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India’s GDPR-Inspired Privacy Law Leaves State Power Unchecked

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Fatima Mohamed

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents face off with protesters during a shift change outside of Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 7, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Black Migrants Bear Brunt of ICE's Facial Recognition Push

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Flock Safety camera on Haverhill Drive near Phillips Avenue in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Stephen Zenner / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Unless Flock is Reined In, Mass Video Surveillance Will Grow Even More Pervasive

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A school bus in in Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil, April 12, 2025. 

Brazil's Data Protection Agency Faces Landmark Test on Kids and Facial Recognition

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Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: A woman is holding a pair of smart glasses from Ray-Ban Meta in her hand at an eyewear store. (Christoph Schmidt/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)

For Meta’s Smart Glasses, Access Is An Afterthought

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New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters wave the national flag during a protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET paper leak issue, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Salman Ali/PTI via AP)

India's CJP Protests Meet Internet Shutdowns and Pervasive Surveillance

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Spain fans gather for a rally on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in New York's Times Square, Saturday, July 18, 2026 (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

The Silent World Cup Winners are the Companies Normalizing Surveillance

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European AI Firms Scale Banned Facial Recognition Systems in India

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Demonstrators march in Berlin, Germany, during a June 2026 protest against the digital expansion of police powers, biometric surveillance technologies, and the use of AI systems by authorities. (Photo by AndrÃ©s Trujillo/JNA Press via Nexpher Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

The Quiet Erosion of Collective Action Under Digital Surveillance

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Gabi Ivens

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AI Can Rebuild Blurred Faces, So How Do We Protect People Now?

James Ball

A CCTV camera on top of the police van. Essex Police carry out a live facial recognition operation in Brentwood Essex; a number of people were detained for questioning. (Photo by Ian Davidson/Sipa via AP Images)

Britain's Facial Recognition Boom Runs on Police Policy, Not Statute

Leonardo Coelho

Collage-style illustration of surveillance cameras pointed at a large crowd while a hand holds a smartphone scanning faces, suggesting facial recognition and mass digital surveillance.

Facial Recognition Rejected In Europe Is Monitoring Brazil’s Schoolchildren

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The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia.

The Anthropic Pentagon Standoff and the Limits of Corporate Ethics

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)