National Review: Google, Facebook, Amazon: Our Digital Overlords
The Wrap: Apple invests $390 million in facial recognition tech
Open Democracy: Digital giants are trading away our right to privacy
Futurism: Welcome to the future, a place where everyone knows your genetic code
Government News: Australia to trial world’s first city surveillance system
Rare: Rep. Rand Paul and Dem. Ron Wyden take on warrantless Surveillance State
EFF: FISC assurances on spying leave too many questions unanswered
LA Times: U.S. government’s embattled email surveillance program proves resilient
WGNO: ACLU of Louisiana slams New Orleans City Council’s ‘government surveillance on steroids’ proposal
Lexology: The Guardian: surveillance firms spied on campaign groups for big companies
Fox News: China’s DNA database in Xinjiang is in ‘gross violation of global norms’, says rights group
The Drum: Adtech firms collecting ‘vast amounts’ of data on kids despite online regulations
Marines.mil: Marine corps fields ‘game-changer’ biometric data collection system
BloombergQuint: World’s biggest biometric database grows in India despite doubts
ZDNet: NEC Australia to offer real-time video facial recognition
MediaPostCommunications: Facebook urges judge to toss ‘Faceprint’ suit
Dronelife: Drones among devices to be integrated with new surveillance technology
New York Times: The Pentagon Is Not a Sacred Cow
In related defense news from Newsweek: Why won’t the Pentagon tell us where our troops are fighting?
