Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

heise.de

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3 min

7/7/2026

SDSU Wired Its Dorms with 1,300 AI Cameras Without Telling Students

San Diego State University installed over 1,300 AI-enabled cameras across campus, including in classrooms, bookstores, dining areas, parking structures, gyms, and residence halls. The project cost more than $1.3 million and was completed in 2024 without prior notification to students.

reclaimthenet.org

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4 min

6/8/2026

Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027

By 2027, all new passenger vehicles will be required to include advanced impaired driving prevention technology as mandated by Section 24220 of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This technology will monitor driver behavior through various means, including infrared cameras.

gadgetreview.com

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

2 min

3/15/2026

Deflock Casa Grande

Casa Grande's surveillance camera system monitored a student protest at City Hall and assisted police in locating missing individuals. The system's capabilities include identifying involved parties and monitoring activities, despite residents being informed that the cameras track vehicles only.

deflockcg.com

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1 min

7/28/2026

Flock Safety had a car journalist stalked, wrongly accused, and detained

Flock Safety's automated license plate cameras were involved in a series of errors that led police to track an individual for several days and conduct a coordinated ambush. The incident has sparked widespread discussions about privacy concerns in America.

thedrive.com

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

11 min

7/17/2026

Flock cameras track more than your license plate, and they're spreading fast

Flock cameras, commonly known as automated license plate readers (ALPRs), are rapidly spreading across the United States and can track more than just license plates. These cameras are typically mounted along roadways, logging the movements of vehicles that pass within their field of vision.

engadget.com

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

9 min

6/28/2026

Fedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban

The White House app includes a sanctioned Chinese tracking SDK and offers access to press releases, livestreams, and policy updates. The FBI app displays advertisements, while FEMA requests 28 permissions to provide weather alerts.

sambent.com

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

7 min

3/30/2026

London Underground begins scanning passengers' faces

BTP has expanded its Live Facial Recognition (LFR) trial to include London Underground stations. The initiative aims to enhance public safety and assist in identifying suspects in real-time.

btp.police.uk

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

3 min

8/11/2026

Flock Safety had a car journalist stalked, wrongly accused, and detained

Flock Safety's automated license plate cameras were involved in a series of errors that led police to track an individual for several days and conduct a coordinated ambush. The incident has sparked widespread discussions about privacy concerns in America.

thedrive.com

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

11 min

7/17/2026

SDSU Wired Its Dorms with 1,300 AI Cameras Without Telling Students

San Diego State University installed over 1,300 AI-enabled cameras across campus, including in classrooms, bookstores, dining areas, parking structures, gyms, and residence halls. The project cost more than $1.3 million and was completed in 2024 without prior notification to students.

reclaimthenet.org

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

4 min

6/8/2026

Deflock Casa Grande

Casa Grande's surveillance camera system monitored a student protest at City Hall and assisted police in locating missing individuals. The system's capabilities include identifying involved parties and monitoring activities, despite residents being informed that the cameras track vehicles only.

deflockcg.com

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

1 min

7/28/2026

Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament

The European Parliament voted 331 to 304 to reactivate the "Chat Control" initiative, allowing for indiscriminate scanning of chat messages. This decision came through a procedural motion introduced by Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

heise.de

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

3 min

7/7/2026

Fedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban

The White House app includes a sanctioned Chinese tracking SDK and offers access to press releases, livestreams, and policy updates. The FBI app displays advertisements, while FEMA requests 28 permissions to provide weather alerts.

sambent.com

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

7 min

3/30/2026

Israeli spyware vans infiltrate American streets and your phones

US police SUVs equipped with Cognyte's FalcoNet devices can mimic cell towers, forcing nearby phones to connect and disclose location data. Courts are challenging the legality of mass phone tracking without consent, citing potential violations of Fourth Amendment privacy rights.

cybernews.com

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

5 min

7/21/2026

Flock cameras track more than your license plate, and they're spreading fast

Flock cameras, commonly known as automated license plate readers (ALPRs), are rapidly spreading across the United States and can track more than just license plates. These cameras are typically mounted along roadways, logging the movements of vehicles that pass within their field of vision.

engadget.com

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

9 min

6/28/2026

Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027

By 2027, all new passenger vehicles will be required to include advanced impaired driving prevention technology as mandated by Section 24220 of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This technology will monitor driver behavior through various means, including infrared cameras.

gadgetreview.com

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2 min

3/15/2026

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