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Senators Urge FTC to Protect Abortion Clinic Patients’ Data From Being Sold
Reporting has found that data firms are selling location data of abortion clinic patients, including where they live.
Pregnant People May Be Under Intensified Tech Surveillance in Post-“Roe” US
A new report forecasts a possible future where “antiquated abortion laws are enforced with cutting-edge technology.”
Warren Calls Out Tech Firms for Selling Abortion Clinic Patients’ Location Data
Data firms were recently shown to be selling data on where clinic patients go after their visits and where they live.
Biden’s Border “Wall” Could Involve Robotic Dogs, Autonomous Surveillance
The threat of border wall expansion continues under the Biden administration amid a rash of public-private partnerships.
Investigation Shows Police Are Still Secretly Surveilling Minnesota Activists
Though officials announced the end of the surveillance program last April, it appears to be ongoing.
Calls to Reform the CIA Are Misplaced. It Shouldn’t Exist at All.
New revelations about bulk surveillance of Americans are part of a pattern of abuse that dates to the CIA’s founding.
Homeland Security’s Attempts to “Combat Misinformation” Are Suspect
The U.S. should fight misinformation by building trust in public institutions — not by expanding the security state.
Abolition Means Reclaiming the Commons and Rejecting Securitization
“Capitalism is a generalized order of insecurity that requires a politics of security,” says Brendan McQuade.
Prison Profiteer Is Using Sandra Bland’s Death to Sell Surveillance Technology
Guardian RFID has found a way not only to further surveil people behind bars, but also to profit from it.
Even After Release, Guantánamo Survivors Live Under Surveillance and in Anguish
The least the Biden administration can do is ensure that former detainees are actually given a chance to know freedom.