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Surveillance
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Surveillance Occupation in the U.S. Borderlands: A Narrative Photo Essay by Colter Thomas and Dugan Meyer
"The border has become the next war zone for the military industrial complex.”
The New Gospel of Violence: Surveillance Meets Border Violence in Palestine
"Israel’s brutal crackdown in Gaza is a bleak reminder of how authoritarianism and technology go hand in hand, as rockets and drones in the sky dim the stars of Bethlehem."
At the Palestine-Mexico Border: Confronting the Climate Fortress in Southern Arizona
Renowned Palestinian scientist and environmentalist Mazin Qumsiyeh visits a surveillance tower first tested in the West Bank and speaks of the need for a “joint struggle.”
Reporter’s Notebook: A Photo-Essay from the Border Industrial Complex as Title 42 Lifts
What policy shift? It’s business as usual for the border-enforcement machine as shown at the Border Security Expo in El Paso.
Autonomous Surveillance Towers Are Creeping Up the California Coast
A "massive expansion" of surveillance, spurred by private industry, moves beyond the border in California.
Mapping Surveillance in Border Communities: A Conversation with Dave Maass
The U.S. government is doubling down on surveillance, but residents have little input or idea of how it impacts their privacy. Maass talks about EFF's new project to map the "virtual wall."
The Border Industrial Complex Goes Big Time
Last year was the most profitable on record for border contractors, and by all indications there will be more to reap in 2023.
Spy Blimps in the Sky: The Increasing Surveillance of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
A deep look with the Electronic Frontier Foundation at the fortification of surveillance on the border. As Nogales mayor Arturo Garino asked: “Would you want to have a blimp above your house?”
Border Violence and Security in a Warming World: A Podcast with Nathan Akehurst and Petra Molnar
In this discussion we take a close look at the “global panopticon,” robotic dogs, the border-industrial complex, and what all this has to do with the changing climate.
After Years of Tribal Resistance, DHS Finishes its “Virtual Wall” on the Tohono O’odham Nation
An all-day quest led me to the final of the 10 towers built on native land. "You never know when you’re being watched,” said a resident.
The Officer of the Future: Facial Recognition and the Border-Industrial Complex
“The face that God gave you the day you were born will be your passport.”
Reporter's Notebook: This Year's Border Security Expo in San Antonio Was the Biggest Ever: “Why Would You Even Want a Solution?”
Robo-dogs, ghost drones, Palmer Luckey, and protestors outside, plus other observations from my week at the Border Security Expo in Texas