Surveillance articles

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  Article

  You are being watched: making art from tracking technology

  By Ben Popper on May 9, 2012 12:02 pm + 8 comments

  "We’re surrounded by systems, devices and machineries generating heaps of raw graphic novelty. We Continue reading…

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  Gallery

  At Eyebeam, making art from the technology that tracks our every move

  on May 9, 2012 12:02 pm

  A new exhibit, Wired Frames, is opening at the Eyebeam Art and Technology Center in New York City. Continue reading…

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  Article

  FBI drafting proposal for more 'wiretap-friendly' web services, according to CNET

  By Adi Robertson on May 4, 2012 04:10 pm + 20 comments

  In many ways, growing technological capabilities have increased opportunities for surveillance, but Continue reading…

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  Article

  Lots of investment in facial recognition, but are we any safer?

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 10, 2012 08:23 am + 3 comments

  In his review of Kelly Gates's Our Biometric Future: Facial Recognition Technology and the Culture Continue reading…

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  Article

  Hotel caught injecting advertising into webpages on 'complimentary' Wi-Fi network

  By Sean Hollister on April 7, 2012 08:56 am + 79 comments

  The next time you find a hotel room with free Wi-Fi, you might not want to celebrate right away: Continue reading…

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  Article

  US Air Force will need 'years' to analyze its drone footage

  By Adi Robertson on April 6, 2012 03:13 pm + 15 comments

  Drones have freed US pilots from running surveillance missions, but the footage they collect still Continue reading…

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  Article

  Blue Devil: two US senators fight to keep the spy blimp project alive

  By Chris Welch on April 5, 2012 01:42 am + 8 comments

  The massive 370-foot long blimp known as Blue Devil was intended to be a major asset to US military Continue reading…

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  Article

  Homeland Security using military wide-area camera to scan miles of the US border at once

  By Adi Robertson on April 2, 2012 09:41 am + 14 comments

  Military drones are already used to survey the border between the US and Mexico, but starting last Continue reading…

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  Article

  ZTE follows Huawei's lead, promises to curb Iran business after surveillance system sale

  By Bryan Bishop on March 24, 2012 05:46 am + 23 comments

  ZTE has said it is going to scale back its business dealings with Iran after it was revealed the Continue reading…

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  Article

  New surveillance system can compare your face against 36 million others in a single second

  By Bryan Bishop on March 23, 2012 09:03 am + 18 comments

  Using facial recognition to process surveillance footage isn't a new concept — Scotland Yard began Continue reading…