{
  "id": 6791474,
  "title": "Have You Protested AI Recently? Anthropic May Be Watching You for Precrimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/have-you-protested-ai-recently-anthropic-may-be-watching-you-for",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-11T19:22:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNET",
    "slug": "cnet",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/have-you-protested-ai-recently-anthropic-may-be-watching-you-for-precrimes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Investigative reporter Daniel Boguslaw uncovered that Anthropic, the company behind Claude AI, is monitoring and surveilling AI activists in an effort to potentially report them to the police for future crimes. This comes amid the ongoing Anthropic-Pentagon dispute over the military's use of surveillance technology and autonomous weapons. After facing criticism for losing government contracts, Anthropic claimed the report's headline was inaccurate, stating that it does not build predictive surveillance systems but rather prioritizes employee safety. However, the company's job posting for an enterprise intelligence specialist includes investigating global threats such as activism, crime, and terrorism, which could indicate surveillance of activists. Anthropic has also updated its privacy policy to make it easier to share conversation data with police, potentially bypassing standard legal protocols. While AI companies may not have telepaths, they possess sophisticated AI agents capable of gathering personal information, raising concerns about data privacy and control. Anthropic's AI monitors Claude for malicious activity, including influence operations, surveillance, scams, and fraud, potentially compromising user data and control.",
  "summary": "A recent report alleges Anthropic is finding ways to monitor activists and surveil dissent.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}