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Black Book Research found that many surveyed nursing professionals reported workplace AI monitoring concerns in a cross-sectional survey of 202 respondents working with AI-enabled or algorithmic systems.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Bruce Schneier and Cindy Cohn argue that U.S. government and corporate mass surveillance has expanded since the September 11 attacks, threatening privacy and speech rights nationwide.
9/25/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
The EU and UK are expanding access to smart-building data through rules taking effect in 2026 and 2027, while privacy safeguards address occupancy and tenant information.
9/25/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Earlier this month, Apple announced Apple Watch features that transcribe nearby speech and summarize daily activity, prompting consent and eavesdropping-law concerns for wearers and bystanders in the United States.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission began enforcing revised privacy rules on September 11, allowing fines of up to 10% of annual revenue for qualifying major data leaks.
9/24/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
In the 2020s, lawmakers in Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Illinois proposed biometric data exemptions that could reduce consent protections for transformed identifiers in the United States.
9/24/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism examined Flock Safety's surveillance network on September 23, 2026, in Washington, amid concerns about privacy and security risks.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
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In the 2020s, Cambodia is developing AI-enabled surveillance through the China-backed Smart Police initiative, raising concerns that authorities could target critics amid weak oversight.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
U.S. authorities arrested Oxygen Forensics CEO Lee Reiber in Boise and CTO Oleg Davydov in London in 2026 over alleged concealment of Russian ownership of software sold to federal agencies.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
On Wednesday in Washington, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism examined Flock Safety's license plate surveillance network, with Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias supporting scrutiny and citing state safeguards.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
At a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing in Washington, lawmakers scrutinized Flock's license plate reader network over its collection and security of location data and potential law enforcement access.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
The New York City Council passed a revised Intro. 248 on Thursday in New York City, replacing automatic benefit enrollment with a privacy study and streamlined Fair Fares enrollment.
9/25/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Amnesty International on Sept. 24 reported that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement used facial recognition to identify immigrants and protesters in U.S. cities.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
At a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, witnesses examined Flock Safety's ALPR network and its risks of location tracking, misuse, and wrongful identification.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
At Meta Connect, Meta previewed its Muse AI agent and announced smart-glasses updates while leaving personal-data safeguards and account-access questions unresolved.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
As AI use expands across healthcare, finance, government and enterprise settings, organizations are adopting privacy-enhancing technologies to protect sensitive data during computation.
9/24/2026 • Privacy Technology & AI • General
VC Design and Fashion LLC's privacy notice outlines personal-data rights and processing practices for EEA, UK, and California residents, with requests handled by email.
9/24/2026 • Consumer Privacy & Digital Rights • General
A proposed public camera policy would vary weekly operating schedules by neighborhood crime rates, with police activating all cameras during pursuits.
9/25/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
As Meta expands its smart glasses, users and civil-liberties advocates have raised concerns about secret recording, and courts in England and New York have barred the devices from courtrooms.
9/25/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
In 2025, former UK Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joined Palantir as senior vice-president, prompting debate in the UK over surveillance, public contracts, and political access.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Researchers are using AI to interpret animal signals and collect animal data, prompting privacy concerns in research settings including León, Spain, amid the current expansion of animal communication studies.
9/24/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
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ShinyHunters claimed on September 21 to have stolen FBI employee and applicant data through the FBI Jobs portal in the United States, while the bureau investigates and has not confirmed a breach.
9/24/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
James Lindsey of Texas Oncology urges healthcare practices to govern patient-data access across vendors as they deploy new technology in clinical settings.
9/24/2026 • Corporate Data Practices & Accountability • General
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