surveillance

TECH

Canada orders Chinese video surveillance tech provider Hikvision to cease all operations and close its business in the country over national security concerns (Yi Wei Wong/Bloomberg)

6 days ago

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SCIENCE

The constant surveillance of modern life could worsen our brain function in ways we don’t fully understand, disturbing studies suggest

May 11, 2025

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In 1785 English philosopher Jeremy Bentham designed the perfect prison: Cells circle a tower from which an unseen guard can…

SCIENCE

US government is using AI for unprecedented social media surveillance

May 5, 2025

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Data and AI tools enable broad surveillance of social media Tada Images/Shutterstock The US government is expanding its surveillance of…

TECH

Flock Safety, maker of computer vision-enabled video surveillance tech for police and businesses, raised $275M at a $7.5B valuation, up from $4.8B a year ago (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

March 13, 2025

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SCIENCE

Waste surveillance at just 20 airports could spot the next pandemic

February 12, 2025

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A network of airports like Hong Kong International Airport could effectively detect disease outbreaks Yuen Man Cheung / Alamy A…