Amber Sinha

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters wave the national flag during a protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET paper leak issue, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Salman Ali/PTI via AP)

India's CJP Protests Meet Internet Shutdowns and Pervasive Surveillance

Tayrine dos Santos Dias

Leandro Ucciferri

Spain fans gather for a rally on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in New York's Times Square, Saturday, July 18, 2026 (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

The Silent World Cup Winners are the Companies Normalizing Surveillance

Nico Schmidt 

Mayank Aggarwal

Ignacio Carrascón

European AI Firms Scale Banned Facial Recognition Systems in India

Gina Romero

Demonstrators march in Berlin, Germany, during a June 2026 protest against the digital expansion of police powers, biometric surveillance technologies, and the use of AI systems by authorities. (Photo by AndrÃ©s Trujillo/JNA Press via Nexpher Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

The Quiet Erosion of Collective Action Under Digital Surveillance

shirin anlen

Gabi Ivens

A blur effect added to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa

AI Can Rebuild Blurred Faces, So How Do We Protect People Now?

James Ball

A CCTV camera on top of the police van. Essex Police carry out a live facial recognition operation in Brentwood Essex; a number of people were detained for questioning. (Photo by Ian Davidson/Sipa via AP Images)

Britain's Facial Recognition Boom Runs on Police Policy, Not Statute

Leonardo Coelho

Collage-style illustration of surveillance cameras pointed at a large crowd while a hand holds a smartphone scanning faces, suggesting facial recognition and mass digital surveillance.

Facial Recognition Rejected In Europe Is Monitoring Brazil’s Schoolchildren

Sharon Strover

The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia.

The Anthropic Pentagon Standoff and the Limits of Corporate Ethics

Rachel Lau

Shirley Frame

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

February 2026 US Tech Policy Roundup

Danielle A. Davis Canty

Carter G. Woodson, born in 1875 in New Canton, Virginia, founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASALH).

Carter G. Woodson, born in 1875 in New Canton, Virginia, 

 the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASALH).

What the Father of Black History Can Teach Us About Technology

Tavishi 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses armed forces personnel during a Diwali celebration onboard the INS Vikrant on October 20. (Prime Minister's Office)

India’s Global AI Pitch Masks A Troubling Reality At Home

Jake Laperruque

A corrections officer walks beside people holding candles, signs, and flowers during a vigil outside the Krome Detention Center in Miami on May 24, 2025, protesting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody and mass deportations. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

How ICE Will Spy On Protesters, And How You Can Protect Your Privacy

Justin Hendrix

Activists are approached by federal agents for following agent vehicles, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

AI, Surveillance and the Siege of Minneapolis

Federal police line up in a show of force as demonstrators protest outside of the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 16, 2026. (Photo by Steven Garcia/NurPhoto via AP)