Surveillance
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FOIA
DHS Has a DoS Robot to Disable Internet of Things ‘Booby Traps’ Inside Homes
"NEO carries an onboard computer and antenna array that will allow officers the ability to create a ‘denial-of-service’ event to disable ‘Internet of Things’ devices that could potentially cause harm while entry is made."
Surveillance
eBay Removes Listing for StingRay Cellphone Spying Tech
The StingRay was listed at $100,000 before being removed for violating the platform’s policy on not selling electronic surveillance equipment.
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A Suspected Human Smuggler Used AirTags to Track and Control The Woman He Brought Into the U.S.
A man allegedly involved in a Russia-based smuggling operation is accused of placing at least seven AirTags on his ex-wife's car to surveil her.
Surveillance
New Jersey Used COVID Relief Funds to Buy Banned Chinese Surveillance Cameras
Cameras sold to police throughout New Jersey were made by a banned Chinese company but were modified to have different colors and the company's logo removed, court records show.
Surveillance
Cops Sneak Onto Man’s Property, Confiscate Surveillance Camera Without a Warrant
Game wardens "put on full camouflage outfits" to sneak onto a Virginia hunter's property and confiscated his camera. Now, he's challenging a legal framework called the "Open Fields Doctrine" that let them do it.
FOIA
Food Delivery Robots Are Feeding Camera Footage to the LAPD, Internal Emails Show
Serve Robotics, which delivers food for Uber Eats, provided footage filmed by at least one of its robots to the LAPD as evidence in a criminal case. The emails show the robots, which are a constant sight in the city, can be used for surveillance.