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Schneier on Security · · International

Connected Cars Are a Surveillance Platform

Researchers from Northeastern University and Consumer Reports reviewed privacy policies and filings from 15 major automakers to assess how much data modern connected cars collect on drivers and how that data flows to third parties, including insurance technology companies and data brokers.

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E edition.cnn.com · · International

These were the ‘Adams and Eves’ of facial recognition technology

A report profiles the early pioneers credited with developing facial recognition technology, framing them as the foundational figures behind a surveillance tool now embedded in law enforcement, commerce, and public life.

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A ADS Advance · · International

British Transport Police extends facial recognition trial despite zero direct arrests

British Transport Police has extended its live facial recognition trial on the transport network even though the program has not led to any direct arrests. The decision to continue came despite that outcome, suggesting the force is using criteria other than arrests to justify the technology.

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B BBC · · International

City to get live facial recognition for first time

A city is set to deploy live facial recognition technology for the first time, marking a significant expansion of real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces.

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C Cambridgeshire Constabulary · · International

Live facial recognition coming to Cambridge city centre

Cambridgeshire Constabulary is set to deploy live facial recognition technology in Cambridge city centre. The move brings real-time biometric surveillance to one of the UK's most visited urban areas.

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T The Times of India · · International

British Transport Police spent £320,786 testing live facial recognition at London stations and scanned more than 500,000 faces; the six-month trial produced one alert, and that person was wrongly identified

British Transport Police spent over £320,000 on a six-month live facial recognition trial at London train stations, scanning more than half a million faces. The trial generated a single alert, and that one match turned out to be wrong.

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E EPIC – Electronic Privacy Information Center · · International

Senator Markey Introduces Bill to Stop the Government’s Use of Face Surveillance and Other Biometric Surveillance Tech

Senator Ed Markey has introduced legislation that would prohibit federal government use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technologies. The bill represents one of the more sweeping proposed federal restrictions on government biometric data collection to date.

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B Biometric Update · · International

Vendor pitches facial recognition layer for Flock camera data

A vendor is proposing to add a facial recognition capability on top of data already collected by Flock Safety cameras, which are widely used by law enforcement agencies across the United States for license plate reading and vehicle tracking.

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Microsoft Threat Intelligence · · International

Unauthenticated command injection on internet-facing mail servers: tracking CVE-2026-73570

Microsoft Threat Intelligence examines CVE-2026-73570 exploitation in Zimbra, including observed attack paths, detection opportunities, and mitigation guidance. The post Unauthenticated command injection on internet-facing mail servers: tracking CVE-2026-73570 appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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C Cybernews · · International

“One searchable platform:” this AI surveillance company wants facial recognition added to Flock

An AI surveillance company is pushing to integrate facial recognition technology into Flock, a license plate reader network already widely used by law enforcement agencies across the United States. The move would combine two powerful identification tools into a single searchable platform.

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Ars Technica — Policy · · International

Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals

A lawmaker has pushed back on Apple's stated justification for removing apps that track U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity from its App Store, calling the explanation inadequate and demanding answers about any role the Trump administration may have played in the decision.

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B Boing Boing · · International

London's live facial recognition trial ends in one false positive, no arrests, and a £320k bill

A live facial recognition trial in London concluded with one false positive identification, zero arrests, and a cost of £320,000 to the public. The results raise serious questions about whether the deployment delivered any meaningful law enforcement value.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Privacy’s Defenders Podcast: Cowboys, Cypherpunks and Visionaries

A podcast episode featuring Cindy Cohn, following her 26-year tenure at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, traces the history of digital privacy activism — from early internet cypherpunks to today's battles against license plate readers, facial recognition, and behavioral advertising.

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404 Media · · International

Surveillance Finds a Way

A report from 404 Media examines how surveillance persists or adapts despite legal, technical, or policy barriers meant to limit it.

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The Guardian — Tech · · International

New campaign disclosures reveal how much American political campaigns spend on AI tools

New campaign finance disclosures show U.S. political campaigns, parties, and committees are spending significantly on AI tools, even as candidates remain publicly silent about how they are using the technology. The spending data offers a rare factual window into AI's growing role in electoral politics.

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The Guardian — Tech · · International

Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests

A six-month British Transport Police trial of live facial recognition at busy London railway stations scanned over half a million faces, cost more than £320,000, and consumed nearly 100 officer hours. A freedom of information request revealed the effort produced one alert — which was a false positive — and zero arrests.

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F Fox News · · International

AI facial recognition is fueling wrongful arrests, former attorney warns

A former attorney is warning that AI-powered facial recognition technology is contributing to wrongful arrests, raising concerns about the reliability of automated identification tools used in law enforcement.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

EFF to San Francisco Police: Drones are Powerful Surveillance Tools That Require a Robust Policy

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pushing back on the San Francisco Police Department's proposed drone policy, arguing that SFPD's existing use has already outgrown its written rules and that the new draft policy still leaves the door open to broad, untargeted surveillance of the public.

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