user data Canadian fast food chain Tim Hortons had app users under constant surveillance Rob Beschizza

cop toys ShotSpotter "wastes millions of taxpayer dollars" and doesn't even work, say critics Rob Beschizza

crimes Gentleman robs company that specializes in security cameras David Pescovitz

google maps Italian mafia fugitive caught in Spain after he appeared on Google Street View David Pescovitz

faraday cages Phone-sized Faraday bags tested Rob Beschizza

watching watching Did you know that you are being watched in movie theaters? Carla Sinclair

singapore Singapore deploys autonomous robots to catch smokers and other "undesirable social behaviors" Mark Frauenfelder

physics of light A laser camera that can see an entire room through a keyhole Clive Thompson

gadgets Apple pauses child porn surveillance plan Rob Beschizza

copyright Report: British ISP provides real-time user data to copyright lawyers Rob Beschizza

cables Normal-looking USB cable logs everything you do and can be radioed from more than 1 mile away Rob Beschizza

bricks Samsung remotely bricked TVs stolen from warehouse Rob Beschizza

minority report Florida cops use AI to target people for a new "enhanced scrutiny" program Thom Dunn

The Forever War Check out "Forever Wars," a new newsletter that reimagines national security reporting Thom Dunn

camera It's been 10 years since an artist recorded candid shots from Apple Store webcams—and got a visit from the Secret Service Rob Beschizza

webcams Eyecam is a blinking, flitting webcam that looks back at you Rob Beschizza

evan greer Evan Greer's "Surveillance Capitalism" is the internet's new official protest song Thom Dunn

ikea Ikea France snooped on staff and customers for a decade, say prosecutors Rob Beschizza

1984 Backlash in China brewing against rampant face-recognition in daily life Clive Thompson

pinkertons Amazon is using Pinkertons for union-busting surveillance Thom Dunn