Intimidation tactic: Police photograph faces, press passes of journalists covering protests

Law enforcement officers have photographed the faces or IDs of nearly three dozen journalists in Oregon and Minnesota in recent months, according to new data published by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. The Tracker categorizes this practice in its “chilling” category, and notes that “law enforcement agencies in both cities did not disclose why they documented […]
Is the government tracking our cell phones?

Both Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor John Tory admitted to obtaining cell phone data to track people during the pandemic, raising ethical and legal questions
Edward Snowden and Naomi Klein Discuss The Creeping Surveillance State | Surveillance Pandemic

Skip to 11:13 to catch the beginning of the event: Spy planes, helicopters, and drones surveilled hundreds of thousands of Americans as they took to the streets to protest police brutality and the killing of George Floyd. Meanwhile, a series of surveillance startups are using the coronavirus pandemic to track people, analyze outbreaks, and otherwise […]
Ontario to invest in wearable contact-tracing technology to protect workers from COVID-19

The project is supposed to help more jobs in Ontario
[WATCH] Amazon installs surveillance cameras inside delivery vehicles for “drivers safety”

Drivers have raised concerns that this may infringe their privacy, and call it a “punishment system”