Intelligence & Oversight

2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (563+ words) Are automated license plate reader cameras (also known by the brand name Flock cameras) a threat to a free society or a valuable crime solving tool? That question is a hot button issue across the country right now and last…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (453+ words) UNITED24 Media Moscow’s integration of cutting-edge digital amenities has transformed the Russian capital into one of the world’s most heavily monitored cities, weaponizing urban convenience to enforce an expanding surveillance state, The New York Times reported on September 15. While residents utilize…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago   (210+ words) Intoxicated By Spycraft | The Wall Street Journal - newspaper Magzter “ I am KGB,” he declared “ I am close to breaking point I need to defect I can supply you with important information.”Fearing that the surprise visitor…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago   (220+ words) Austin city agencies use 126 surveillance technologies, and a new city memo says they have not sought new surveillance technology since the TRUST Act took effect. The memo says the city's inventory includes automated license plate readers, fixed and mobile surveillance…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (581+ words) Every day at New Mexico State University, students arrive on campus contemplating parking, classes, coffee, or if they are running behind schedule. What they might not consider is who’s monitoring the vehicle they traveled in. NMSU Police is currently using…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (227+ words) FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday praised Flock cameras as being a useful tool for federal investigators, touting their use to help track down criminals. “The cameras weren’t great up there in Brown University,” Patel told Cornyn. “We weren’t able…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (538+ words) Between 50,000 and 100,000 Chinese spies are operating in Taiwan, far more than the National Security Bureau’s previous estimate of 5,000, German journalist and author Jurgen Kremb said on Monday. Kremb presented his research, titled “The War of Spies: How China’s Intelligence Services…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (313+ words) Plumas County does not have Flock Safety cameras or any automated license plate readers, and no plans exist to acquire them, according to Sheriff Chad Hermann and CHP Lieutenant Commander Marc Peachey. These cameras use artificial intelligence to record license…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (118+ words) WILMINGTON, Mass. — The town of Wilmington has canceled its contract with Flock on Monday, according to the police department. Existing cameras in the town will be removed as soon as possible. Officers said there are currently two cameras posted. In…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago   (289+ words) LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Britain, the United States and the Netherlands on Tuesday issued a joint cybersecurity advisory detailing spyware they say is used by Iranian state-linked actors to target dissidents, activists and journalists. Britain’s National ​Cyber Security Centre said Iranian…...