The band that emerged in post-9/11 New York grapples with the surveillance state on its anxious but hopeful new LP, “This Mirror Weighs a Ton.”
Category: Surveillance of Citizens by Government
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Interpol Comes Full Circle on ‘This Mirror Weighs a Ton’
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U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk
The New York Times – Travel:Samuel Tunick, who faces a felony charge for deleting his phone’s data during an airport customs search, called the government’s peering into people’s private lives “creepy.”
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The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask
The New York Times – On the Runway:Azad, a popular online debate program, has tackled topics that push the limits of Iran’s authoritarian system. Some question how it has remained on air.
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Flock Announces Privacy Updates to Its Car-Tracking Cameras
The New York Times – Business:Critics say the measures are “public relations” and leave room for continued misuse.
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Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t.
The New York Times – On the Runway:In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars.
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I, Spied
The New York Times – On the Runway:We’re looking at the little black cameras that are causing a national uproar.
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Why Are So Many People Upset About Flock Cameras?
The New York Times – Business:Flock Safety’s automated license plate-reading cameras, used by thousands of law enforcement agencies in the U.S., have drawn intense criticism from civil liberties groups.
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How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners
The New York Times – On the Runway:An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.
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U.S. World Cup Cities Are on a Counterdrone Spending Spree
The New York Times – Business:FEMA has given cities and states $250 million to protect the World Cup from airborne threats. That equipment will remain in place after the tournament.
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Supreme Court Wrangles With Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Suspects
The New York Times – Business:Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes.
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Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin’s Creator
The New York Times – Business:Bitcoin’s creator has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. But a trail of clues buried deep in crypto lore led to a 55-year-old computer scientist named Adam Back.
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Pentagon Gives A.I. Company an Ultimatum
The New York Times – Business:Anthropic insists on limits on how its technology is used and could be labeled a supply chain risk if it fails to accept the military’s demands.