#Surveillance

Palantir Technologies took its name from J.R.R. Tolkien's all-seeing magical stones. The choice reveals more about Silicon Valley's self-mythology than any press release ever could.

Palantir has become the tech backbone of Trump's immigration enforcement. Former employees are calling it a 'descent into fascism.' What happens when the people who build surveillance tools start asking uncomfortable questions?

Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses sold 8 million units in 2025 alone. Now a black market for disabling their recording indicator lights is thriving—and lawmakers are alarmed about what comes next.

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the agency purchases Americans' location data from commercial brokers without a warrant. The admission raises urgent questions about the future of the Fourth Amendment.

Amazon ended its Ring-police partnership after Super Bowl ad backlash revealed deep privacy concerns. A look at the surveillance vs safety debate reshaping tech.

A hacktivist exposed 536,000 payment records from stalkerware companies, revealing customers who paid to spy on others. What does this breach say about digital surveillance ethics?

As ICE deploys Palantir's AI tools for immigration enforcement, Google DeepMind staff request protection. The Minnesota crisis reveals how AI amplifies misinformation.

Federal agencies are bypassing constitutional protections through warrantless raids and cloud-stored encryption keys, raising questions about digital privacy and Fourth Amendment rights.

TikTok's updated 2026 privacy policy has triggered widespread alarm over the collection of sensitive data like immigration status. Explore the legal reasons behind it.

Explore the weirdest security camera footage stories 2026. From hotel belly flop contests to bizarre office scandals, see what security guards really see on their monitors.

Explore the Kristi Noem DHS doxing controversy 2025. As federal agents clash with smartphone-wielding citizens, the battle over public accountability and surveillance reaches a breaking point.

Ronald Deibert, director of the world-renowned Citizen Lab, has spent 20 years exposing digital espionage. He now says the US is becoming a surveillance state where his work would be impossible.