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Argentina: Unchecked deployment of AI-driven surveillance reinforces a techno-authoritarian infrastructure of social control 

Amnesty International News

Argentina's expanded use of surveillance technologies under the Javier Milei administration has increased state surveillance capabilities, profiling, and reprisals, creating a chilling effect on privacy and freedom of expression. A new report documents institutional reforms that facilitate this techno-authoritarian infrastructure of social control.

CDT Issue Brief: Key Limits on Facial Recognition

Center for Democracy & Technology

Facial recognition technology, a powerful AI surveillance tool, poses significant risks to civil liberties, particularly due to its varying accuracy across demographics. The technology is dangerous both when it performs poorly and when it works effectively, enabling mass surveillance.

Censorship in Chinese AI models can be undone, new research shows

AI Incident Database

New research demonstrates that censorship in Chinese AI models, such as those denying the existence of Uyghur detention camps, can be circumvented. This poses a significant risk for the spread of disinformation and the undermining of human rights, as AI systems can be manipulated to generate or conceal politically sensitive information.

EFF's Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its Harms

Electronic Frontier Foundation

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) advocates for the elimination of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) mass surveillance, arguing that these systems are irredeemably harmful. ALPRs create searchable maps of individuals' movements, feeding databases accessible by law enforcement and private entities, thus enabling indiscriminate tracking regardless of suspicion.

Leaked Document Shows the Surveillance Tech at ICE’s Fingertips

404 Media

A leaked document reveals the extensive surveillance technology available to ICE, including phone location data, social media monitoring, and online undercover tools. This highlights the expanding scope of state-led, AI-enabled surveillance infrastructure.