Daily Transmission - Understanding the Normalization of Surveillance

One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meetingSupport the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USRing Doorbells as Warrantless Surveillance Networks• Amazon admitted to sharing Ring footage with police without user consent or warrants in 2022: Politico article • Update on Ring requiring warrants for police access starting in 2024: The Guardian article Smart TVs (Samsung, LG) as Observation Posts with Audio Recording• Texas lawsuit against LG, Samsung, and others for turning TVs into surveillance systems: TechRadar article • How to turn off smart TV tracking features (Consumer Reports guide): Consumer Reports article • NYT investigation into smart TVs spying and sharing data: New York Times article Alexa/Google Home and CIA Partnerships (AWS Contract)• Details on Amazon’s $600 million AWS cloud deal with the CIA: The Atlantic article • Recent discussion on the AWS-Intelligence Community partnership: Nextgov article Fitness Trackers (Strava Heat Map Exposing Military Bases)• Strava’s 2018 heat map revealing secret military base locations: The Guardian article • Wired analysis on Strava’s privacy implications for military security: Wired article • NYT report on how Strava data exposed sensitive sites: New York Times article Flock Safety License Plate Readers with Facial Recognition• Flock’s response to reports on their ALPR networks and data practices: Flock Safety blog • EFF on Washington court ruling that Flock data is public record: EFF article • ACLU on Flock sharing data even without police requests: ACLU article Cisco’s Smart+Connected Communities Platform• Official Cisco overview of Smart+Connected Communities infrastructure: Cisco page • Cisco network designs for smart cities including surveillance elements: Cisco design guide Social Media Surveillance (Facebook as Largest Operation)• Amnesty International on Facebook’s surveillance posing threats to human rights: Amnesty article • NYT op-ed on Facebook as a surveillance capitalism entity: New York Times article Workplace Monitoring (Gartner Study ~78%)• Gartner insights on employee monitoring for insight vs. oversight: Gartner document • Report on 78% of employers using digital surveillance on remote workers: NBC Montana article • Computerworld on electronic monitoring reaching all-time highs (~80%): Computerworld article Vehicle Surveillance (Black Boxes Post-2020)• Explanation of car black boxes recording data for accidents, insurance, and police: Michigan Auto Law blog • How black box data is used in car accident cases: Kameb article Financial Surveillance (IRS $600 Reporting)• IRS FAQs on the Form 1099-K threshold and reporting: IRS page • IRS announcement delaying the $600 threshold for 2023: IRS newsroom Medical Surveillance (23andMe Data Sharing)• 23andMe’s policy on responding to law enforcement requests: 23andMe support page • 23andMe privacy and data protection overview: 23andMe privacy page Palantir’s Gotham Platform for Predictive Policing• Official Palantir Gotham platform description: <...