A federal mandate could require new cars to monitor drivers and limit vehicle operation. Critics warn it expands surveillance ...

City’s police cross a line, breach norms, and threaten to normalize a nightmarish level of surveillance in American life.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Ronald Deibert of The Citizen Lab about a new report he published entitled "Uncovering Webloc," which is about how ad-based technology is used to surveil people.

The Austin City Council adopts a new ordinance regulating how the city deploys and oversees a wide range of surveillance ...

With the rapid advancement of technologies such as drones and AI-powered surveillance, one of Brooklyn Org’s 2026 Spark Prize recipients — the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a ...

Lately, when I’m out walking at Cobbs Hill or driving along the highway, I find myself looking toward the sky out of habit, scanning for surveillance cameras looking back at me. They’re everywhere.

The new ordinance, passed Thursday, puts strict rules on how the city uses surveillance technology like cameras, drones and ...

Two ICE agents film the press using smartphones in the hallway outside the immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza in New York on July, 11 2025. (Photo by MADISON SWART/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images) ...

In my coverage of controversial surveillance company Flock Safety and similar license-plate trackers, such as Motorola's VehicleManager, I mentioned that one of the most effective steps US readers ...

The city is at the forefront of the fight against using big tech to surveill residents. But AI poses new threats. Last May, Local Progress, an organization whose membership includes almost 2,000 ...

Flock Safety is setting up cameras and drones across the country. I spoke to cities and privacy advocates fighting back against the AI surveillance, including Flock and others like it. Tyler has ...