Surveillance News

• Former home security tech admits to hacking into customer's surveillance cameras
  
  Officials said he took note of homes with attractive women, then logged into their accounts in order to view their footage for "sexual gratification."
  ABC News.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Germany 'to put right-wing opposition party AfD under surveillance'
  
  The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been the subject of a two-year investigation over fears it has become more radical.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Surveillance footage shows New Jersey plainclothes cop shoot dead an unarmed black man
  
  Carl Dorsey III, 39, died January 1 after being shot by Newark Police Detective Rod Simpkins near Woodlawn Avenue and South 11th Street in Newark.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Teen beaten and body slammed at hospital, lawsuit says
  
  Surveillance video shows a handcuffed teenager sitting outside the hospital when he is punched in the face by a deputy responding to 911 call.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• We See You! How Russia Has Expanded Its Video-Surveillance System
  
  In 2020, Russia ranked third in the world in terms of the number of CCTV cameras on its territory. ...
  Radio Liberty.  Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021.
• Martin Luther King Jr: New documentary on FBI surveillance
  
  New documentary highlights extent of the FBI surveillance of the US civil rights leader.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 16 Jan 2021.
• Russia To Exit Open Skies Treaty After U.S. Pullout
  
  Russia says it is beginning the procedure to withdraw from the international Open Skies Treaty after the United States last year left the accord, which allows unarmed aerial surveillance flights over dozens of participating states.
  Radio Liberty.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• China A.I. firms and Huawei filed to patent technology that could identify Uighur Muslims, report says
  
  A research firm that analyzes video surveillance technology examined Chinese patent applications for systems that could be used to identify ethnic groups.
  CNBC.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• How did the pilot survive this plane crash?
  
  Surveillance footage shows the moment a plane fell out of the sky in Oyster Bay, New York.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 14 Jan 2021.
• Wisconsin identifies case of UK coronavirus variant
  
  Wisconsin health officials said they identified a case of the U.K. coronavirus variant through ongoing surveillance and whole-genome sequencing, but did not release information pertaining to the patient who tested positive.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021.
• Barbara Boxer Registers To Lobby For Chinese Firm Blacklisted Over Surveillance Of Uyghurs
  
  Former California Senator Registers To Lobby For Chinese Firm Blacklisted Over Surveillance Of Uyghurs
  Daily Caller.  Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021.
• Early warning system fills in gaps in infectious disease surveillance
  
  Researchers have developed an infectious disease early warning system that includes areas lacking health clinics participating in infectious disease surveillance. ...
  Science Daily.  Monday, 11 Jan 2021.
• Illumina (ILMN), Helix Partner to Develop Tracking Setup in U.S.
  
  Illumina (ILMN) collaborates with Helix with support from the CDC to set up an enhanced surveillance infrastructure to track the emergence and prevalence of B.1.1.7.
  Zacks.  Monday, 11 Jan 2021.
• Miya Ponsetto speaks out about viral confrontation with Black teen
  
  Gayle King speaks with 22-year-old Miya Ponsetto in her first television interview since surveillance video emerged of Ponsetto appearing to attack the 14-year-old son of Grammy Award-winning artist Keyon Harrold.
  CBS News.  Friday, 8 Jan 2021.
• Texas boy, 15, charged with murder after beating mother to death, police say
  
  A Texas boy, 15, was charged with murder Sunday after surveillance video showed him beating his mother to death, police say.
  Fox News.  Monday, 4 Jan 2021.

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