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The Mission District in San Francisco is one of the city's most densely populated and diverse neighborhoods. It's where software engineer Riley Walz set up his Bop Spotter to capture the music playing in the area. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
A San Francisco man has a new spin on surveillance technology
Airbnb announced Monday that it is banning all indoor security cameras in all listings. Carl Court/Getty Images hide caption
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on north Gaza on November 22, 2023. Israel says it is using artificial intelligence to find targets. JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Israel is using an AI system to find targets in Gaza. Experts say it's just the start
The Pentagon's multi-billion-dollar program to develop advanced missile warning balloons is just one of many projects over the decades that has been sabotaged by a gusty breeze. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Militaries have sought to use spy balloons for centuries. The real enemy is the wind
A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday. The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace. Larry Mayer/AP hide caption
Testing blood for malaria at a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Malawi. Ashley Cooper/Getty Images hide caption
Meta banned seven surveillance firms from Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on Thursday, accusing the firms of using the platforms to spy on about 50,000 unsuspecting people. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Facebook bans 7 'surveillance-for-hire' companies that spied on 50,000 users
Ali Malik is part of a class action lawsuit against the FBI alleging religious discrimination and violations of surveillance laws. Umara Chaudry hide caption
For Many American Muslims, The Legacy Of 9/11 Lies In The Battle For Civil Rights
Amazon's Echo Show devices are among those that will automatically be added to its shared wireless network scheme, called Amazon Sidewalk. Amazon hide caption
Your Amazon Echo Will Share Your Wireless Network With Neighbors, Unless You Opt Out
With more people working remotely, companies are turning to technology that tracks what employees are doing all day on their computers. Some workers say they feel like their privacy is being compromised. Jackie Ferrentino for NPR hide caption
Your Boss Is Watching You: Work-From-Home Boom Leads To More Surveillance
Police officers walk across an empty Red Square in Moscow on Tuesday, as the Russian capital goes into lockdown to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. Pavel Golovkin/AP hide caption
View Of Satellite In Space. Jose Luis Stephens / EyeEm / Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption
A Spy Agency's Challenge: How To Sort A Million Photos A Day
Only about 1 in 10 teenagers say they share personal, religious or political beliefs on social media, according to a recent survey from Pew Research Center. Karly Domb Sadof/AP hide caption
A report from the Human Rights Watch makes the case that federal law enforcers, police and local prosecutors are concealing the origins of evidence and intelligence in scores of criminal cases, especially drug arrests. Fantastic Studio/Getty Images hide caption
Carmen Aguilar y Wedge is the co-founder and director of creative technology for Hyphen-Labs. She modeled the company's ScatterViz visor at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Nina Gregory/NPR hide caption
Covert Fashion Provides Camouflage Against Surveillance Software
Germany has banned the My Friend Cayla dolls, which are also the subject of a complaint by privacy groups in the U.S. who say the toys spy on children. Brian Naylor/NPR hide caption
Twitter and Facebook have restricted access to users' data for Geofeedia, a data analytics firm, over privacy concerns. Geofeedia/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, listens during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, in July 2013. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Outgoing ACLU Director Reviews Tenure Fighting National Security Battles
FBI Director James Comey is one of the federal officials who has said that the growing use of encryption hurts the ability to track criminals. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
In this photo taken in 2011, worshippers are pictured inside the Al-Iman Mosque after midday prayers in the Queens borough of New York. The NYPD disbanded the special unit tasked with carrying out surveillance of Muslim groups in 2014 Charles Dharapak/Associated Press hide caption
The National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Hotspots show where the common cold is popping up across the U.S. via Sickweather hide caption