The-14Mar 10
Is someone watching you? Facial recognition tech is here and Canada offers little privacy protection
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Is someone watching you? Facial recognition tech is here and Canada offers little privacy protection | The-14

Facial recognition spreads through police, smart devices and cameras while Canada’s weak privacy laws leave citizens exposed to expanding biometric surveillance

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WinbuzzerDec 7

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/12/07/facial-recognition-body-cams-canadian-city-police-launches-world-first-test-xcxwbn/

Facial Recognition Body Cams: Canadian City Police Launches World-First Test

#AI #FacialRecognition #Axon #Privacy #Surveillance #LawEnforcement #Biometrics #PoliceTech #Edmonton #Canada #Regulation #AIEthics

Show threadOakland PrivacyNov 21

EFF’s Dave Maass: “Flock technology is a threat to our core democratic values.”

#surveillance #privacy #civilrights #firstamendment #policetech #alpr #flock #protestrights #immigrantrights #accountability

Evan GenestNov 13

“Alders spent the vast majority of yesterday's meeting debating how just 0.1% of the money should be spent. The Office of the Independent Monitor's $405,000 annual budget.

That's after Alders Knox, Pritchett, and Harrington McKinney introduced a last-minute floor amendment that sought to transfer the OIM's entire budget to the Madison Police Department.”

From WORT Local News: Madison alders debate police oversight funding ahead of budget vote, Nov 12, 2025
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Madison alders debate police oversight funding ahead of budget vote

Podcast Episode · WORT Local News · 11/13/2025 · 51m

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PrivacyDigestJun 17, 2025

> Curious what type of surveillance tech your local cops have? Come on in and check them out

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Atlas of Surveillance

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Mr Tech KingMay 16, 2025
Cheshire Police leads UK with AI to spot stalking patterns earlier, even if unsaid. This tech is set to boost officer work, not replace it, aiming for faster investigations and quicker victim safety. Big step in policing. #AIforGood #PoliceTech #Innovation
Mr Tech KingMay 16, 2025
UK's Cheshire Police now using AI to identify stalking patterns super early. The tech augments officers, doesn't replace them, with ethical checks. Aims to speed up justice & better protect victims. Game-changer? #AI #PoliceTech #UKInnovation
Charlie McHenryApr 3, 2023
Interested in just what tech your local police department is using for citizen surveillance? Curious about body cams, drones and Ring.#surveillance? Just enter your city and state into this third party database to see exactly what tech gadgets and gizmos your local PD is using. Naturally, bigger cities do a lot more surveillance than smaller towns. https://atlasofsurveillance.org/ #police #policing #policetech #privacy
Atlas of Surveillance

Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research

VICE NewsJun 13, 2022
Facial Recognition Is Out Of Control in India https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akew98/facial-recognition-is-out-of-control-in-india #Vice #RSS #News #Bot #biometricsurveillance #facial-recognition #worldprivacy #policetech #WorldNews #hyderabad #privacy #India
Facial Recognition Is Out of Control in India

The country’s use of biometric data against activists and “hooligans” paints a grim picture of how the technology is threatening human rights.

VICE NewsJun 6, 2022
Axon Halts Plans to Sell Flying Taser Drones to Schools https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/88q4gk/axon-halts-plans-to-sell-flying-taser-drones-to-schools #Vice #RSS #News #Bot #weaponizeddrones #socialjustice #policedrones #policetech #DRONES #axon
Axon Halts Plans to Sell Flying Taser Drones to Schools

Axon initially moved ahead with the drone despite protest from its ethics advisory board, but has reportedly changed course after several members of the board said they will resign.