Surveillance & Tracking

Everything you need to know about surveillance & tracking and its profound impact on our modern world. Stay informed with our latest reporting.

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Flock camera with search bar magnifying glass placed over lens and word "Search" over footage of people walking in a crosswalk
Tech Privacy

How do you solve a problem like Flock?

In a statement to Tech Brew, Flock says that “it’s possible to search for the presence of people” but “not a biometric template.”

Tricia Crimmins
Four Flock cameras on an orange and blue background
Tech Privacy

How 1 town’s Flock data reached 459 agencies

A public records request for one Texas town shows that outside agencies searched its Flock data 1.6 million times in the past six months.

Whizy Kim
Flock camera license plate reader with solar panel at an intersection with stoplights
Tech Privacy

Flock’s CEO admits to an abuse problem

Flock reportedly has an abuse problem. Its CEO admitted to it, but his response may leave you unsatisfied.

Lindsey Choo
Radar tracking surveillance system to identify smartphones, on a smartphone
Tech Privacy

At Protests, Smartphones Are Tools for Sharing and Targets for Surveillance

Your phone is a non-private two-way street

Ryan Duffy
Ring camera
Tech Privacy

Protests Underscore Always-On Smartphone and Smart Home Cameras

Smartphone cameras, flying cameras, and home cameras

Ryan Duffy

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