Surveillance

Mileage Tax Is Coming? Pay-per-Mile and Gas Tax

The Car Coach gives her take on the likely impending mileage tax (on top of the gas tax). Check out the information on the National Motorists Association's Blog.

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What You're Giving Up When You Let Your Car Insurer Track You in Exchange for Discounts

A CR investigation finds the savings you get with these telematics programs may come with serious trade-offs. If you still want in, CR's interactive guide can help you find the best option.

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Infrastructure Bill Requires Cars to Detect "Impaired" Drivers

This amounts to mandating a sophisticated set of sensors be installed in a space where many Americans spend huge amounts of time.

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The FBI Is Locating Cars by Spying on Their WiFi

The FBI is using a controversial technology traditionally used to locate smartphones as a car tracking surveillance tool that spies on vehicles' on-board WiFi.

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Police Turn to Car Data to Destroy Suspects' Alibis

They reveal everything from location, speed and acceleration to when doors were opened and closed, …

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John Stossel: The FULL Snowden Interview

John Stossel's Interview with Edward Snowden

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Baltimore Police Back Pilot Program for Surveillance Planes, Reviving Controversial Program

Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said Friday he now supports a pilot program to fly three private surveillance planes over the city.

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Snowden: Democracy Under Surveillance

Political Dissident Edward Snowden talks about Democracy in an interview by Col. Lawrence Wilkerson.

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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill Restricting Police Use of Facial Recognition Tech

Sens. Christopher Coons and Mike Lee introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday requiring law enforcement to obtain court orders to use facial recognition technology for surveillance.

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