Surveillance – Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask

By Kevin Townsend for SecurityWeek
Friday, August 21, 2026

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He is not alone in such concerns. Ilia Kolochenko, founder at ImmuniWeb, and a practicing lawyer in cybersecurity and data protection, believes the use of AI within surveillance is ‘problematic’. “Many law enforcement units collaborate with private companies that conduct intrusive investigations on the Internet. Many privacy protection mechanisms that require LEAs to first obtain a warrant – or at least to inform the suspect of intrusive monitoring after the fact – do not apply to non-governmental entities that actually perform the work. While this is not necessarily illegal, such tactics clearly fall into a gray area of legal and ethical uncertainty.”

In the end, he adds, “They obtain everything they need in full compliance with the law and applicable procedures – without ever disclosing the underlying methods used to gather the initial intelligence.” Read Full Article