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Your phone is the perfect surveillance tool
If you carry a smartphone, the world can spy on you. Surveillance is a fundamental part of the cellular network, writes Stephen Wicker in his new book Cellular Convergence and the Death of Privacy. But...
View ArticleCameras work together to track a single person
Cameras are all around us—on store ceilings, public transportation, and even car dashboards. The recordings can be a powerful surveillance tool on the roads and in buildings, but it’s surprisingly hard...
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How to hide from the internet’s surveillance machine
It’s a common assumption that being online means you’ll have to part ways with your personal data and there’s nothing you can do about it. Not true, according to two communication professors. In their...
View ArticleSystem combines CCTV and public surveillance
A prototype system could let law enforcement and public safety agencies tap into thousands of cameras in places like parking garages, college campuses, national parks, and highways. The system could...
View ArticleYour private life is on display in phone metadata
One of the US government’s justifications for allowing security agencies to access metadata without warrants is the underlying belief that it’s not sensitive information. A new study shows that...
View ArticleMore third parties know what you do online
For more than two decades, people have used the internet to research, shop, make friends, find dates, and learn about the world. And third parties have been watching—and learning. When you open a...
View ArticleLong gap between photos stymies facial recognition
New research investigates how the aging of our faces affects the performance of automatic facial recognition systems. “We wanted to determine if state-of-the-art facial recognition systems could...
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This terahertz emitter could be a wearable bomb detector
Terahertz (THz) technology has attracted a lot of attention for its potential for non-invasive medical imaging, communication, and security surveillance. THz waves can pass through non-conducting...
View ArticleToday’s new moms report more judgy comments
Interviews with mother-grandmother pairs suggest that community surveillance of pregnancy and infant-feeding has increased between the generations. Many of the new mothers said they felt watched,...
View Article‘Beyond Snowden’ book argues for US surveillance reform
A new book describes reform efforts within America’s growing surveillance state—and advocates for further change to protect citizens’ privacy while maintaining security. “Because of Snowden, we now...
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‘Wiretap’ aims to determine what crows caw about
What are crows saying when their loud caws fill the night? Despite the ruckus, nobody quite knows. The birds congregate daily before and after sleep, and they make some noise, but what might be...
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Fruit bat clicks may inspire driverless car design
The Egyptian fruit bat uses navigation techniques similar to those modern-day military and civil surveillance use, new research suggests. The finding could inspire new directions for driverless cars...
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How to hide from the internet’s surveillance machine
It’s a common assumption that being online means you’ll have to part ways with your personal data and there’s nothing you can do about it. Not true, according to two communication professors. In their...
View ArticleSystem combines CCTV and public surveillance
A prototype system could let law enforcement and public safety agencies tap into thousands of cameras in places like parking garages, college campuses, national parks, and highways. The system could...
View ArticleYour private life is on display in phone metadata
One of the US government’s justifications for allowing security agencies to access metadata without warrants is the underlying belief that it’s not sensitive information. A new study shows that...
View ArticleMore third parties know what you do online
For more than two decades, people have used the internet to research, shop, make friends, find dates, and learn about the world. And third parties have been watching—and learning. When you open a...
View ArticleLong gap between photos stymies facial recognition
New research investigates how the aging of our faces affects the performance of automatic facial recognition systems. “We wanted to determine if state-of-the-art facial recognition systems could...
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This terahertz emitter could be a wearable bomb detector
Terahertz (THz) technology has attracted a lot of attention for its potential for non-invasive medical imaging, communication, and security surveillance. THz waves can pass through non-conducting...
View ArticleToday’s new moms report more judgy comments
Interviews with mother-grandmother pairs suggest that community surveillance of pregnancy and infant-feeding has increased between the generations. Many of the new mothers said they felt watched,...
View Article‘Beyond Snowden’ book argues for US surveillance reform
A new book describes reform efforts within America’s growing surveillance state—and advocates for further change to protect citizens’ privacy while maintaining security. “Because of Snowden, we now...
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