Surveillance
Stanford student tells Congress she was targeted in alleged CCP-linked intimidation campaign
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Elsa Johnson, a Stanford University junior and editor-in-chief of The Stanford Review, testified in Congress that she believes she and her family were targeted by a Chinese government-linked effort to intimidate her, including online outreach, threatening messages and warnings from the FBI about possible physical surveillance.
Swedish police have extended a prior decision on camera surveillance in Sävja, Uppsala. The new decision takes effect on April 1, 2026, and runs until April 1, 2028. Surveillance aims to support crime prevention and enhance safety.
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FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that the agency buys commercially available data, including location information that can track Americans. The admission came in response to questions from Sen. Ron Wyden, who criticized it as an end-run around the Fourth Amendment. Sen. Tom Cotton defended the practice, likening it to searching public trash.
In an era where privacy faces constant threats, ordinary people are flipping the script by monitoring law enforcement as rigorously as they are watched. This shift challenges traditional notions of surveillance dominated by authorities. A recent article highlights this evolving dynamic.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins cautioned that blockchain technology could enable excessive government surveillance of financial activities. Speaking at a roundtable on privacy and surveillance, he urged policies to protect investor privacy while ensuring illicit finance protections. Atkins emphasized balancing innovation with civil liberties in the crypto sector.
The US Department of Homeland Security is soliciting plans from companies to convert standard 4x4 trucks into mobile AI surveillance platforms. These vehicles would integrate radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to enhance border monitoring in remote areas. The initiative aims to extend surveillance beyond fixed sites, according to federal contracting records.
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An investigation by SVT and international media reveals that underwater robots from Saab have been used in Russia's secret Harmoni surveillance system in the Arctic. The robots were delivered to Russian customers until 2018 in compliance with export rules but ended up with the Russian military. Russia has also produced copies of the technology.
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