Surveillance Tech

February 15th 2019

The Mystery of That Taylor Swift Face Recognition Kiosk Has Been Solved

In December of last year, Rolling Stone reported that at a Taylor Swift concert at the 2018 Rose Bowl, there was a mysterious kiosk playing clips of the singer that doubled as a facial recognition system to flag any of Swift’s stalkers. A number of reports covered the alleged kiosk—including Gizmodo—but little was known at…

Privacy & Security Melanie Ehrenkranz Feb 15 '19

April 8th 2015

The FBI Lets Criminals Walk in Order to Keep This Device a Secret

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is notoriously secretive about its cell phone tracking tools known as Stingrays. Now, new documents obtained by the ACLU show how the Feds keep their surveillance gadgets shrouded in mystery: the FBImakes cops dismiss criminal cases if they threaten to reveal secrets about Stingrays. The American Civil Liberties Union received…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs Apr 8 '15

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The Mystery of That Taylor Swift Face Recognition Kiosk Has Been Solved

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