Can Self-Governance Survive Surveillance?
Surveillance and self-governance are like oil and water. They do no not mix well.
The Troubling Rise of Surveillance Cities
A new Houston law leverages funds from The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to require businesses to provide police access to private surveillance footage.
Geofence “Warrants”: An Unconstitutional Abuse of Technology
General warrants give law enforcement agents broad authority “to search and seize unspecified places or persons.” Prior to the American Revolution, this type of search—known as a writ of assistance—was widely used by British...
Latest CIA revelations show clear need for privacy protections
The erosion of individual privacy rights within federal law enforcement agencies directly correlates with the rise of unchecked agency power, particularly in the realm of national security agencies such as the CIA and, post-9/11,...
Facial Recognition Is Terrifying, Even (Especially) When It Works
The only thing worse than an arbitrary, incompetent government violating its citizens’ liberties is an arbitrary, competent one.
Apparently, USPS Is a Spy Agency
Leaks to Yahoo! News revealed a wide-ranging domestic surveillance campaign, run by the United States Postal Service’s covert division, to monitor Americans’ social media activities to prevent “dangerous activities” like violent...