Surveillance News

• Phones 4U tycoon John Caudwell reveals how he feared his son would kill himself over Lyme disease
  
  Phones 4U billionaire founder John Caudwell revealed his son Rufus had 24/7 surveillance in his bedroom to ensure he wouldn't commit suicide after catching Lyme disease in 2014.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 23 Jan 2022.
• The Digital Sleuths Exposing Russia's Military Buildup Near Ukraine
  
  Unlike in decades past, the surveillance tools available today make it impossible for a modern army like Russia's to stage a major logistical operation without alerting the global community to it. ...
  Radio Liberty.  Friday, 21 Jan 2022.
• Omicron Probably in N.Y.C. Earlier Than Detected, Wastewater Data Suggests
  
  The findings provide more evidence that wastewater surveillance can serve as an early warning system about the spread of new variants.
  New York Times.  Friday, 21 Jan 2022.
• Avian flu outbreak surveillance zones lifted
  
  Restrictions placed on three sites in southern Scotland late last year have all been removed.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 20 Jan 2022.
• Walgreens Launches Its Own Covid Variant Surveillance
  
  Walgreens has launched its own Covid-19 surveillance system to help identify the spread of virus variants across the U.S.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• China In Eurasia Briefing: Beijing, Moscow, And A New Central Asia
  
  The limits of Chinese influence in Central Asia, surveillance in the Balkans, Beijing and Iran nuke talks, and Hungary's referendum moves forward.
  Radio Liberty.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Brianna Kupfer murder: Suspect caught on 7-Eleven security cam minutes after stabbing
  
  Surveillance video from a Los Angeles 7-Eleven store shows the man suspected of fatally stabbing UCLA grad student Brianna Kupfer buying a vape pen and chatting with a clerk just 30 minutes after the attack, police say.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Chilling moment masked suspect in fatal stabbing of UCLA student walks into 7-Eleven to buy vape pen
  
  The LAPD on Tuesday released surveillance video and still images showing the suspect in the murder of UCLA student Brianna Kupfer walking into a 7-Eleven and buying a vape pen.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Surveillance flights sent to tsunami-hit Tonga to assess damage - as ash cloud covers island
  
  Australia and New Zealand have dispatched surveillance flights to assess the damage in Tonga after the eruption of an underwater volcano triggered a tsunami and blanketed the Pacific island with ash.
  Sky News.  Sunday, 16 Jan 2022.
• Team USA warns athletes about Chinese phone surveillance at Olympics, encourages 'burner phones': report
  
  Team USA is preparing to send its athletes to the Beijing Olympics with the Games a few weeks away, but the trip is reportedly coming with a dire warning: keep your personal phones at home.
  Fox News.  Saturday, 15 Jan 2022.
• In a First, Ohio Moves to Put Body Cameras on Guards in Every Prison
  
  The state is distributing 5,100 new body-worn cameras, the most extensive commitment of any state as corrections facilities across the country push for better surveillance.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 15 Jan 2022.
• Technology developed to track spread of coronavirus could be abused, privacy campaigner warns
  
  A medical privacy campaigner says technology developed to track the spread of COVID-19 is a new form of surveillance that could be abused.
  Sky News.  Saturday, 15 Jan 2022.
• Wastewater Monitoring Offers Effective Surveillance of Coronavirus Outbreaks
  
  With many public health departments days or weeks behind in reporting infection numbers, Germany lacks an accurate overall view of pandemic developments. ...
  Spiegel Online.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• Medical helicopter crash outside Philadelphia caught on camera in new video
  
  A nearby surveillance camera captured the moment of impact as the helicopter came crashing down.
  ABC News.  Wednesday, 12 Jan 2022.
• Video shows smash-and-grab burglary of Uptown liquor store
  
  Surveillance video captured a smash-and-grab burglary at an Uptown liquor store Tuesday morning.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 4 Jan 2022.

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