The experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, according to military officials and others.
Tag: Cameras
Pandemic Lockdowns Had Varied Effects on Wildlife
A new study of camera-trap images complicates the idea that all wildlife thrived during the Covid lockdowns.
When Everyone Becomes a War Photographer
The images streaming onto our phones from Israel and Gaza, many coming from those fighting or caught up in the war, don’t just document the story — they shape it.
Facial Recognition Powers ‘Automated Apartheid’ in Israel, Report Says
The Israeli government is using computer vision to monitor Palestinian travel across checkpoints, according to the report.
A.I., Brain Scans and Cameras: The Spread of Police Surveillance Tech
In the Middle East, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies have become part of everyday policing.
Expedition Finds Cameras Left by Yukon Mountaineers in 1937
Some of the cameras, from a climbing expedition 85 years ago, still had film in them. Conservators are looking to see if any images can be recovered.
Churchill Portrait Disappears in Art Heist in Canada
An original print of the famous photograph taken by Yousuf Karsh is missing after staff at a hotel in Ottawa realized last week that someone had swapped it for a fake.
Filmmaker Brent Renaud Spent His Career Capturing the Human Toll of War
Mr. Renaud’s final assignment was documenting refugees fleeing across bridges in Irpin, Ukraine.
In Venice, High-Tech Tracking of Tourists Stirs Alarm
Can cellphone data and surveillance cameras help restore the city’s old-world charm, or just destroy what magic remains?
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Community in Covid Crisis
Photographing the impact of Covid on an ultra-Orthodox group there required unusual access. But that was just the first step.