







Surveillance Watch is an interactive map revealing the intricate connections between surveillance companies, their funding sources and affiliations.
Gazing Back at the Surveillance Cameras That Watch Us (Published 2018)
These photographers explored the implications of a culture of pervasive monitoring.

"Pushed into the Shadows": Evidencing Digital Surveillance Chilling Effects and the Erosion of the Rights to Freedom of Assembly and of Association
SummaryThe United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Gina Romero, presents "Pushed into the Shadows: Evidencing digital surveillance chilling effects and the erosion of the rights to freedom of assembly and of association". This Global Study documents the profound impact that pervasive digital monitoring exerts on fundamental public freedoms. Moving beyond traditional privacy-centric narratives, the Study details how contemporary surveillance ecosystems induce serious chilling effects.

Surveillance Self-Defense
We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty-five years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and your friends from online spying. Read the BASICS to find out how online surveillance works. Dive into our TOOL GUIDES for instructions...
How to Track the People Tracking YOU
The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

Ad Tech Says It’s Not In The Surveillance Business. Now Is The Time To Prove It | AdExchanger
ICE wants to know how ad tech and location data could aid investigations. The question is: Will ad tech finally draw a line – or cross one?

Vigilantism comes for Flock
More Americans than ever are destroying Flock license plate cameras amid rising backlash against the company. Is the tide turning on intrusive U.S. mass surveillance, and where does the privacy fight go next?

World Monitor — By the time it's news, you already knew.
500+ live feeds, conflict tracking, markets, chokepoints, satellites and AI analysis in one free real-time dashboard. No signup.

‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts
Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report finds

To Repress or to Co‐opt? Authoritarian Control in the Age of Digital Surveillance
This article studies the consequences of digital surveillance in dictatorships. I first develop an informational theory of repression and co-optation. I argue that digital surveillance resolves dicta...

Signal's Meredith Whittaker sees AI as another big data grab
The "surveillance business model" is using AI to expand its reach, the privacy expert says.

Opnshelf - Track What You Watch
Track what you watch and discover what others are watching. A personal media tracker built on the AT Protocol.
Secret Claude tracker shocks users after Anthropic’s anti-surveillance stance
Anthropic accused of spying on users; engineer says “experiment” is over.

Watch the Watchers: Surveillance technologies for political control in Venezuela
Despite changes in leadership, Venezuela's extensive surveillance infrastructure remains fully operational.

bsky.app | WhoTracks.Me
Explore the tracking landscape of bsky.app on WhoTracks.Me, revealing the most common trackers like Sentry and their impact on privacy

Pravda Dashboard — Tracking Russia's Pravda Network
Discover the Pravda Dashboard World Map, an interactive application that tracks and visualizes the influence and reach of Russia's Pravda Network across more than 110 countries and regions worldwide. Dive in to explore the global footprint and impact of this extensive network