Nation Jan 10 New book offers glimpse inside world of controversial tech firm Palantir and its CEO By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
World Sep 03 Israel launches satellite to expand its surveillance throughout the Middle East In addition to monitoring Iran, Israel gains reconnaissance capabilities in other parts of the Middle East as it conducts what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called a “seven-front war,” with Israeli forces striking targets in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq… By Sam Metz, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press
Nation Dec 08 Watch 7:16 New documentary details how governments use spyware to monitor citizens' phones This past week, the White House detailed the scope of a massive Chinese hacking campaign that reaped information from American cell phone networks. But an HBO original documentary, “Surveilled,” says some governments use commercial spyware to monitor their own citizens. By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Juliet Fuisz
Nation Dec 08 Investigators find few answers in search for UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer As the search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer goes on, investigators are reckoning with a tantalizing dichotomy: They have troves of evidence, but the shooter remains an enigma. By Michael R. Sisak, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press
Politics Apr 20 Senate passes renewal of key U.S. surveillance program just after midnight deadline The legislation approved 60-34 with bipartisan support would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law. By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Mar 05 San Francisco votes on measures to compel drug treatment and give police surveillance drones By Janie Har, Associated Press One proposition would compel treatment for adult welfare recipients who use illegal drugs if they want to receive cash benefits. The other proposition would grant police the use of drones and surveillance cameras, among other increased powers. Continue reading
Jan 24 Ring will no longer allow police to request doorbell camera footage from users By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press In a blog post on Wednesday, Ring said it will sunset a tool that allows police to request and receive video captured by the doorbell cameras through Ring's Neighbors app. Continue reading
Sep 28 A key domestic surveillance tool should face new limits, a privacy oversight board says By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The recommendation came Thursday in a report from a three-member majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, an independent agency within the executive branch. Continue reading
Jul 18 Lawmakers approve bill allowing French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices By Youcef Bounab, Associated Press French lawmakers have adopted a sweeping justice reform bill that includes a provision to allow law enforcement agents to remotely tap into the cameras, microphones and location services of internet-connected devices used by some criminal suspects. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 6:57 How surveillance cameras are being used to punish public housing residents By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery An investigation by The Washington Post found that surveillance cameras meant to fight violent crime in cities across the country are being used to punish and evict residents of public housing projects, at times for minor infractions or based on… Continue watching