SFGate

From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance

(THE CONVERSATION) A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board reported an unusual spike in potentially sensitive data flowing out of the agency’s network in early March 2025 when staffers ...

ICE records show $300 million expansion of surveillance tools under Trump

Federal records show U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expanding its enforcement toolkit with more than $300 million ...

Retailers Under Fire For Covert “Surveillance Pricing”

Surveillance pricing promises higher margins, but risks backlash as consumers discover how AI and loyalty data are quietly ...

Wegmans expands biometric surveillance to customers

The company limited the collection of facial recognition information to employees when it started a security pilot program in ...
Times Union

From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) A whistleblower at the ...