Authoritarian Regimes Rely on a Few Companies for Internet Surveillance Tech
Enablers
Will target government surveillance made easy by technology
The software picks up on key words of interest to authorities
Seeks to keep snooping warrantless and immune to opposition
Village is one of wealthiest in the state, rattled by string of burglaries
But it's not very forthcoming
The High Court continues to disappoint civil libertarians.
Getting chummy with the feebs was probably never a good idea anyway
They're creepy, when they work
Defense lawyers worried government is listening in on confidential discussions
The capability is already in existing equipment
An Indian tribal agency among the users
Cops would have to hold off while everybody decides what to do about the things
Better to keep sensitive data out of temptation's way
Big Brother is English, after all
But we're supposed to trust them!
Suing to stop surveillance without cause
More than two dozen cameras have been installed
Surveillance tool used 21 times in four-month period without court's knowledge
Is the service's owner, Microsoft, cooperating with snoops?
Cops say, "no way," cuz they didn't mean to target you
How they've responded to Supreme Court decision that GPS tracking devices count as searches is undisclosed
Words like "gun" get flagged
Working to collect vast amounts of data based on license plate readers
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