Monitoring articles

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  Article

  Previously redacted documents reveal huge flaws in ankle monitors used to track felons

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 1, 2013 06:57 am + 9 comments

  Back in 2011, California discovered that the GPS anklets that track the movement of sex offenders Continue reading…

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  Article

  'Stealth Wear' clothing line could help you hide from drones, other tracking devices

  By Chris Welch on January 14, 2013 06:36 pm + 1 comments

  Privacy-minded designer Adam Harvey is preparing to release a clothing collection called "Stealth Continue reading…

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  Article

  Sen. Ron Wyden on FISA surveillance law: 'We are going to win this'

  By Amar Toor on January 9, 2013 03:41 pm + 20 comments

  Civil liberties advocates suffered a major setback in December, when the US Senate voted to extend Continue reading…

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  Article

  Senate Judiciary Committee approves bill requiring authorities to obtain warrants for email records

  By Chris Welch on November 29, 2012 01:14 pm + 15 comments

  The US Senate Judiciary Committee today approved a bill that would require authorities to produce Continue reading…

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  Article

  Universities to pilot ebook program that monitors student reading habits

  By Chris Welch on November 19, 2012 10:21 am + 12 comments

  It's difficult to know for certain how much time students spend with their traditional, paper Continue reading…

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  Article

  Canadian safety minister orders stop to airport recording pending 'privacy impact assessment'

  By Andrew Webster on June 20, 2012 11:58 pm + 4 comments

  The Canadian government may be moving away from a proposed plan to use video and audio equipment to Continue reading…

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  Article

  Endosync transfers video of your insides to the worldwide web

  By Jamie Keene on February 8, 2012 07:42 am + 2 comments

  Specialist site iMedicalApps has reviewed a new set of wireless endoscopy tools from Envisionier Continue reading…

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  Review

  Dropcam HD review

  By David Pierce on January 30, 2012 10:10 pm + 17 comments

  Simple home surveillance is an appealing idea — who doesn't want to be able to check on their kids Continue reading…

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  Iran orders internet cafes to record customer activity and identity

  By Dante D'Orazio on January 5, 2012 06:02 pm + 44 comments

  Iranians are now being monitored at internet cafes. The government is requiring that the cafes Continue reading…

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  Feature

  Carrier IQ interview: inside the brave new world of carrier phone tracking

  By Sean Hollister on December 5, 2011 03:18 pm + 92 comments

  By Sean Hollister and Dieter Bohn You may have heard of the "internet of things," a vision of the Continue reading…