Surveillance and Smart Cities
AI-enabled CCTV analytics can track individuals across camera networks, flag behaviour classified as anomalous, and integrate with wider smart city infrastructure. This section covers deployment, the Investigatory Powers Act framework, and the growing overlap between municipal, commercial and police-operated camera networks.
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US Customs and Border Protection officers have misused surveillance databases to spy on family members, pursue dates and pass intelligence to drug traffickers. Freedom of…
The Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to examine whether the Delhi Police have legal backing to use facial recognition technology. The court will look into the force's use of…
The Supreme Court will examine the legality of Delhi Police using facial recognition and biometric surveillance against protesters. The court cited potential privacy violations.
Licence plate readers such as Flock cameras are being targeted for vandalism around Metro Detroit. The devices use artificial intelligence to snap photos of all passing vehicles.…
Flock AI surveillance cameras misread licence plates more than 70 per cent of the time, according to a new study. The errors lead to false police alerts involving innocent drivers.
Western Australia Police started a five-month trial in June using marked vans mounted with cameras. The vehicles scanned people's faces in real time. The police then matched the…
Local police are pushing to use autonomous drones. The move comes amid viral resistance to mass surveillance from licence plate-reading cameras. Residents across the country are…
Western Railway plans to use artificial intelligence, CCTV and NATGRID in Gujarat to improve passenger safety. The technology will help speed up e-FIRs. It will also help combat…
A hacker has revealed that printing "adversarial patterns" on everyday clothing can poison facial recognition algorithms. The method was presented at Black Hat. It achieves this…
Flock Safety is using emotional stories about automatic licence plate readers helping to rescue children to promote its technology. This comes as concerns grow about the dangers…
The police department of Roseville, California, has found that AI surveillance cameras misread licence plate numbers in 71 per cent of cases. An analysis of nearly 1,500 reports…
Gautam Budh Nagar is using AI-enabled CCTV to monitor Kanwariyas during the Kanwar Yatra. The technology is supported by 3,000 cameras, drones, and traffic restrictions.
Four out of five World Cup host cities use or plan to use artificial intelligence surveillance tools, according to a new study. However, fewer than a third of these cities have…
A legal challenge has been filed alleging that Wichita's use of artificial intelligence-powered licence plate readers violates the Kansas Constitution. The lawsuit characterises…
Facewatch, a private facial recognition company, is pitching to install its technology in British pharmacies. Campaign group Big Brother Watch has written to the Health and Social…
Roadside safety advocates state that some automated licence plate readers may fail to meet highway safety standards. Flock Safety cameras have been heavily criticised for years…
Cape Town’s city council ended the use of the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system in mid-2026. The US-developed technology, described as a form of dragnet surveillance, was first…
Local authorities in Reno and Sparks, Nevada, are approving large-scale data centres that power artificial intelligence systems used in military operations abroad while expanding…
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament AA Rahim has filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi Police's use of facial recognition technology and…
Not-for-profit transparency watchdog Airwars has published a report detailing how machine learning and artificial intelligence are used throughout modern warfare. Titled Anatomy…
The Town of Taos Council has voted to remove $54,000 from the local police budget, ending a contract for 18 AI surveillance cameras. Operated by technology firm Flock Safety, the…