World News
Senators say officials hid a ruling on warrantless searches past its release deadline.
World News
Two US senators say the Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding the FISA court decision while it presses Congress to renew Americaβs most sweeping surveillance program.
Technology
Whether youβre near or far, keep an eye on your fur baby with our favorite pet cameras.
World News
For years, police have spent billions of tax dollars on watching us, tracking us, and recording us. In the largest police department in the country, these surveillance systems were paid for and adopted without the kind of public oversight cities usually require.Β In the wake of 9/11, the New York Police Department built one of the most sophisticated and omnipresent surveillance systems in the country.Β And while decisions were being made about what tech to adopt and how much to pay for it, few outside the NYPD were consulted. Not the City Council nor the public. For over a decade, the only paper trail of these purchases were offline, stored in filing cabinets, inaccessible to the public.Β Today on the show, how the countryβs largest police department built its surveillance system, and the fight to get police everywhere to tell us how theyβre watching us.Β Read:Β Our book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your LifeΒ Our weekly longform Planet Money newsletterOur weekly Indicator round-up newsletterFollow:Β InstagramTikTokYouTubeFacebookSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This showβs perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.This episode was produced by Vito Emanuel and edited by Marianne McCune. It was fact-checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Cena Loffredo. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer.Music: NPR Source Audio - "Funky Space Mama," "Sunday Lights," and "Blammo"
Technology
Grupo Seguritech quietly built a $1.27 billion surveillance empire. Now it's expanding into the U.S. and across Latin America.
Technology
Canadaβs planned surveillance law is the latest grim step in a series of threats to encryption that are spreading around the world.