Privacy & Surveillance
Data leaks, surveillance, facial recognition and misuse of personal data by AI. 24 stories this week, 26 tracked in total.
Police to add AI facial recognition to Smart View CCTV system this month, targeting 60,000 cameras by 2028
Big tech, AI, and the quiet expansion of digital surveillance in Nigeria
TeleAI Officially Launches Privacy-First AI Camera for Sensitive Public and Healthcare Spaces
Why Automated License Plate Readers Are a Threat to Privacy, Not a Solution for Crime
MIT faculty add googly eyes, rhinestones to security cameras in protest of AI surveillance on campus
Starbucks Considers Facial Recognition and Personalized Menus in Major 2027 Tech Overhaul
Police Want AI Surveillance, But What About Your Privacy?
UK Home Office facial recognition immigration plan targets public events
Why democracy funders need to focus on surveillance
North Carolina Just Turned Its Entire Highway System Into an AI Surveillance Dragnet!
Nearly 100 surveillance cameras to be added to Montreal streets
Surveillance By Design: Government Officials Say Lawful Access Could Reach Gaming Platforms, Daycares and AI Services - Michael Geist -
No more ‘heads-up’ tracking: Chinese university scraps AI attention system amid privacy backlash
Claude AI Predicts a Privacy Coin Boom: Can Zcash Go To $5,000?
3AM Affiliate Embraces AI-Like Loops in European School Attack
Evidence suggests a model may have generated and revised commands during the ransom gang's breach, though researchers stopped short of claiming full automation.
Can police use facial recognition on protesters? Supreme Court to examine
Safety or surveillance? Colleges are turning to Flock and AI cameras across Massachusetts
Hackers Use AI-Powered Attack Framework to Breach WorkOS and Access Customer Data
The Number Of Innocent People Being Accused of Shoplifting by Faulty AI-Facial Recognition Systems Is Alarming
Ontario Human Rights Commission warns surveillance pricing could violate Human Rights Code
Inside Sydney council’s bold new AI surveillance plan where cameras scan city streets for potential criminals
Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests
Internet - Privacy, Security, Surveillance
Trust Is Not What It Seems — and Fraudsters Are Counting on It
Threat actors don't need to rely on malware to breach organizations anymore. They're simply calling help desks and politely asking for access, with a little help from artificial intelligence.
OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.