In Secret, Senate Panel May Re-Up Vast Surveillance Dragnet
Most of Congress is busy debating whether to raise the debt ceiling. But starting Thursday, Danger Room is hearing, a group of Senators meeting behind closed doors may consider renewing a controversial...
View ArticleSpy Sat Calibrators? King-Sized Jokes? China’s Colossal Structures Confound
There seems to be no end to the weird and king-sized structures populating China's desert -- or to the explanation for these megaprojects.
View ArticleHundreds of Warbots Will Join Cops’ Ranks
Hundreds of new battlefield robots produced by a decade of war are having an easier transition to peacetime than some human veterans. The robots are simply trading their fatigues for the blue uniforms...
View ArticleArmy Readies Its Mammoth Spy Blimp for First Flight
Northrop Grumman has finally penciled in the first flight of the giant surveillance airship it's building for the U.S. Army. The football-field-size, helium-filled robot blimp should take to the air...
View ArticleRevealed: 64 Drone Bases on American Soil
We like to think of the drone war as something far away, fought in the deserts of Yemen or the mountains of Afghanistan. But we now know it's closer than we thought. There are 64 drone bases on...
View ArticleNavy’s Next-Gen Binoculars Will Recognize Your Face
Take a close look, because the next generation of military binoculars are being developed to scan and recognize your face from more than 650 feet away.
View ArticleThe ATF Wants ‘Massive’ Online Database to Find Out Who Your Friends Are
Law enforcement investigations can be pretty tedious. Hence why the ATF is seeking an automated database to quickly identify you and who you know.
View ArticleDarpa Finally Shrinks Massive Thermal Cameras Into Handheld Devices
For years, the military has dreamed about giving its troops infrared cameras small enough to carry around. Leave it to Darpa to figure out how.
View ArticleU.S. Looks to Re-Up Its Mexican Surveillance System
When President Obama visits Mexico's new president this week, they might want to discuss what to do about that giant telephone eavesdropping system the U.S. is funding.
View Article5 Russian-Made Surveillance Technologies Used in the West
Privacy activists are battling to stop Western surveillance technology from filtering out to oppressive regimes. But Russia is also hard at work developing all sorts of surveillance tools and selling...
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