New York City Mayor Eric Adams responded to the criticism of increased digital surveillance in the city saying that it was a positive use of technology.
The Supreme Court allows federal officials to continue expelling migrants at US borders while legal challenges to Trump-era border restriction Title 42 proceed.
The Associated Press found that governments around the world used mass surveillance technologies and data during the COVID-19 pandemic for purposes unrelated to the pandemic, including stifling dissent and harassing marginalized communities.
The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has advised the public to report individuals who express dissent towards Covid-19 mandates, including mandatory vaccines, as potential "terrorists," citing "radicalized" political views potentially fueled by "conspiracy theories."
Two federal public health agencies will provide $1 million in grant funding to develop “a “public health tool” to predict vaccine “misinformation trends.”
