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PHOTO ESSAY: Invisible infrared surveillance technology and those caught in its digital cage

Posted 12/20/25

When you unlock a phone, step into view of a security camera or drive past a license plate reader at night, beams of infrared light - invisible to the naked eye — shine onto the unique contours of …

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