Surveillance Tech Under Fire | San Jose News

San Jose News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 10, 2026 · 1m

Surveillance tech is exploding everywhere—from doorbell cameras to license plate readers—fueling law enforcement’s appetite while sparking privacy panic. Silicon Valley’s pushback reveals a growing resistance: communities are organizing, rejecting shady data-sharing deals, and challenging the myth that this tech is unavoidable. Once marketed as pet-finding tools, these gadgets now quietly connect to police databases, tracking your every move—and even your exes. With immigration enforcement also eyeing the data, grassroots movements are demanding control over who gets access and how it’s used…