The workplace has become a surveillance state
Office buildings have become like web browsers -- they're full of tracking technology, a trend documented in a report out this week by Cracked Labs.
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... The study, titled "Tracking Indoor Location, Movement and Desk Occupancy in the Workplace," looks at how motion sensing and wireless network technology in buildings is being used to monitor the movement and behavior of office workers and visitors. "As offices, buildings and other corporate facilities become networked environments, there is a growing desire among employers to exploit data gathered from their existing digital infrastructure or additional sensors for various purposes," the report says. "Whether intentionally or as a byproduct, this includes personal data about employees, their movements and behaviors." The case study is part of a series titled "Surveillance and Digital Control at Work" that's overseen by Cracked Labs, an Austria-based non-profit. Produced with support from AlgorithmWatch, Jeremias Prassl (Oxford), UNI Europa and Global Privacy Alliance, and labor rights organization Austrian Arbeiterkammer, the series explores how companies are using personal data in Europe. The use of tracking and analytics technology in the workplace has become a matter of concern in the US as well as Europe, prompting regulators like the US Federal Trade Commission to issue guidance in an effort to deter unlawful practices. ...
"As offices, buildings and other corporate facilities become networked environments, there is a growing desire among employers to exploit data gathered from their existing digital infrastructure or additional sensors for various purposes," the report says. "Whether intentionally or as a byproduct, this includes personal data about employees, their movements and behaviors."
The case study is part of a series titled "Surveillance and Digital Control at Work" that's overseen by Cracked Labs, an Austria-based non-profit. Produced with support from AlgorithmWatch, Jeremias Prassl (Oxford), UNI Europa and Global Privacy Alliance, and labor rights organization Austrian Arbeiterkammer, the series explores how companies are using personal data in Europe.
The use of tracking and analytics technology in the workplace has become a matter of concern in the US as well as Europe, prompting regulators like the US Federal Trade Commission to issue guidance in an effort to deter unlawful practices. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-30 12:04 AM | Reply
It's not just inside, it's outside as well. In my last few years at work I could see almost every part of a whole open pit mine site. Those industrial PTZ cameras are pretty amazing.
#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-30 12:12 AM | Reply
OK, tangentially related?
License Plate Recognition Cameras | Transformative Surveillance www.cctvsecuritypros.com
... License Plate Recognition Cameras (LPR) can revolutionize home and business security. Using highly sophisticated imaging technologies, LPR cameras offer an unprecedented level of surveillance capabilities. They possess the ability to read and store data from license plates, hence providing seamless monitoring and control over vehicular movement. Designed for optimal functionality, these cameras are equipped with high-contrast imaging, ideal for capturing clear and accurate license plate records, especially in low light and high-speed situations. Their enhanced compatibility also enables easy integration into your existing surveillance system. ...
They possess the ability to read and store data from license plates, hence providing seamless monitoring and control over vehicular movement.
Designed for optimal functionality, these cameras are equipped with high-contrast imaging, ideal for capturing clear and accurate license plate records, especially in low light and high-speed situations.
Their enhanced compatibility also enables easy integration into your existing surveillance system. ...
#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-30 12:23 AM | Reply
More cities installing license plate reading cameras; what are they used for? (2023) www.wxyz.com
... The city of Ferndale is the latest city in Michigan that will install license plate reading cameras to help fight crime. It's expected the city will have them in place in around three months, and police say they will make the city safer without violating privacy. However, drivers are responding and some people have important questions. ...
It's expected the city will have them in place in around three months, and police say they will make the city safer without violating privacy. However, drivers are responding and some people have important questions. ...
#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-30 12:26 AM | Reply
License Plate Cameras to Track Residents in Two States (March 2024) www.govtech.com
An AI license plate surveillance startup installed hundreds of cameras without permission (February 2024) qz.com
... Flock, a startup which promotes a surveillance state, has installed car tracking cameras in 4,000 cities among 42 states. The company makes its money and shareholder value by delivering AI-based tracking hardware and software to local police departments, which are more than happy to pay Flock's $3,000 annual fee. The Atlanta-based company has grown nearly 2,700 percent since 2020, and at least some of that growth, according to a new report from Forbes, has come from a willingness to bend the rules to get their cameras installed and tracking your every movement. ...
The Atlanta-based company has grown nearly 2,700 percent since 2020, and at least some of that growth, according to a new report from Forbes, has come from a willingness to bend the rules to get their cameras installed and tracking your every movement. ...
#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-30 12:29 AM | Reply
More ...
San Fernando Valley gets 100 license plate-reading cameras to help police crack down on crime www.latimes.com
... An automated license plate reader camera takes a photo or a video of a vehicle's license plate information. With optical character recognition the plate number is compared to one or more law enforcement crime databases of vehicles of interests or "hot lists," according to the International Assn. of Chiefs of Police. The reader technology can also detect the vehicle type and color, GPS location data and date and time of an incident, according to the Congressional Research Service. The cameras can be fixed onto poles, traffic lights, buildings or bridges and mobile cameras are frequently mounted on police cars. ...
With optical character recognition the plate number is compared to one or more law enforcement crime databases of vehicles of interests or "hot lists," according to the International Assn. of Chiefs of Police.
The reader technology can also detect the vehicle type and color, GPS location data and date and time of an incident, according to the Congressional Research Service. The cameras can be fixed onto poles, traffic lights, buildings or bridges and mobile cameras are frequently mounted on police cars. ...
... GPS location data and date and time of an incident ...
"An incident?"
What "incident" is that?
Driving around town is now an "incident?"
#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-30 12:55 AM | Reply
Are automated license plate readers in your city? How to find out www.latimes.com
... Will Freeman wants people to know they're being tracked. His desire to shed light on the proliferation of license plate readers in his neighborhood in Huntsville, Ala., this year spurred an idea for a crowdsourced database where people across the world can upload the locations of the readers. The database, called DeFlock, also provides users with the option to list who manufactured the cameras for greater transparency. ...
His desire to shed light on the proliferation of license plate readers in his neighborhood in Huntsville, Ala., this year spurred an idea for a crowdsourced database where people across the world can upload the locations of the readers. The database, called DeFlock, also provides users with the option to list who manufactured the cameras for greater transparency. ...
#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-30 12:57 AM | Reply
Think You're Not Being Watched? DeFlock Says Think Again www.forbes.com
... A new open-source project called DeFlock is shining a spotlight on the widespread use of automated license plate readers as debates about surveillance and privacy remain front of mind for many. DeFlock enables communities to map and monitor the locations of ALPR cameras, empowering individuals to push back against unchecked surveillance practices. ...
DeFlock enables communities to map and monitor the locations of ALPR cameras, empowering individuals to push back against unchecked surveillance practices. ...
#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-30 01:00 AM | Reply
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