NYPD patch with Microsoft logo and open eye. Activists are calling on Microsoft to end its surveillance partnership with the NYPD.

This is the Microsoft-police partnership you need to be worried about

The tech giant's partnership with the NYPD is being called out after its facial recognition statement.

On Jul 1, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

robert williams wrongfully arrested by police using flawed facial recogntion technology

Detroit police make first-known wrongful arrest using facial recognition

Privacy and racial justice advocates have long sounded alarms about law enforcement use of the technology.

On Jun 24, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

People protesting for black lives matter

100 civil rights groups demand Congress stop funding mass surveillance of protests

The groups are calling for 'dramatic changes' for surveillance and the militarization of police.

On Jun 17, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

amazon ring doorbell police

Calls grow for Amazon to end Ring partnerships with police

The retail giant has more than 1,000 Ring partnerships with law enforcement.

On Jun 15, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

george floyd protest washington square park

35 members of Congress call on law enforcement to stop protest surveillance

The lawmakers said they had 'deep and profound concerns' about the surveillance of the protests.

On Jun 9, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Data Privacy Black Lives Matter Protest

Protesting for Black Lives Matter? Follow these data privacy tips

Don't let protest surveillance track you.

On Jun 2, 2020 by Ana Valens

A CBP Predator drone

A Predator drone was spotted circling over Minneapolis

The drone flew in a hexagonal pattern around the city.

On May 29, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

Amazon Facial Recognition Politicians Comparitech

Amazon facial recognition tool mismatched 100 politicians to mugshots

The study found similar results to a 2018 one from the ACLU.

On May 29, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

The entrance of a Target store

Target’s ties to police scrutinized after Minneapolis store looted

The retail giant helped build a surveillance camera network throughout the city.

On May 28, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

A robot walking behind two women wearing masks

Spot the robot dog is patrolling a park, reminding people to socially distance

'One of the creepiest and most dystopian things I've seen since the pandemic began.'

On May 9, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

A map of the U.S. with blue lines representing cell phone travel

Cellphone heat map shows how a Tyson Foods plant can spread coronavirus

The data shows how the very industries helping keep America fed could inadvertently be helping spread the virus.

On May 6, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

Edward Markey Clearview AI Coronavirus

One senator wants answers from Clearview AI about its coronavirus tracing plan

Sen. Ed Markey wants to know more about facial recognition being used in coronavirus contact tracing.

On May 1, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Banjo CEO Damien Patton

CEO of surveillance firm hired by Utah is former KKK

Damien Patton helped hate group members shoot up a synagogue in 1990.

On Apr 28, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

The front of a Whole Foods store

Whole Foods using ‘heat map tool’ to track potential unionization at stores

Locations are assigned scores based on factors such as racial diversity and local poverty rates.

On Apr 20, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

amazon surveillance

Employee surveillance has boomed amid coronavirus. After, it won’t go away

It's not just Amazon—or blue-collar jobs.

On Apr 20, 2020 by Thor Benson