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Anne Toomey McKenna

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World Cup propels surveillance to new heights

World Cup propels surveillance to new heights

The World Cup is bringing visitors and AI-driven surveillance systems, but only one of those is certain to leave when the games are done.

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Anne Toomey McKenna

Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment

Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment

Geofencing warrants, which round up the location data of everyone in a specific place at a specific time, are now legally subject to Fourth Amendment...

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Anne Toomey McKenna

Supreme Court considers whether police can use Big Tech data to capture info from all cellphone users in a place and time

Geofencing warrants round up the location data of everyone in a specific place and time, whether or not they had any connection to a crime – a test...

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US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, your apps

The U.S. government is using AI to speed analysis of government and commercial data about you

23.04.2026 10

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US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, data brokers – and your apps and devices

To augment information about you that it collects directly, the US Government is buying less-regulated information harvested by cameras, cellphones...

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Anne Toomey McKenna