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Expansion of surveillance and monitoring technologies

Overview

Surveillance and monitoring technologies are expanding across both corporate and governmental sectors in the United States. In the private sector, companies like Amazon have utilized AI and surveillance tools to track employee work speed and social interactions, leading to allegations that these systems are used to suppress labor organizing.

In the public sector, the U.S. Border Patrol has reportedly employed Predictive Intelligence Targeting Teams (PITT) to analyze personal and financial data. Critics argue these units facilitate traffic stops without specific probable cause. This trend toward digital monitoring extends to immigration strategies, where automated license plate readers and other tools are allegedly used to track and deport immigrants, sometimes in ways that bypass legal scrutiny or contravene state privacy laws.

Entities

U.S. Border Patrol · Flock · Department of Homeland Security · Center for Democracy & Technology · Salvador Illa

Timeline

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Sources

aig.gob.pa · bostondsa.org · cbs58.com · cronicadecantabria.com · deia.eus · elcorreoweb.es · elmercuriodigital.net · elnacional.cat · expansion.com · jcmagazine.com · laopinioncoruna.es · lasemainedansleboulonnais.fr · levante-emv.com · newbedfordlight.org · newsfactsnetwork.com · noticiasdemalaga.es · ocio.diariodemallorca.es · politicargentina.com · sgtreport.com · tdpri.com · theobjective.com