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US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, data brokers – and your apps and devices

  • Written by Anne Toomey McKenna, Affiliated Faculty Member, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Penn State
imageThe U.S. government is using AI to speed analysis of government and commercial data about you.Anton Petrus/Moment via Getty Images

On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors’ Ring cameras film your walk to the car. Your car’s sensors, cameras and microphones record your speed, how you drive, where you’re...

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