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The Pentagon Is Using Palantir AI to Bomb Thousands of Targets in Iran
The system, known as Project Maven, also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic.
USCIS Aims to Expand Social Media Surveillance of Immigrants and US Citizens
An expert warns this will aid the Trump administration’s stated goal of screening people for speech it doesn’t like.
Ring Scraps Flock Partnership Following Uproar Over Super Bowl AI Commercial
There is still “reason to distrust” the company, one security expert said, warning it has backtracked on plans before.
Protesters Demand Amazon Cut Ties With ICE and Palantir
Following Ring dropping Flock Safety, protesters demand Amazon go further and end its surveillance partnerships.
Vance Booed as Olympics Kicked Off Amid Local Opposition to Hosting the Games
The Olympics have become a place to test new security and surveillance measures that then stay in place after the games.
Super Bowl Ad for Ring Cameras Touted AI Surveillance Network
Ring’s AI-powered network is likely to be used in its partnerships with law enforcement and agencies like ICE.
Anti-Abortion Groups Try a New Intimidation Tactic: Make Abortion Records Public
Abortion rights opponents want Indiana to use reporting rules to expose abortion providers and recipients to targeting.
The “Board of Peace” Plan for Gaza Will Subjugate Palestinians, Journalist Warns
Abdel Kouddous explains how a Rafah “planned community” would essentially put Palestinians into an Israeli panopticon.
MLK’s Struggle Against Policing and Surveillance Is Still Alive in Memphis Today
From surveillance of racial justice organizing to terror under Trump's Memphis task force, we face ongoing repression.
Battle Over Facial Recognition in New Orleans Will Shape Future of Surveillance
Edith Romero, an organizer in New Orleans, discusses the dangers of the growing surveillance state.