U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has contracted Zignal Labs to use its AI-driven platform for real‑time analysis of publicly available social‑media content. The tool can ingest billions of posts daily, identify geolocated images and videos, and generate alerts for ICE operators. The partnership, facilitated through Carahsoft, expands ICE’s surveillance capabilities and raises concerns among civil‑rights groups about privacy, free speech, and the potential chilling effect on online expression. Leia mais →

A new research paper from University of California scholars demonstrates that high‑sensitivity gaming mice can capture acoustic vibrations from a desk, convert them into intelligible speech using signal‑processing techniques and artificial intelligence, and potentially be used for covert surveillance. The exploit, dubbed “Mic‑E‑Mouse,” requires a compromised PC and a mouse with DPI above 20,000. Tests showed a speaker‑recognition accuracy of about 80 percent, raising concerns about corporate espionage and personal privacy. Experts advise robust security practices to mitigate the risk. Leia mais →

Amazon is actively courting police departments and other law‑enforcement agencies to adopt its cloud‑based artificial‑intelligence and surveillance services. Emails from the company's law‑enforcement and safety team show a concerted effort to capture a share of the burgeoning $11 billion police‑tech market. Amazon is positioning its Amazon Web Services platform as a hub for third‑party tools such as vehicle‑tracking systems, license‑plate readers, gun‑detection software and AI‑driven reporting solutions. Privacy advocates warn that the move could expand authoritarian surveillance capabilities and amplify existing concerns about AI accuracy and misuse. Leia mais →