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SURVEILLANCE

A Flock camera is mounted on a pole under a solar panel in Commerce City, Colorado, on Wednesday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 9, 2026
Angers mounts in U.S. over vast network of car license plate cams
Flock is used by the police and homeowners¡¯ associations but opponents believe the cameras are a dangerous tool that can infringe on privacy and civil liberties.
The National Police Agency is considering use of a new investigation method that involves remotely analyzing communications via highly confidential apps used by <i>³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨±</i> loosely organized anonymous criminal groups.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ police to monitor ¡®³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨±¡¯ use of confidential messaging apps
The method involves remote-controlling smartphones and other devices of high-ranking ³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨± members to access communication records and other information.
A surveillance camera is seen near a Chinese flag in Shanghai on Aug. 2, 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 5, 2026
How China keeps tabs on foreigners
A futuristic dashboard ¡ª like something from the movie ¡°Minority Report¡± ¡ª that appeared to track foreigners in a city was uncovered by an Amsterdam-based cybersecurity researcher.
Software developer and major military vendor Palantir now expects $4.89 billion to $4.91 billion in adjusted income from operations this year, up from $4.45 billion at the top end of the range previously.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
Palantir lifts outlook after ¡®otherworldly¡¯ commercial sales
Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp said U.S. commercial sales in the second quarter rose 149% from a year earlier to $764 million, well above the average analyst estimate.
Japan&#039;s the lower chamber of parliament will install security cameras in the Diet building starting in fiscal 2027.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2026
Japan Lower House to install security cameras in Diet building
The plan has been considered partly in response to an incident in which a government employee secretly filmed a woman in a Diet building restroom in 2021.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting focused on crime prevention measures at the Prime Minister&#039;s Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 28, 2026
Japan weighing GPS tracking for ¡®high risk¡¯ stalkers
Many key details remain undecided, including who exactly would be deemed as a ¡°high risk¡± offender and whether court approval would be required.
South Korea has one of the world&#039;s highest suicide rates.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2026
AI cameras spot suicide attempts in South Korea¡¯s capital
The surveillance system alerts first responders if someone lingers in certain locations, enters an area deemed unsafe or picks up a dedicated suicide-prevention phone.
A mobile surveillance van emblazoned with the branding "Ikshana" is parked at a protest site days after thousands of protesters marched toward parliament to demand the resignation of the education minister over examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2026
Modi faces challenge from activists over AI surveillance at India youth protest
At least week¡¯s protest over exam paper leaks, police used a surveillance van equipped with cameras on a telescopic mast that provided a 360-degree ?view.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission aims to curb the market dominance of Big Tech companies such as Google and Apple.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2026
Japan antitrust watchdog to add new bureau to tackle Big Tech
The Japan Fair Trade Commission aims to curb the market dominance of companies like Google and Apple and ensure fairer transactions for small businesses.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi&#039;s administration aims to enact anti-espionage legislation at an early date.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2026
LDP to propose allowing warrantless communications interception
The initiative will be a major pillar of anti-espionage legislation that the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to enact soon.
A man checks his mobile phone in central Moscow on March 17. Since the Kremlin ratcheted up control over the internet this year, Russians have been turning to increasingly convoluted technical solutions to circumvent state monitoring and restrictions on popular foreign apps.
WORLD
Jun 16, 2026
Russians juggle phones and VPNs to skirt Putin¡¯s digital iron curtain
The biggest crackdown of its kind has at times disrupted banking, transport and e-commerce, irritating people ahead of a September parliamentary election.
Google and Apple are among a group of technology companies that have expressed opposition to a proposed law in Canada allowing police more access to citizens¡¯ data.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 27, 2026
Apple and Google blast Canada¡¯s plan to give police more access to citizen data
The Canadian government is defending the Lawful Access Act, saying it¡¯s designed to ensure police have the legal tools to ¡°prevent, investigate and respond¡± to modern crime.
Temporary street signs warn pedestrians of a Metropolitan Police live facial recognition operation in London on May 11.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2026
On London¡¯s streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty
Britain has long been one of the world¡¯s heaviest users of CCTV cameras in public spaces, and Londoners can be caught ?on film up to several ?hundred times a day.
Tokyo Detention House guidelines dictate that CCTV surveillance can be used when detainees are at risk of suicide or self-harm, or when there is concern they may try to escape.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
May 20, 2026
Female death row inmate sues Japan government over 24/7 surveillance
A death-row inmate says she¡¯s been surveilled 24/7 for 24 years. Now, she¡¯s suing the Japanese government for a breach of human rights.
A technician in the server room of the Sberbank PJSC data processing center at the Skolkovo Innovation Center, Moscow, in 2017. The European Union passed new legislation regulating the sale of surveillance technologies in 2021.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 12, 2026
Europe exported spyware to human rights abusers, watchdog says
Human Rights Watch¡¯s findings indicate that European Union regulations introduced in 2021 to rein in exports of the technology are not being properly enforced.
Through much of 2025, a U.S. special agent had been looking into claims that some Meta employees and contractors could see the content of encrypted WhatsApp messages. The investigation was just abruptly closed.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 29, 2026
U.S. ends investigation into claims WhatsApp chats aren¡¯t private
The abrupt closure ends a law enforcement inquiry into claims that challenge how the company markets the chat service¡¯s privacy.
A logo of Meta AI outside Meta House on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2025
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2026
Meta to capture U.S. employee mouse movements and keystrokes to train AI
The new tracking software will run on work-related apps and websites and will also take occasional snapshots of the content on employees¡¯ screens, according to an internal memo.
An advertisement for the Max messenger platform in Moscow
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2026
The KGB¡¯s successor is expanding its power in Putin¡¯s Russia
Russia¡¯s main security agency is expanding its sweeping surveillance powers, deepening the state¡¯s reach into economic and social life to suppress any risk of dissent to President Vladimir Putin.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi&#039;s government approved a draft revision to the drone law at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2026
Government approves bill to expand no-fly zones for drones in Japan
While the designated no-fly zones have not changed since the law entered into force in 2016, drones¡¯ maximum speeds, ranges and load capacities have drastically improved.
Russia is pushing its Max social media platform in a heavy-handed rollout that has raised concerns that Moscow will use the app to surveil its citizens and further cut digital links to the West.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Russia¡¯s Max: The unencrypted super-app being forced on citizens
Max is being rolled out with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the country¡¯s two most popular messenger apps.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital&#039;s largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo&#039;s Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn&#039;t just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it&#039;s an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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