An article in The New York Times (£) reports on the "better and harder-to-detect" surveillance technologies available to law enforcement agencies at a conference in Dubai. Some of the technologies on display included facial recognition software that tracks individuals across cities, cameras that can reach car license plates from a kilometre away, and miniature video cameras. There's even a headset that can detect when the wearer is telling lies.
Tip: Search Google for the following New York Times article title and read and read the article without a subscription.
Article title: A.I., Brain Scans and Cameras: The Spread of Police Surveillance Tech
What is this page?
You are reading a summary article on the Privacy Newsfeed, a free resource for DPOs and other professionals with privacy or data protection responsibilities helping them stay informed of industry news all in one place. The information here is a brief snippet relating to a single piece of original content or several articles about a common topic or thread. The main contributor is listed in the top left-hand corner, just beneath the article title.
The Privacy Newsfeed monitors over 300 global publications, of which more than 4,350 summary articles have been posted to the online archive dating back to the beginning of 2020. A weekly roundup is available by email every Friday.
