The use of license-plate readers has emerged as a big concern among privacy advocates, as one leading maker of the devices wants to fuse the technology with other sources of identifying information.
Surveillance and Privacy
How the proliferation of surveillance technology affects personal privacy in the digital age
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7 mass surveillance tools your local police might be using
If you’ve been concerning yourself with the Heartbleed bug and the National Security Agency, you might as well have these seven items on your radar, too.
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Privacy protections for Web data gaining momentum
The White House has taken a step toward putting limitations on how companies can use the digital information they gather about private citizens.
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Help us keep an eye on the agencies watching you
We’re always looking for new ways to engage with our audience and make journalism sustainable. With our inaugural campaign with Beacon Reader, we hope to fund the coverage of an issue of huge public importance: local surveillance.
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Should law enforcement tell the public about new surveillance tech?
Unlike individual searches and seizures, there isn’t much regulation on how police should inform the public of their use of mass surveillance tactics.
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Hollywood-style surveillance technology inches closer to reality
CIR and KQED take an inside look at the emerging technologies that could revolutionize policing – and how intrusively the public is monitored by the government.
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CIR takes a deep dive into the surveillance of ordinary Americans
We’re focusing on governments and law enforcement agencies’ efforts to monitor private citizens in the name of fighting crime. Watch our latest video with KQED, read our ongoing coverage and join the conversation on our new space on Reddit.com.
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Reddit recap: How law enforcement agencies are using tech to collect your data
We round up a few questions Redditors asked reporters G.W. Schulz and Ali Winston about facial recognition software, license-plate scanners and other tools that local law enforcement agencies are using for intelligence gathering.
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Ask us anything about local surveillance technology
Ali Winston and G.W. Schulz will be on Reddit on Tuesday at 11 a.m. PT to take your questions and comments about facial recognition technologies, biometrics, license-plate scanners, fusion centers and more.
