Origin - Independent researchers: (26)
(en) The Theory of Covert Surveillance
2020
by Peter Jenkins
"The Theory of Covert Surveillance is a 2020 book on physical surveillance written by U.K. private investigator Peter Jenkins. It covers topics such as static and mobile surveillance, foot surveillance, and the composition and organization of a surveillance team, and briefly covers technical surveillance and equipment (such as cameras and tracking devices)."
No Trace Project
Origin
Independent researchers
Topic
Physical surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
September 23, 2024
Highlighted resource for topic Physical surveillance.
(en) Surveillance Countermeasures
2019
by Aden C. Magee
"Surveillance Countermeasures is a 2019 book on physical surveillance and the mitigations one can take to protect against it, written by former U.S. spy Aden C. Magee. It extensively covers topics such as the principles and tactics of physical surveillance operations, surveillance detection, and anti-surveillance."
No Trace Project
Origin
Independent researchers
Topic
Physical surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 20, 2024
(de/el/en) Strategies for Countering Police Access to DNA Data
2019
by Gen-ethisches Netzwerk
"A few practical tips for avoiding DNA traces."
Chapter 10: No Trace Project
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(de) Der polizeiliche Zugriff auf DNA-Daten: Strategien der Gegenwehr
"Neben einem Überblick über die juristische Situation in Deutschland zur DNA-Entnahme, sowie zur Einspeisung von DNA in die Datenbanken des BKA liefert diese Broschüre auch einige Erklärungen, sowie ein paar praktische Tipps zum Vermeiden von DNA-Spuren."
PDF
gen-ethisches-netzwerk.de
(el) Στρατηγικές για την αντιμετώπιση της πρόσβασης της αστυνομίας σε δεδομένα DNA
"Μερικές συμβουλές για να μην αφήνεις ίχνη DNA εν ώρα δράσης."
Chapter 10: No Trace Project
Chapter 10: PDF: read | A4 booklet | letter booklet • TXT
darknights.noblogs.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
DNA, Police files
Type
Text
Last updated
March 22, 2023
(en/fr) Overview of Police Investigations Tied to a Combative Demo Against Mega-Basins
2023
by Libération (liberation.fr)
"Two people alleged to have damaged a water reservoir in Charente-Maritime are on trial this Thursday in La Rochelle. Phone bills, tailing and geolocation… To identify them, the investigators have deployed methods that are out of the ordinary."
No Trace Project
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(fr) Retour sur les enquêtes policières liées aux attaques en manif contre les mégabassines
"Deux personnes soupçonnées d'avoir dégradé une réserve d'eau en Charente-Maritime sont jugées ce jeudi à La Rochelle. Fadettes, filature et géolocalisation… Pour les identifier, les enquêteurs ont déployé des moyens hors norme."
No Trace Project
PDF: read | A4 booklet | letter booklet • TXT
sansnom.noblogs.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Mobile phones, Physical surveillance, Police files, Video surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
January 20, 2023
(en) Practical Linux forensics: a guide for digital investigators
2021
by Bruce Nikkel
"Practical Linux Forensics dives into the details of analyzing postmortem images of Linux systems that were misused, abused, or attacked. You'll learn how to locate and interpret digital evidence on Linux desktops, servers, and IoT devices, and reconstruct a timeline of events after a crime or security incident."
PDF
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Digital surveillance, Targeted malware
Type
Text
Last updated
December 12, 2021
(de) Mantrailing für den Realeinsatz: Hunde als Geruchsdetektive
2006
by Andrea Freiin von Buddenbrock
"Dieses Buch möchte Hundeführern, Interessierten und allen, die Hunde zum Mantrailing einsetzen, einen Überblick darüber verschaffen, was Mantrailing ist und was die gut ausgebildete Hundenase zu leisten vermag."
