#surveillance tech

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Though Congress has been notified of the project, no members have said anything publicly, including Homeland Security Committee leaders Bennie Thompson, Rand Paul, Andrew Garbarino, and Gary Peters.

Read More: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/government-surveillance/homeland-security-is-making-smart-glasses-to-collect-intelligence-on-americans

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the 'No Privacy' Bill. #C22

Privacy is a human right, and includes the right to anonymity.

If you are not a Private Citizen, you are someone's - or some thing's - property.

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Climate change, political instability, hunger. These are just some of the forces behind an unprecedented refugee crisis that’s expected to include over a billion people by 2050. In response to this growing crisis, wealthy governments like the US and the EU are employing novel AI and surveillance technologies to slow the influx of migrants at their borders. But will this rollout stop at the border? In this episode, Tristan and Aza sit down with Petra Molnar to discuss how borders have become a proving ground for the sharpest edges of technology, and especially AI. Petra is an immigration lawyer and co-creator of the Migration and Technology Monitor. Her new book is “The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.”

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EU agrees on tighter rules for surveillance tech exports

The European Union on Monday agreed to tighten up rules for the sale and export of cyber-surveillance technology.

EU lawmakers and the European Council reached a provisional deal to update controls of so-called dual-use goods such as facial recognition technology and spyware to prevent them from being used to violate human rights.

Under the new rules, European companies will have to apply for government licenses to export certain products and they'll have to meet criteria that have been beefed up to include requirements to consider whether the sale poses a risk to human rights.

EU countries will also have to be more transparent by publicly disclosing details about the export licenses they grant. And the rules can also be swiftly changed to cover emerging technologies.

Dual-use technology could also include high-performance computers, drones and certain chemicals.

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Meh. Saudi Arabia is under a German arms embargo and yet still manages to buy German arms. The sellers of surveillance tech will find ways to circumvent these new rules.

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Surveillance tech firms cash in as govt agencies have a look in - ETtech

Surveillance tech firms cash in as govt agencies have a look in – ETtech

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The surveillance technology industry in India is booming, industry players said, helped by demand from law enforcement and intelligence agencies despite growing privacy and accuracy concerns from activists and academicians.

Central and state governments across the country have started using surveillance recognition technology to identify criminals, missing persons and dead bodies. Some…

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