Surveillance

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New Jersey Used COVID Relief Funds to Buy Banned Chinese Surveillance Cameras
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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.
Cops Sneak Onto Man’s Property, Confiscate Surveillance Camera Without a Warrant
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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.
Food Delivery Robots Are Feeding Camera Footage to the LAPD, Internal Emails Show
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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.