Related: "China’s facial-recognition systems crunch data from cameras to monitor citizens" (2017), https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14643433 https://news.y

Related: "China’s facial-recognition systems crunch data from cameras to monitor citizens" (2017), https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14643433 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14643433 "The Stasi Had a Giant Smell Register of Dissidents” (2021), https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27998162 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27998162 "US reauthorizing and expanding surveillance laws" (2024), https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/16/house-fisa-government-surveillance-senate https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/16/house-fisa-g... > Turner-Himes amendment lists some business types that are excepted from the requirement to help spy – like dwellings and restaurants – an almost limitless number of entities that provide wifi or just have access to Americans’ devices could be roped into the government’s surveillance operations. Using the wifi in your dentist office, hiring a cleaner who has access to your laptop, or even storing communications equipment in an office you rent could all expose you to increased risk of surveillance. HN ranking history for this thread: http://hnrankings.info/40840762 http://hnrankings.info/40840762