PDF
Origin
Independent researchers
Topic
Other physical traces
Type
Text
Last updated
July 21, 2021
(en/es) Defend Dissent
2021
"Defend Dissent is an introduction to cryptography paired with the social impacts of surveillance and the protective potential of encryption, with a focus on US social movements. Each chapter ends with a story that brings social context to the material — from surveillance used against contemporary US protests to the African National Congress's use of partially manual encryption in fighting apartheid in South Africa in the 80s."
open.oregonstate.education
PDF
Other languages
(es) A la defensa del disenso
"A la defensa del disenso es una introducción a la criptografía que atiende los efectos sociales de la vigilancia, así como el potencial de protección que brinda el cifrado, con un enfoque en los movimientos sociales nacidos en Estados Unidos. Cada capítulo termina con una historia que aporta un contexto social al material: desde la vigilancia contra protestas contemporáneas en Estados Unidos, hasta la forma en que el Congreso Nacional Africano usó cifrado parcialmente manual para luchar contra el Apartheid en la Sudáfrica de los años 80 del siglo pasado."
open.oregonstate.education
PDF
Origin
Independent researchers
Topic
Digital surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
July 12, 2021

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(en) How to ZAP a Camera: Using Lasers to Temporarily Neutralize Camera Sensors
2002
by Michael Naimark
"If a camera's location is known, and can be seen, and is stationary, a tripod/rifle scope/gun sight laser system can successfully zap it, even at distances greater than 100 meters. If a camera is roving, a golf scope/gun sight laser can intermittently zap it by hand with little effort."
No Trace Project
PDF: read | A4 booklet | letter booklet • TXT
web.archive.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topic
Video surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 12, 2021
(en) Operational Security Guide
2016
by Jonathan 'smuggler' Logan
"Operational Security is a complex topic. A few years ago I did a seminar on the subject for a humanitarian organization that operated in a hostile environment. […] I hope it inspires and helps others that have to do their jobs under the eyes of hostile actors."
PDF
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Mobile phones, Physical surveillance, Security culture
Type
Text
Last updated
May 12, 2021
(en) Atlas of Surveillance
2020–?
by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org)
"The Atlas of Surveillance is a database of surveillance technologies deployed by law enforcement in communities across the United States."
atlasofsurveillance.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Aerial surveillance, Automated license plate readers, Facial recognition, IMSI catchers, Mobile phones, Video surveillance
Type
Other
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en) Automated suspicion: The EU's new travel surveillance initiatives
2020
by Chris Jones for Statewatch (statewatch.org)
"This report examines, explains and critiques a number of large-scale EU information systems currently being planned or built that will significantly extend the collection and use of biometric and biographic data taken from visitors to the Schengen area. In particular, it examines new systems being introduced to track, analyse and assess the potential security, immigration or public health risks posed by non-EU citizens who have to apply for either a short-stay visa or a travel authorisation – primarily the Visa Information System (VIS), which is being upgraded, and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), which is currently under construction."
PDF
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Borders, Fingerprints, Police files
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en/ru) Civil society, secrecy and surveillance in Belarus
2016
by Amnesty International (amnesty.org)
"Activists in Belarus are subject to unchecked government surveillance with no independent oversight. The government uses telecoms companies to facilitate surveillance by demanding direct, remote-control access to customer communications and data. Against the background of an already restrictive legal environment, this creates a chilling effect that forces activists out of public life."
PDF
amnesty.org
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(ru) Гражданское общество, секретность и слежка в Беларуси
"Правовая база, регулирующая порядок негласного наблюдения в Беларуси, характеризуется отсутствием соответствующих гарантий безопасности, и позволяет властям осуществлять широкомасштабную слежку практически без всякого обоснования. И хотя фактически любой человек может стать объектом слежки, почти невозможно узнать, ведётся ли за ним слежка сейчас, или она велась ранее. Подобная неопределённость оказывает сковывающий эффект на правозащитников, оппозиционных политиков, юристов и активистов, и ограничивает их возможности в реализации своих прав, в том числе права на неприкосновенность частной жизни, свободу объединений, свободу мирных собраний и свободу выражения мнений."
PDF
amnesty.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Digital surveillance, Hidden devices, Mobile phones, Physical surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en) How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone's Encryption
2020
by Lily Hay Newman for Wired (wired.com)
"Lawmakers and law enforcement agencies around the world, including in the United States, have increasingly called for backdoors in the encryption schemes that protect your data, arguing that national security is at stake. But new research indicates governments already have methods and tools that, for better or worse, let them access locked smartphones thanks to weaknesses in the security schemes of Android and iOS."
