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Amazon adding AI-equipped cameras to delivery vans to monitor safety, sparking privacy concerns

Amazon delivery drivers keeping their eyes on the road will have Amazon keeping an eye on them as the company… Read More

Privacy advocates alarmed after Seattle-area police launch online tool to report illegal gatherings

Police in Bellevue, Wash., are asking residents to report violations of the state’s “stay home” order online in an effort… Read More

Microsoft taps Eric Holder to audit Israeli partner in demonstration of tech’s struggle to self-regulate

Microsoft’s decision to retain former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate how one of its partner companies uses facial… Read More

In the absence of regulation, tech companies and law enforcement are left policing themselves

As surveillance technology is rapidly advancing — including facial recognition and devices such as Amazon’s Ring doorbell cameras — the… Read More

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Microsoft vows to keep fighting gag orders on U.S. government surveillance of customers despite legal setback

For years, Microsoft has been going to bat with the government over gag orders that prevent the cloud provider from… Read More

Amazon takes heat from senator over Ring’s ‘troubling’ relationship with police

News reports detailing the relationship between Amazon-owned Ring and police departments are raising eyebrows in Washington D.C. and at least… Read More

Amazon patents drone surveillance as a service, but don’t rush to sign up (or sue)

Amazon has patented a system for providing home security surveillance as a service, but the real innovation has to do… Read More

Amazon recommends 6 guidelines for facial recognition legislation

Amazon is taking an active role advising lawmakers on legislation that would govern facial recognition technology, like the Seattle tech… Read More

Federal court in Seattle will disclose surveillance records when investigators access data

Privacy advocates are celebrating an agreement reached between U.S. attorneys, a federal court in Seattle, and the local newspaper The… Read More

Microsoft calls for government regulation of facial recognition technology

Microsoft is calling for increased government oversight on companies developing facial recognition technology, at a time when public concern about… Read More

Surprise delivery: Amazon HQ receives 150k signatures urging company to stop selling facial recognition software to cops

Amazon received an unexpected delivery Monday afternoon when community leaders dropped off four big boxes of signatures urging the company… Read More

Mop vandal

Video play-by-play of a Seattle vandal armed with a mop cleans up in the comedy department

Here’s some Friday internet advice for you: Skip the memo, and go with the mop. An apparently intoxicated gentleman armed… Read More

House of Representatives extends NSA warrantless surveillance program, a blow to privacy advocates

The House of Representatives has passed a bill extending the National Security Administration’s warrantless surveillance program for six years, rejecting… Read More

UW researchers discover how to hack into smartphones and TVs to track body movements

Hackers and spies no longer need special surveillance equipment to track your location and movements. Researchers from the University of… Read More

Podcast

Interview: ‘American Spies’ author Jennifer Granick on the quest for privacy in the age of surveillance

The internet has made information easily accessible, and we normally see that as a good thing. Making bank transfers online… Read More

As Seattle police embrace tech tools, privacy advocates raise concerns

A report from The Stranger today accuses the Seattle Police Department of violating the law and infringing on citizens’ privacy by… Read More

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Snowden

GeekWire at the Movies: ‘Snowden’ rallies defenders of fugitive whistleblower

Whether you see him as a patriot or a traitor, it’s a big week for Edward Snowden, who was forced to… Read More

How Washington state became the ‘Wild West’ for drone use by law enforcement

Last year, the FBI flew a fleet of small airplanes over Seattle and other cities. They were equipped with cameras… Read More

‘Big Parenting’: How data and technology are changing our families

WASHINGTON, D.C. — If power corrupts, does technological power corrupt absolutely? At an intimate workshop in Georgetown this week, just a quick Uber… Read More

ACLU technologist: ‘Amazon has escaped the transparency spotlight’

It’s time for Amazon.com to become more transparent about surveillance requests by the U.S. government. That was message from Chris… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: State’s proposed drone laws fuel ‘Surveillance Society’ conversation

The Washington State House of Representatives passed several bills Wednesday that would impose new regulations on surveillance technology and drones. The legislation makes… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Rocketry Convention, Seattle Tech Mentors, GottaCon, and more

After several missed starts, the Deep Space Climate Observatory launched atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Wednesday. Although the company decided to… Read More

3 ways Glenn Greenwald changed how I look at privacy

Glenn Greenwald doesn’t mince words. The government is “truly devoted to the elimination of privacy in the digital age,” the… Read More

Now you can own those body-worn cameras worn by police

For the past six years, Seattle-based Vievu has helped more than 3,000 police agencies around the world with body-worn cameras that… Read More

This guy was nearly arrested for taking photos of cops with his smartphone

What happens when you notice cops surrounding a man and decide to take a few photos of the scene? Well,… Read More

This bad-ass drone turns the Nokia Lumia 1020 into an aerial surveillance device

Well this has to be one of the more awesome and most expensive smartphone hardware additions I’ve ever seen. French… Read More

Geek on the Street: What do you think of the government’s snooping programs?

What does our general public really think of recently exposed government surveillance programs? Does it invade privacy? Does it protect… Read More

VIDEO: Here’s what customers think of a Seattle bar banning Google Glasses

If you haven’t heard yet, Seattle’s 5 Point Cafe is one of the first establishments to declare a ban on Google Glasses to prevent its… Read More

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