The Algorithm of Suspicion: How AI Surveillance is Fueling a New Era of Pretextual Policing

In the autumn of 2025, Grace Knowles, a young professional from northern Virginia, embarked on a cross-country road trip that would inadvertently place her at the center of a growing…

The Digital Panopticon: Inside the Surveillance Crisis Facing Low-Income Renters

For nine years, a resident of a subsidized apartment complex in Concord, New Hampshire, considered their home a sanctuary—a hard-won refuge following a decade of trauma and homelessness. This sense…

The Silent Surveillance Pipeline: How Local License Plate Readers Feed a Massive Federal Database

In towns and cities across the United States, a quiet revolution in policing has taken hold. High-definition cameras, mounted on utility poles and patrol vehicles, scan thousands of license plates…

The Rise of ERO ONE: ICE’s New Intelligence Apparatus and the Specter of Domestic Surveillance

In an era defined by rapidly expanding digital surveillance and the aggressive politicization of federal agencies, a newly unearthed federal procurement document has sent shockwaves through civil liberties advocacy groups.…

The Evolution of Global COVID-19 Surveillance: A Post-Pandemic Data Retrospective

Introduction: The Changing Landscape of Global Health Monitoring In the wake of the most significant public health crisis in a century, the global community has relied heavily on data transparency…

The Invisible Watchman: How Digital Surveillance Is Transforming Public Housing into a Panopticon

For nine years, a subsidized apartment in Concord, New Hampshire, served as a sanctuary for one resident—a quiet refuge where they could recover from a decade of trauma and the…

The Illusion of Choice: Why Replacing Flock Won’t Save Our Privacy from Mass Surveillance

Across the United States, a quiet but intensifying rebellion is brewing in city council chambers and town halls. Citizens and privacy advocates are pushing back against the normalization of Automated…

The Surveillance Paradox: ACLU Challenges Flock Safety’s ‘PR-Driven’ Privacy Reforms

NEW YORK — The battle over the privatization of public surveillance reached a new inflection point this week as Flock Safety, the tech company behind a sprawling network of over…