No Trace Project
PDF: read | A4 booklet | letter booklet • TXT
wired.com
Origin
Independent researchers
Topic
Mobile phones
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en/fr) How To Prevent Facial Recognition Technology From Identifying You
2020
by Joseph Steinberg (josephsteinberg.com)
"Today […] I am sharing some tips on how to prevent yourself from being recognized by facial recognition systems. I have personally utilized some of these techniques in test environments — and they worked. Others I have seen demonstrated."
No Trace Project
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josephsteinberg.com
Other languages
(fr) Comment empêcher les technologies de reconnaissance faciale de t'identifier
"Aujourd'hui […] je te partage quelques astuces sur comment empêcher les systèmes de reconnaissance faciale de t'identifier. J'ai moi-même utilisé certaines de ces techniques dans des environnements de test — et elles fonctionnaient. J'ai été témoin de démonstrations de certaines autres."
No Trace Project
PDF: read | A4 booklet | letter booklet • TXT
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Facial recognition, Video surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en/fr) How to Shoot Down a Drone
2015
"[A] shotgun is your best bet at taking down a drone. Preferably one loaded with the largest spread ammunition you can find. […] Of course not all methods of taking out a drone need to involve literal firearms. […] Paintballs are a no-go. […] Airsoft guns and other plastic-pellet guns are worthless. […] Slingshots will likely work — again, assuming you can hit. […] Last but not least, you never want to underestimate the power of just throwing crap. A rock, a baseball, anything you can fling straight, accurate, and fast."
No Trace Project
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popularmechanics.com
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(fr) Comment abattre un drone
"[U]n fusil de chasse est le moyen le plus sûr d'abattre un drone. De préférence chargé avec des munitions à haute dispersion. […] Bien sûr on a pas forcément besoin d'une arme à feu pour abattre un drone. […] Les paintballs c'est non. […] [L]es répliques d'Airsoft et autres pistolets à billes ne valent rien. […] Les lance-pierres vont probablement fonctionner — encore une fois, si tu arrives à toucher. […] Enfin et surtout, il ne faut jamais sous-estimer l'efficacité de juste balancer des trucs. Un caillou, une balle de base-ball, n'importe quoi que tu es capable de lancer droit, précisément, et rapidement."
No Trace Project
PDF: read | A4 booklet | letter booklet • TXT
Origin
Independent researchers
Topic
Aerial surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(fr) Investigations & téléphonie mobile : le guide à l'usage des avocats
2021
"Un bouquin pour « informer les avocats, les professionnels du droit sur les techniques d'investigation déployées par les enquêteurs et les services de renseignements ». C'est écrit par un ex-flic mais c'est intéressant."
Surveillance Archive ?This is a link to the Surveillance Archive. Use Tor Browser to access it.
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Digital surveillance, IMSI catchers, Mobile phones, Police files, Targeted malware
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(fr) La reconnaissance faciale dans les fichiers de police
2019
by La Quadrature du Net et Next INpact
"Deux articles publiés fin 2019 sur l'usage des fichiers de police pour utiliser la reconnaissance faciale : « La reconnaissance faciale des manifestant.e.s est déjà autorisée » et « Quand la France se lance dans la reconnaissance faciale »."
PDF
Premier article: laquadrature.net
Deuxième article: nextinpact.com
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Facial recognition, Police files, Video surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en) Outrun the Bear: ProtonMail is Not for Activists
2017
by Civil Liberties Defense Center (cldc.org)
"Here, we take a look at easy-to-use ProtonMail — and why we the CLDC can't recommend it (or its security model) for people opposing the powerful."
No Trace Project
PDF: read | A4 booklet | letter booklet • TXT
cldc.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topic
Digital surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en) Printer Tracking: Is Your Printer Spying On You?
2007–2017
by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org)
"Imagine that every time you printed a document it automatically included a secret code that could be used to identify the printer — and potentially the person who used it. Sounds like something from an episode of “Alias” right? Unfortunately the scenario isn't fictional. In a purported effort to identify counterfeiters the US government has succeeded in persuading some color laser printer manufacturers to encode each page with identifying information."
eff.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topic
Other physical traces
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en/es) Street-Level Surveillance
2015–?
by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org)
"EFF's Street-Level Surveillance project shines a light on the surveillance technologies that law enforcement agencies routinely deploy in our communities. These resources are designed for advocacy organizations, journalists, defense attorneys, policymakers, and members of the public who often are not getting the straight story from police representatives or the vendors marketing this equipment."
