Stateline reports states are enacting privacy laws to restrict surveillance, particularly license plate readers, amid growing ...

As police start to rely more on live facial recognition cameras as part of their surveillance tools, privacy advocates are warning of an “Orwellian” future. It was recently uncovered that New Orleans ...

“He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, So be good for goodness’ sake.” — “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” For generations, “Santa Claus Is ...

As far as signifiers of fascist takeovers go, it’s hard to get more ham-fisted than a joint paramilitary-military occupation of the nation’s capital in the precise way that government officials have ...

A screaming 16-year-old girl in Worcester, Massachusetts struggles in the arms of two police officers. It is May 9, 2025 and her frantic, unintelligible screams pierce the morning air, as more ...

Each week brings us more stories of new ways in which the government, private companies and fellow citizens are unearthing information about us that we don’t want them to know. New face recognition ...

Since the start of the second Trump administration, there's been open debate about whether the United States is descending into a modern high-tech surveillance state. But is there any truth to that?