Tag: surveillance

• ‘My fear was too great’: the Pussy Riot member recruited by Russian spies to inform on fellow activists

  September 19, 2026

  Exclusive: In her first media interview since fleeing Russia, Rita Flores describes her three years of being run by the FSB https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/19/pussy-riot-russian-spies-fsb-activists-rita-flores?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›

• Rerun or sequel? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on end times fascism

  September 6, 2026

  https://www.ft.com/content/bd134250-00d8-4bfd-bf4b-d32479ac0fed?accessToken=zwAAAaB0AttCkdO9E0JQANhL_dO_S9MkeawP7Q.MEUCIQClH7FSMCrllrbU5xbT_GKXumZTzrLLBY7aoiW7xqTs8AIgR4TGh_n08dMD3pdS6w6cIsKbkPdebMD3imGkAsB7ROo&segmentId=e95a9ae7-622c-6235-5f87-51e412b47e97&shareType=enterprise&shareId=ceaa8f3a-53d0-47c4-9379-42bd4a0e4979 more ›

• The ‘Bukele Effect’ on Latin America’s Security

  August 14, 2026

  Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, leaders are attempting to follow the Bukele playbook. Is it working? https://insightcrime.org/news/the-bukele-effect-on-latin-americas-security/?utm_source=semafor more ›

• AppleInsider.com

  August 5, 2026

  Though Apple is not scheduled to make an appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, the company is using the event as an opportunity to push… more ›

• How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners

  August 4, 2026

  An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/world/asia/china-surveillance-foreigners-database.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2VA.khtF.stlDJiDcjqVJ&smid=nytcore-ios-share more ›

• For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark | WIRED

  July 23, 2026

  MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner. https://www.wired.com/story/for-taylor-swift-madison-square-gardens-controversial-cameras-briefly-went-dark/ more ›

• Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Terrorism

  July 11, 2026

  AI will not transform terrorism overnight. Its more likely effect is subtler: lowering barriers for extremist propaganda, recruitment, disinformation, and planning while strengthening counterterrorism tools and surveillance risks. https://www.csis.org/analysis/artificial-intelligence-and-future-terrorism more ›

• Uncovering Webloc: An Analysis of Penlink’s Ad-based Geolocation Surveillance Tech – The Citizen Lab

  April 13, 2026

  Location data collected from mobile apps and digital advertising can reveal habits, interests and almost any other aspect of someone’s life. In this report, we uncover how a geolocation surveillance… more ›

• China’s AI Education Experiment – by Lily Ottinger

  April 6, 2026

  Pilot schools in China are already using AI to grade children’s artwork, monitor their facial expressions during lectures, and screen them for psychological problems — and the Ministry of Education… more ›

• GHOST IN THE MACHINE (2026) OFFICIAL TRAILER

  March 25, 2026

  Feature documentary charting the untold origins of artificial intelligence. This is not a story about machines, it is a story about power. Directed by Valerie Veatch Official Selection Sundance Film… more ›