sls.eff.org
Other languages
(es) Street-Level Surveillance
"El proyecto Street-Level Surveillance de la EFF arroja luz sobre las tecnologías de vigilancia que las fuerzas del orden despliegan habitualmente en nuestras comunidades. Estos recursos están pensados para organizaciones de defensa de los derechos, periodistas, abogados defensores, responsables políticos y ciudadanos que a menudo no reciben información clara de los representantes de la policía o de los proveedores que comercializan estos equipos."
sls.eff.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Aerial surveillance, Automated license plate readers, Facial recognition, IMSI catchers, Mobile phones, Video surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(am/ar/en/es/fr/pt/ru/th/tr/ur/vi) Surveillance Self-Defense
2009–?
by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org)
"We're the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty-five years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and your friends from online spying."
ssd.eff.org
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(am) Surveillance Self-Defense (አማርኛ)
"እኛ ኤሌክትሮኒክ ፍሮንታየር ፋውንዴሽን ወደ ሰላሣ ለሚጠጉ ዓመታት የመስመር ላይ ግለኝነትን ለመጠበቅ ስንሰራ የኖርን፣ ገለልተኛ እና ለትርፍ ያልቋቋምን ድርጅት ነን፡፡ ይህ ሰርቪሊያንስ ሰልፍ ዲፌንስ፣ ራስዎን እና ወዳጅዎችዎን ከመስመር ላይ ስለላ የሚጠብቅ የባለሙያ መመሪያ ነው፡፡"
ssd.eff.org
(ar) Surveillance Self-Defense (العربية)
"نحن منظمة التخوم الإلكترونية وهي منظمة مستقلة غير ربحية تعمل على حماية الخصوصية على الإنترنت منذ ما يقارب الثلاثين عاماً. وهذا هو مشروع الدفاع عن النفس ضد الرقابة: دليلنا الاحترافي لمساعدتك على حماية نفسك وأصدقائك من التجسس عبر الإنترنت."
ssd.eff.org
(es) Surveillance Self-Defense (Español)
"Somos la Electronic Frontier Foundation, una organización independiente sin fines de lucro que trabaja para proteger la privacidad en línea desde hace casi treinta años. Esto es Autoprotección Digital Contra La Vigilancia: nuestra guía avanzada para protegerte a ti y a tus amigos del espionaje en línea."
ssd.eff.org
(fr) Surveillance Self-Defense (Français)
"Nous sommes la Fondation Frontière Électronique, un organisme indépendant sans but lucratif qui oeuvre depuis près de 30 ans pour protéger votre vie privée en ligne. Voici Autodéfense contre la surveillance : notre guide spécialisé sur la protection contre l'espionnage en ligne, pour vous et vos amis."
ssd.eff.org
(pt) Surveillance Self-Defense (Português)
"Nós somos a Electronic Frontier Foundation, uma organização sem fins lucrativos que há quase 30 anos trabalha para proteger a privacidade. O Guia de Autodefesa contra Vigilância é nossa ferramenta com dicas de especialistas para proteger você e amigos/as da espionagem virtual."
ssd.eff.org
(ru) Surveillance Self-Defense (Pусский)
"Мы, сотрудники независимой некоммерческой организации Electronic Frontier Foundation, работаем на протяжении почти тридцати лет в области обеспечения конфиденциальности в сети Интернет. Пособие «Самозащита от слежки» поможет вам и вашим друзьям избежать слежки в сети."
ssd.eff.org
(th) Surveillance Self-Defense (ไทย)
"Electronic Frontier Foundation เป็นองค์กรอิสระไม่แสวงผลกำไรที่ทำงานเพื่อปกป้องความเป็นส่วนตัวออนไลน์มาเป็นเวลาเกือบ 30 ปี คู่มือจากผู้เชี่ยวชาญในการป้องกันตัวเองจากการสอดส่องของเราใช้เพื่อปกป้องตัวคุณและเพื่อน ๆ จากการสอดแนมออนไลน์"
ssd.eff.org
(tr) Surveillance Self-Defense (Türkçe)
"Electronic Frontier Foundation yaklaşık 30 senedir çevrimiçi gizliliği savunan bağımsız ve kâr amacı gütmeyen bir organizasyondur. Gözetim Meşru Müdafaa, çevrimiçi casusluğa karşı sizi ve yakınlarınızı korumak için düzenlenmiş uzman rehberimizdir."
