Emerging Tech
Did That Drone Just Tell Us to Stay 6 Feet Apart?
At least 40 law enforcement agencies across the country have used drones in the past few months for coronavirus-related purposes.
Artificial Intelligence
Senator Wants Details on Clearview AI’s Contact Tracing Pitches
Sen. Ed Markey wrote a letter to the controversial startup asking about its plans to use facial recognition technology to track patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emerging Tech
Survey: 4 in 5 Americans Worried Pandemic Will Encourage Government Surveillance
Many Americans oppose intrusive technologies even if they’re intended to assist in the government’s response to coronavirus.
Cybersecurity
In RSA Showdown, Analyst Says U.S. Must Choose Between Surveillance and Security
The debate highlights how the Justice Department’s push for access to encrypted data could undermine the U.S. campaign against Huawei.
Modernization
App Tells You Who's Collecting Your Data and Why
Find out what internet of things devices around you may be tracking you.
Ideas
What Can Barnstormers Teach Us about Face Recognition?
New technologies and a lack of regulation cause real and imagined problems.
Cybersecurity
House Subcommittee Knocking at Amazon’s Door Over Ring Data
The chairman of a House Oversight panel wants a briefing with Amazon officials about the consumer security tool.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Working on Legislation to ‘Pause’ Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Details on the bill remain scarce, though lawmakers at a hearing Wednesday expressed interest in halting the use of facial recognition until the tech can be brought under control.
Modernization
Body Cameras May Not Be the Easy Answer Everyone Was Looking For
Four states last year considered requiring police body cameras.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Demand Answers on Facial Recognition Deployments in Public Housing
In a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, democrats from both chambers raised concerns about threats to residents’ privacy.
Digital Government
NSA data storage poses risk to civil liberties, watchdog says
An audit conducted by the National Security Agency inspector general raises questions about the intelligence agency’s data retention policies.
Emerging Tech
Bill Would Constrain Some Police Use of Facial-Recognition Tools
A 72-hour limit on tracking individuals would become the first, and somewhat arbitrary, federal line in the sand.
Cybersecurity
Spy Agencies Stopped Collecting GPS, Phone Location Data Last Year
The decision came in the wake of a Supreme Court decision restricting law enforcement’s use of such information.
Emerging Tech
Did Body Cameras Backfire?
Body cameras were supposed to fix a broken system. What happened?
Cybersecurity
Report: 2020 is the Year Data Gets Weaponized
Research firm Forrester experts criminals and bad actors to weaponized artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the results won’t be pretty.
Emerging Tech
The Endless Aerial Surveillance of the Border
New reports suggest that drone activity at the southern border is spreading to nearby cities, erasing the line between police procedures and immigration enforcement.
Ideas
I Researched Uighur Society in China for 8 Years and Watched How Technology Opened New Opportunities – Then Became a Trap
The Muslim ethnic minority must carry their smartphones or risk being detained.
Emerging Tech
Six U.S. Cities Make the List of Most Surveilled Places in the World
A new report found that CCTV surveillance is increasing in certain areas of the U.S., with one city government watching its citizens from 35,000 cameras.
Emerging Tech
The Intelligence Community is Exploring Long-Range Biometric Identification
A new IARPA program aims to build biometric technology that can identify people using cameras stationed on far off rooftops and unmanned aircraft.
Digital Government