Surveillance Technology
Companies that manufacture, develop, or sell surveillance technology as a product — including hardware (cameras, sensors, RFID, screening systems), intelligence/forensic software (mobile extraction, facial recognition, predictive analytics), and surveillance infrastructure built for deployment by third parties (governments, corporations). Covers supply-chain enablers (chipmakers, component suppliers) whose products are integral to surveillance systems. Distinct from data_privacy, which covers companies deploying behavioral surveillance against their own users.
Excluded Companies (12 total)
Showing 11 of 12 companies excluded under this screen.
| Ticker | Company | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| AMBA | Ambarella Inc | Semiconductor IP supplier to Hikvision and Dahua Technology, both placed on U.S. Commerce Department Entity List for enabling mass surveillance of Uyghur population in Xinjiang |
| APPS | Digital Turbine Inc | Digital Turbine's software is pre-installed at the system level on mobile devices. Users cannot uninstall it without rooting their phones, and frequently report waking up to find new games or shopping... |
| BA | The Boeing Company | Lead DHS contractor for SBInet "virtual border wall" (2006–2011): deployed integrated surveillance towers, radar, and camera networks along US-Mexico border. Legacy systems remain operational. Boeing ... |
| BHE | Benchmark Electronics Inc | AFSC notes that Benchmark Electronics has manufactured Mobile Video Surveillance Systems (MVSS) for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through its subsidiary Tactical Micro. MSVV units consist of “da... |
| CETX | CEMTREX INC | Cemtrex subsidiary Vicon Industries supplies video surveillance systems to federal prisons (Bureau of Prisons, $4.2M 2007–2018), CBP border facilities, ICE detention centers, and Texas Eagle Pass immi... |
| EFX | EQUIFAX INC | Equifax Financial Marketing Services segment systematically monetizes granular consumer financial behavior — credit scores, income, debt levels, spending patterns — for third-party targeting without m... |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corp | Surveillance capitalism (Zuboff): Fair Isaac Corp — FICO scores are behavioral prediction products; licenses scoring algorithms that power behavioral risk assessment across all major credit bureaus an... |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | Microsoft employees publicly protested ICE/CBP cloud computing and facial recognition contracts used in migrant detention; internal open letter signed by hundreds of employees condemning use of Azure ... |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | Nvidia and Intel partnered with China’s three biggest surveillance companies to add AI capabilities to camera systems used for video surveillance across China, including Xinjiang and Tibet, until sanc... |
| ORCL | Oracle Corp. | Oracle provides enterprise surveillance infrastructure including facial recognition, predictive policing software, and database systems used for mass surveillance. Major government contractor enabling... |
| OSIS | OSI Systems Inc | OSI Systems provides security screening and surveillance systems deployed at U.S.-Mexico border and Israeli military checkpoints in occupied Palestinian territories (AFSC Investigate) |
The Naughty List
A digest of changes to our exclusion list — new additions, removals, and the evidence behind them. We review the list continuously as new evidence surfaces.