crime prevention
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Here’s the Oppressive Surveillance You’ll Face If You Protest in NYC
For years now, New York City has tried to distance itself from its embattled and racist Stop and Frisk policing tactics that were responsible for creating over 100,000 interactions with police annually during the early 2000s. Though these physical stops have mostly tapered down, activists say it’s been replaced by a digital equivalent with equally…
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Amazon’s Ring Doorbell Can Violate Your Neighbour’s Privacy, a UK Judge Rules
A judge in the U.K. has ruled that a man infringed on his neighbour’s privacy by using Amazon’s Ring doorbell without prior consent.
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CCTV Company Uses ‘Virtual Supervisors’ to Spy On and Yell at Convenience Store Workers
A security company is offering businesses a very unique surveillance service: the voice of God. Well, not really. Actually, it’s just some contractor from India but the net effect — a booming, omniscient in-store narrator — is the same.
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Report: Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Has Been Used by Over 1,800 Public Agencies
A new series of reports from BuzzFeed News shows the wide net cast by shadowy surveillance firm Clearview AI. Individuals at 1,803 public agencies — many of which are U.S. police departments — have used its facial recognition software at some point over recent years, according to data reviewed by the news outlet.