Help inform the conversation
MediaWell relies on members of the public to submit articles, events, and research.
News on Surveillance Technology
Schmidt became CEO of Google in 2001, when the search engine had a few hundred employees and was barely making money. He stepped away from Alphabet in 2017 after building a sprawling, […]
By Will KnightJournalist Lam Thuy Vo examines how the demise of local news and the rise of neighborhood platforms may be contributing to the next moral panic over crime.
Join CDT, CLASP, and I Vote for Me for a conversation on how monitoring programs increase disciplinary action and law enforcement contact. Date: November 17, 2022 Time: 2 PM – […]
NEW YORK CITY — The NYPD this week will gain access to video, photos and messages posted to Amazon’s home surveillance app through a new partnership with the company Ring, […]
By Kathleen CullitonImagine, for a moment, the near future Amazon dreams of. Every morning, you are gently awakened by the Amazon Halo Rise. From its perch on your nightstand, the round device […]
By Chris GilliardFlock Safety, a rapidly expanding company that sells license plate readers to police and neighborhoods across the US, has an ambitious mission: to eliminate crime. Since being founded in 2017, […]
By Johana BhuiyanThe White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is today releasing the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights to help guide the design, development, and deployment of […]
By Alondra Nelson, Sorelle Friedler, Ami Fields-MeyerSince 2020, the number of individuals awaiting trial in San Francisco County who are required to wear an electronic monitoring (EM) device has increased by 308%. This explosion is the […]
By Susan A. HughesPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge, as a group of telecommunication providers has dropped its bid […]
By Patrick WhittleChild welfare agencies are actually in the family policing business. And just as with other forms of police, their analog violence is powered by digital systems. When I was giving […]
By J. Khadijah AbdurahmanAn aerial picture can tell a thousand stories. But who gets to tell them? From above the clouds, our world is surveilled and datafied. Those who control the data, control […]
By IRL Podcast