Surveillance is everywhere, from street corner cameras to the subject of books and movies. “We talk a lot about why surveillance is bad, but we don’t really know why,” says Neil Richards, JD... Read more
The U.S. government must shield its citizens from the multiplying eyes of surveillance drones Before the decade is out, there may be thousands more eyes in the sky. Unmanned aerial vehicles,... Read more
We’re charging headlong into a future filled with one-way mirrors behind which the rich spy on the poor, and the strong on the weak. Last week Wikileaks–remember them?–released a sheaf of do... Read more
Have some aerial photography you need done? Drones aren’t just for hunting terrorists anymore. Soon, you’ll be able to buy and launch your own UAV for cheap. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)... Read more
The oppression industry is bad enough now … The government of Syria uses made-in-California technology from BlueCoat Systems to censor the Internet and spy on its pro-democracy activi... Read more
The company plans to have it ready for clients by the next fiscal year. Japan’s Hitachi Kokusai Electric has developed a surveillance system that can automatically detect a face in either a... Read more
Daniel Gárate’s career came crashing to earth a few weeks ago. That’s when the Los Angeles Police Department warned local real estate agents not to hire photographers like Mr. Gárate,... Read more
Shouldn’t the first people to surrender their privacy be those in authority? Your phone might be spying on you. The many cameras you pass every day can recognize your face. Facebook,... Read more
Surveillance by civilian authorities is likely to be highly visible WHEN drones are used even by environmental activists to track down Japanese whaling vessels, it is a sure sign that... Read more
These popular, unmanned aircraft will eventually fall into the hands of hostile nations and terrorists Some are as large and fast as commercial airplanes. Some are blimps that sit in... Read more
The capture and analysis of surveillance footage has been an indispensable tool for U.S. counterterrorism and law enforcement in the past decade. Video analysis software has improved since t... Read more
Surveillance security systems and smart DVRs have come a long way in the past decade with the invention of features such as motion detection, scheduled recording, and live video streaming ov... Read more
The UAS weighs about five pounds (2.27 kg), and is small enough to be carried in a backpack California-based aerospace company AeroVironment has developed some fascinating Unmanned Aircraft... Read more
Google+ is bringing people together. The video chat service is just so easy to set up with a click-and-go sort of system. It’s so easy that, as a Lifehacker user pointed out, the Hangouts ar... Read more
One aspect of the Egyptian uprising (among the others, most ongoing) that was overpowered by the wild acclamation of social media is something that has been quietly but powerfully changing s... Read more
