FYI: I didn’t take a tangential turn to surveillance pricing. Stayed on-target. But the use of data to “personalize” the price you pay for everything is worth a look. It’s percolating in the newscycle. The key story today is the Brennan Center piece on the “trove.” As ever, these are all less than a week old. - jp
Smile for the surveillance state
https://www.thefire.org/news/smile-surveillance-state
Coldplay kiss-cam flap proves we’re already our own surveillance state
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/18/coldplay_kiss_cam_privacy/
Coldplaygate & our fear of being watched
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/1256217320/coldplay-kiss-cam-surveillance
Amazon AI Privacy Panic — Bee Brings Bezos Panopticon
https://securityboulevard.com/2025/07/amazon-buys-bee-ai-privacy-richixbw/
Neural Notes: Amazon’s Bee AI acquisition revives old surveillance questions
https://www.smartcompany.com.au/artificial-intelligence/amazon-bee-acquisition-ai-wearable-privacy-surveillance/
“This Is Mass Surveillance Disguised as Safety”: Google’s Earthquake Detection System Using Android Phones Sparks Global Privacy Uproar
https://www.rudebaguette.com/en/2025/07/this-is-mass-surveillance-disguised-as-safety-googles-earthquake-detection-system-using-android-phones-sparks-global-privacy-uproar/
A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people's phone locations
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/18/a-surveillance-vendor-was-caught-exploiting-a-new-ss7-attack-to-track-peoples-phone-locations/
WhoFi: New surveillance technology can track people by how they disrupt Wi-Fi signals
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-whofi-surveillance-technology-track-people.html
Bio-Surveillance at International Airports Display Disease Insights
https://www.vax-before-travel.com/bio-surveillance-international-airports-display-disease-insights-2025-07-21
Neurotech can monitor health and read thoughts. But what about mental privacy?
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/g-s1-79105/neurotech-can-monitor-health-and-read-thoughts-but-what-about-mental-privacy
Worldcoin’s Global Identity System: A Step Toward the Future or a Privacy Nightmare?
https://beincrypto.com/worldcoin-digital-id-privacy-risk-or-innovation/
China Introduces National Cyber ID Amid Privacy Concerns
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/china-introduces-national-cyber-id-privacy-concerns
The future of surveillance tech is already here – in the US, not China
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07/the-future-of-surveillance-tech-is-already-here-in-the-us-not-china/
We're creating AI that could surveil US citizens. And the government is in on it.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2025/07/25/ai-surveillance-palantir-openai-data/85341278007/
Border Patrol Wants Advanced AI to Spy on American Cities
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/23/cbp-border-patrol-ai-surveillance/
CBP Is Using Blimps To Conduct Surveillance Over The Texas Border
https://www.latintimes.com/cbp-using-blimps-conduct-surveillance-over-texas-border-587502
South Pasadena Residents, City Question Surveillance Systems Amid ICE Raids
https://outlooknewspapers.com/southpasadenareview/south-pasadena-residents-city-question-surveillance-systems-amid-ice-raids/article_1aa0dc3d-9692-47e9-a4ed-26a6b13a22e8.html
ICE Plans to Track Thousands of Migrants Using GPS Ankle Devices
https://belatina.com/ice-plans-track-thousands-migrants-gps-ankle-devices/
As deportations mount, KY immigrants now face GPS monitoring, surveillance
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article311310250.html
Immigration Spying Has an Inglorious, Xenophobic Past
https://buckscountybeacon.com/2025/07/opinion-immigration-spying-has-an-inglorious-xenophobic-past/
Memphis pastor reacts to unsealing of FBI records detailing surveillance of MLK Jr.
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/memphis-pastor-reacts-to-unsealing-of-fbi-records-detailing-surveillance-of-mlk-jr/article_4b900783-14f8-4bde-b0e7-e14d49667825.html
MLK files reveal deep FBI surveillance and ‘rich human story,’ Northeastern historian says
https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/07/23/mlk-files-released/
Richmond FBI Accused of Spyig on Catholic Priest Over Confidential Conversation, House Judiciary Committee Unveils Surveillance Scandal
https://hoodline.com/2025/07/richmond-fbi-accused-of-spying-on-catholic-priest-over-confidential-conversations-house-judiciary-committee-unveils-surveillance-scandal/
Defending Rights & Dissent Lawsuit Uncovers FBI Surveillance of Journalists and Peace Activists at Left Forum
https://www.rightsanddissent.org/news/defending-rights-dissent-lawsuit-uncovers-fbi-surveillance-of-journalists-and-peace-activists-at-left-forum/
“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show
https://www.propublica.org/article/thacker-pass-lithium-mine-nevada-indigenous
Fresh allegations of ‘sustained’ police and MI5 surveillance against BBC reporters
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366627805/Fresh-allegations-of-sustained-police-and-MI5-surveillance-against-BBC-reporters
As Israeli mainstream TV ignores Gazans’ suffering, these outlets expose surveillance, brutality and war crimes
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/israeli-mainstream-tv-ignores-gazans-suffering-these-outlets-expose-surveillance-brutality-and
Automated surveillance, targeted killings, and AI warfare in Gaza: A conversation with legal scholar Khalil Dewan
https://globalvoices.org/2025/07/20/automated-surveillance-targeted-killings-and-ai-warfare-in-gaza-a-conversation-with-legal-scholar-khalil-dewan/
Palestinians take to social media in final attempt to show the world Gaza is starving to death
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2025/07/20/palestinians-gaza-starving/
Citi forces top desk trader to delete LinkedIn post about Gaza starvation: report https://nypost.com/2025/07/25/business/citi-forces-top-desk-trader-to-delete-post-about-gaza-starvation/
US Embassy Demands Kenyans Reveal All Social Media Details for Visa Applications in 2025 – What You Need to Know
https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/us-embassy-demands-kenyans-reveal-all-social-media-details-for-visa-applications-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know/
US Student Visas Now Require Enhanced Social Media Screening—Here's What to Know
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/us-student-visa-new-social-media-vetting-rules
The Government’s Growing Trove of Social Media Data
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/governments-growing-trove-social-media-data
I just deleted my entire social media presence before visiting the US – and I'm a citizen
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/column_social_media_entrapment/