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Public spaces aren’t the only place you need to be worried about being monitored. In 2025, officials are even placing AI surveillance gadgets in school bathrooms. New reporting by Forbes revealed the troubling rise of AI surveillance at the Beverly Hills High School that may be a sign of things to come for school districts throughout North America.

From video drones capturing footage of the campus to behavioral analysis AI cameras monitoring the hallways, the Los Angeles school district is quickly starting to mirror the dystopian panopticon of “The Minority Report.” As Forbes tells it, no avenue is left un-monitored: Flock license plate readers survey the comings and goings of every visitor, and perhaps most strikingly, AI audio capture devices line the bathroom walls. To school officials, this is all just part of doing business. Read more

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