Austin City Council passes TRUST Act to create framework for how city uses surveillance technology

The City of Austin will create a new framework for how to regulate surveillance technology. City Council unanimously voted ...

Austin City Council moves to rein in surveillance tech with sweeping new rules

The Austin City Council approved a resolution directing staff to create new rules regulating the city's purchase and use of ...
Sahan Journal

ICE isn’t just tracking your phone. The surveillance technology goes further than that.

Federal immigration agencies are using a vast surveillance network in Minnesota – from facial recognition technology to ‘stingrays’ that collect data by impersonating cell phone towers.

Austin city council to act on surveillance technology

Austin City Council is considering new rules to govern the city’s use of surveillance technology, both existing systems and future deployments.The proposal, known as the TRUST Act — the Transparent ...
WBUR

How ICE is using surveillance technology in immigration crackdowns

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents use an array of surveillance technologies, from helping decide who to stop and ...
Community Impact

Council considers surveillance tech policies as $2M parks security contract faces pushback

Some residents and city officials raised concerns with local surveillance systems and the handling of Austinites' personal data.

AP photographer uses infrared technology to show how it is used as a surveillance tool

The aim was to show how powerful surveillance technology such as face recognition appears when used on individuals controlled ...
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Unhackable metasurface holograms: Security technology can lock information with light color and distance

A research team led by Professor Junsuk Rho at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed a secure ...