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corruption Mysterious New Orleans "anti-crime" camera emblazoned with NOPD logos outside surveillance contractor's house is disavowed by NOPD Cory Doctorow
corruption Washington State sheriff used courtroom camera to zoom in on defense attorney and juror's private notes Cory Doctorow
videos Houston's "inchworm bandits" create performance art while robbing restaurants on their bellies Cory Doctorow
videos Security researchers can access and modify security footage from Nuuo surveillance systems Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Trou: a soft, CCTV-bugged interactive sculpture that you ram your hand and arm into Cory Doctorow
privacy Calgary malls caught secretly using facial recognition to characterise shoppers' age and gender Cory Doctorow
Gadgets Self-hacking Internet of Shit camera automatically sends randos the feed from inside your house Cory Doctorow
security Over 55,000 security camera DVRs are vulnerable to an exploit so simple it fits in a tweet Cory Doctorow
privacy Seattle spends five years failing to come up with a privacy policy for its $3.6m surveillance network, then spends $150k ripping it out Cory Doctorow
elections News report claims Dutch spies hacked Russian cyberwar operation and pwned their CCTVs, then recorded video of Russian government hackers attacking the DNC Cory Doctorow
