The Texas Observer11h
Texas’ AI-Powered Surveillance Arsenal Has Ballooned. Proposed Laws Provide Few Guardrails.
Operation Lone Star has turbocharged DPS’ surveillance capabilities. Lawmakers say they want to prevent Texas from becoming a ...
Austin extends license plate reader program
The Austin City Council approved the three-month extension at its Thursday meeting, allowing the program to run through June ...
The internet at risk: Experts warn of ‘scary’ threats to digital freedom—and what you can do to fight back
In an era where nearly everything we do carries a digital footprint, experts warn that our freedoms are increasingly under ...
Global expansion of China's data-driven authoritarianism
As technological advancements become increasingly pervasive in all aspects of life, concerns regarding the ethics of new-age ...
FOX 7 Austin on MSN4d
Austin City Council votes to extend license plate reader pilot program
AUSTIN, Texas - One year has passed since Austin launched its automated license plate reader pilot program. Austin City ...
Psychology Today17d
In an Era of Mass Surveillance, Does Character Still Matter?
Abigail Van Buren In today’s world—especially in the cities where most people live—there are surveillance cameras everywhere. Nearly every move we make is caught and recorded. Simultaneously, people ...
AFP on MSN8d
Georgian protesters hit with massive fines amid anti-government demonstrations
In 2021, Amnesty International, along with several other international rights groups, called for “an outright ban on uses of ...