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The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports that automated license plate reader networks, marketed as public safety tools, are increasingly being used by authorities for minor infractions such as noise complaints, effectively functioning as broad population-tracking systems rather than targeted investigative tools.
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After researchers and EFF's Threat Lab found hidden facial recognition code in Meta's smart glasses companion app — code capable of identifying strangers in public from a photo — Meta removed it following public backlash. The reversal came quietly, matching how the code was originally introduced.
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Connecticut has updated its privacy law with several new provisions, including rules for data brokers, a ban on selling geolocation data, restrictions on using surveillance-based data for pricing, and new requirements around genetic data. The changes expand the state's existing consumer privacy framework across several high-sensitivity data categories.
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Congress faces a June 12 deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the NSA to collect and store communications involving Americans without a warrant. The deadline coincides with scrutiny over the Trump administration's appointment of an acting Director of National Intelligence seen as lacking relevant qualifications.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation testified before a House Homeland Security subcommittee, urging Congress to pair any government adoption of AI with explicit safeguards for constitutional rights. EFF's senior policy analyst warned that using generative AI for mass government surveillance could amplify existing civil liberties violations at a scale previously impossible.
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Meta embedded facial recognition code in the software powering its always-on Ray-Ban smart glasses, capable of generating unique faceprints from a person's facial features. Following public scrutiny and critical reporting by WIRED, Meta removed the unactivated code in a subsequent app update.
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Amazon is facing a lawsuit over the use of facial recognition technology in its Ring home security products. The legal action targets how the company allegedly deploys biometric identification through its consumer surveillance devices.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation is highlighting its ongoing legal and advocacy work against mass surveillance technologies, using its spring membership drive to draw attention to cases like that of Will Freeman, who built a tool called DeFlock.me to expose how automated license plate readers collect location data on virtually every vehicle that passes them.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation has named Nicole Ozer as its new Executive Director. Ozer brings over two decades of experience in privacy, surveillance, AI policy, and digital civil liberties, most recently leading the Center for Constitutional Democracy at UC Law San Francisco and before that founding the ACLU of Northern California's Technology and Civil Liberties Program.
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A lawsuit seeking disclosure of ICE's spyware contract has yielded a heavily redacted response, with the agency blocking out nearly all substantive details about the agreement. The effort, which required litigation to produce even this limited result, leaves the public with little visibility into how ICE is procuring and using surveillance tools.
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Sweden has authorized its police to use live facial recognition technology, making it one of the few European countries to formally permit real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces. The move marks a significant shift in how Swedish law enforcement can monitor and identify individuals in the field.
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The IAPP Canada conference brought together privacy professionals to discuss national AI strategy and lawful access frameworks, among other emerging issues at the intersection of technology, surveillance, and data governance in Canada.
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BusPatrol, a company that has installed AI-powered cameras across tens of thousands of school buses, is now seeking to give law enforcement access to that footage. The move would expand what began as a school safety and traffic enforcement tool into a broader surveillance resource for police.
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The FTC reached settlements totaling $930,000 with Cox Media Group and two partner marketing firms over allegations that they falsely marketed an AI service claiming to target ads based on audio captured from consumers' smart devices, and misrepresented that users had consented to such surveillance.
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Maryland has passed what is being described as the first law of its kind targeting surveillance-based pricing, where companies use personal data to charge individuals different prices. The law contains notable loopholes that may limit how much it actually constrains the practice.
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Security researchers have identified a previously unknown spyware vendor whose software was distributed through a fake Android application, apparently used by government authorities to surveil a target. The company had not been publicly linked to surveillance tools before this discovery.
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Researchers at Citizen Lab identified two surveillance vendors that exploited access to core cellular network infrastructure to track the physical locations of individuals across multiple countries. The findings suggest that commercial surveillance companies are misusing legitimate network access points to conduct targeted monitoring.
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WhatsApp has notified approximately 200 users who were targeted by a fake version of its app that secretly installed spyware developed by an Italian surveillance company. Meta identified the campaign and is alerting affected users directly.
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Residents in Southern California have begun noticing license plate readers near the border that appear to be operated by U.S. Border Patrol. Some people in the area have reported unclear or confusing interactions with agents connected to the infrastructure.
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Italian prosecutors have confirmed that two journalists were targeted with Paragon spyware, advancing a broader national investigation into the tool's use. The identity of those who authorized or carried out the surveillance remains unknown.
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