ssd.eff.org
(ur) Surveillance Self-Defense (اُردو)
"ہم ہیں الیکٹرانک فرنٹیئر فاؤنڈیشن، منافع سے ماورا ایک خودمختار ادارہ، جو آن لائن مقامات کے تحفظ پر تقریباً تیس سال سے جدوجہد کر رہا ہے۔ یہ ہے سرویلنس سیلف ڈیفنس: ہماری ماہرانہ آرا جو آپ اور آپ کے دوستوں کا آن لائن جاسوسی سے تحفظ کرتی ہیں۔"
ssd.eff.org
(vi) Surveillance Self-Defense (Tiếng Việt)
"Chúng tôi là Electronic Frontier Foundation, một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận, độc lập, hoạt động để bảo vệ quyền riêng tư & bảo mật trên mạng gần ba mươi năm nay. Tài liệu này là Tự Vệ Chống Theo Dõi: cẩm nang hướng dẫn bạn và người quen cách đề phòng bị theo dõi trên mạng."
ssd.eff.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topic
Digital surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en) Suspicion Files: German Police Databases on Political Activists
2018
by Matthias Monroy for Statewatch (statewatch.org)
"German authorities use a number of databases that collect data on political activists, even if they hadn't been sentenced or tried. Names are stored if people have had their identity checked, or if they have registered a demonstration under their name. Many are recorded under false designations. Such entries have raised concerns around them being used for further repression […]. Discriminatory and stigmatising labels have also been applied to people whose data is held by the police."
No Trace Project
PDF: read | A4 booklet | letter booklet • TXT
statewatch.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topic
Police files
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en) The Global Surveillance Industry
2016
by Privacy International (privacyinternational.org)
"This report is about electronic surveillance technologies used to identify, track, and monitor individuals and their communications for intelligence gathering and law enforcement purposes."
PDF
privacyinternational.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Digital surveillance, Facial recognition, IMSI catchers, Mobile phones, Video surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en) The role of technology in illegal push-backs from Croatia to Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia
2021
by Border Violence Monitoring Network (borderviolence.eu)
"In this report, several cases of push-backs from Croatia are highlighted in order to present how authorities use technology within detection and apprehension of transit groups, both at borders and interiors."
PDF
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Aerial surveillance, Borders, Video surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en/fr) Transparent Lives: Surveillance in Canada
2014
(surveillanceincanada.org)
"Transparent Lives: Surveillance in Canada details nine key trends in the processing of personal information, trends that are evident throughout the world. They affect all Canadians, but few citizens are aware of how, when, for what purpose, or with what consequences their personal data are used by large organizations. Hence the title: Transparent Lives. This book demonstrates that our lives are open and visible to organizations as never before and that in every area of life — as citizens, consumers, workers, and travellers — this makes a difference."
PDF
aupress.ca
Other languages
(fr) Vivre à nu: La surveillance au Canada
"Vivre à nu : la surveillance au Canada expose neuf grandes tendances qui sont observées dans le traitement des renseignements personnels partout dans le monde. Ces tendances touchent tous les Canadiens, mais peu d'entre eux savent comment, quand et à quelles fins leurs données personnelles sont utilisées par les grandes organisations et quelles sont les conséquences de cette utilisation. Voilà pourquoi cet ouvrage est intitulé Vivre à nu ; il démontre que nos vies sont plus que jamais ouvertes et visibles pour les organismes et que cette visibilité a de réels effets sur chaque sphère de notre vie, que nous soyons citoyens, consommateurs, travailleurs ou voyageurs."
PDF
aupress.ca
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Aerial surveillance, Automated license plate readers, DNA, Digital surveillance, Facial recognition, Fingerprints, Mobile phones, Video surveillance
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021
(en) Undercover policing: the “alphabet soup” of cross-border networks, groups and projects
2018
by Chris Jones for Statewatch (statewatch.org)
"This briefing outlines the transnational police groups, networks and organisations that are known to exist for the purpose of coordinating undercover police operations across state borders, primarily in Europe."
statewatch.org
Origin
Independent researchers
Topics
Borders, Infiltrators and informants
Type
Text
Last updated
May 7, 2021