Tag: surveillance technology

  • ICE Eyes $2 Million Robot Dog Purchase for Immigration Enforcement Operations

    ICE Eyes $2 Million Robot Dog Purchase for Immigration Enforcement Operations

    Four-legged robots that once looked like something from a science-fiction film could soon become part of U.S. immigration enforcement operations. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking to spend up to $2 million on Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots, according to a federal procurement notice outlining plans to use the machines for inspections, situational awareness, and…

  • Flock Safety’s New AI Could Track Drivers By How They Move

    Flock Safety’s New AI Could Track Drivers By How They Move

    A surveillance company that spent years insisting its technology could not identify or track people is now testing an AI system that appears capable of doing exactly that. Flock Safety has built a tool for police that can identify drivers and track vehicles based on patterns of movement. The system can reportedly search for vehicles…

  • China Unveils Mosquito-Sized Drone Built For Battlefield Reconnaissance

    China Unveils Mosquito-Sized Drone Built For Battlefield Reconnaissance

    A tiny flying machine unveiled in China is drawing global attention for one reason: most people would never notice it was there. Weighing just 0.3 grams and designed to resemble a mosquito, the miniature drone is small enough to sit between two fingertips while carrying technology that would have sounded like science fiction only a…

  • Scientists Warn WiFi Networks Can Now Identify You Without Cameras Or Phones

    Scientists Warn WiFi Networks Can Now Identify You Without Cameras Or Phones

    The idea sounds like something pulled from a dystopian sci-fi movie. You walk past a café, airport, or office building without connecting to its network, without opening an app, and without even carrying your phone, yet the WiFi router inside may still know exactly who you are. Researchers in Germany are now warning that ordinary…

  • Airports Forced to Change Scanners After Shocking Truth Revealed

    Airports Forced to Change Scanners After Shocking Truth Revealed

    Air travel has long been associated with tight security, long queues, and a quiet understanding that certain compromises are necessary to keep passengers safe. Most travelers step into airport scanners expecting nothing more than a routine check for metal objects or forgotten items in their pockets. What many did not realize, however, was that for…

  • The Secret CIA Tool That Found A Downed Airman In Iran

    The Secret CIA Tool That Found A Downed Airman In Iran

    For a few days, the story sounded like the kind of thing governments only hint at long after the fact. A U.S. airman was down behind enemy lines in southern Iran. Iranian forces were searching for him. The terrain was vast, exposed, and unforgiving. And then, somehow, the United States found him. By the time…

  • China’s New Bird Drones Are Too Real to Spot. They Flap, Spy, and Strike Like Nature, but Weaponized

    China’s New Bird Drones Are Too Real to Spot. They Flap, Spy, and Strike Like Nature, but Weaponized

    A flock of birds soars quietly over a city skyline. They seem ordinary—perhaps magpies or gulls—but a closer look reveals something uncanny. Their wings flap with precision, their formation is too exact, and their silence is unsettling. These are not birds. They are machines—unmanned aerial vehicles designed to mimic nature with such fidelity that the…