mass surveillance
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DHS Engaged in Massive Bulk Surveillance Campaign Monitoring Millions of Money Transfers Sent to Mexico and Four US States
The Department of Homeland Security has allegedly operated a “bulk surveillance” project responsible for collecting financial records on money transfers greater than $US500 ($694) sent to Mexico and certain states, a previously unknown practice lawmakers and civil liberties experts claim may violate U.S law. The DHS data collection program was revealed in a letter sent…
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The CIA Has a Secret Data Collection Program That Includes Some Records on Americans, Senators Say
The Central Intelligence Agency has a secret data collection program that includes some information about Americans, according to two U.S. Senators with knowledge of the program. The nature of the collection, how it is conducted, and the extent to which it has occurred isn’t at all clear, though the senators have characterised the program as…
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US Olympic Athletes Urged to Leave Phones Behind Amid Chinese Surveillance Concerns
American Olympic athletes heading to Beijing for this year’s 2022 Winter Olympics are being advised to pack a disposable burner phone and get familiar with virtual private networks to avoid potential Chinese government surveillance.
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Clearview AI Says It Can Do the ‘Computer Enhance’ Thing
Sketchy face recognition company Clearview AI has inflated its stockpile of scraped images to over 10 billion, according to its co-founder and CEO Hoan Ton-That. What’s more, he says the company has new tricks up its sleeve, like using AI to draw in the details of blurry or partial images of faces.