List of Surveillance Companies

Introduction

In the year 2025, many people have grown complacent about their privacy, they figure their data is already everywhere and they have nothing to hide. The current administration is turning this idea on its head, though, as more and more previously innocuous activity becomes criminalized, and an unprecedented expansion of the police state takes place before our eyes.

While protecting yourself from surveillance is a whole complicated issue, one of the first steps is awareness. So here is a (likely extremely incomplete!) list of major surveillance companies that violate people's fourth amendment rights on a daily basis.

These companies thrive on obscurity, the longer they can remain legally unchallenged and avoid personal responsibility for the harm they cause, the more money they can make for their investors. So if you don't support being perpetually watched by the government your tax dollars fund, let your voice be heard and call them out!

Penlink

Currently has a contract with ICE (as per 404media reporting)

Recently bought Cobwebs, an Israeli OSINT firm https://www.penlink.com/press-release/cobwebs-technologies-joins-penlink-to-expand-its-digital-investigative-platform/

Team

Peter Weber, CEO

Udi Levi, CMO

https://www.penlink.com/leadership-advisory/

Investors

Spire Capital (PE)- https://spirecapital.com/companies/penlink/

Trusted Innovation for Intelligent Decisions | Penlink

Penlink’s platform simplifies data for precise insights, supporting investigations. Trusted Innovation for Intelligent Decisions.

Babel Street

Mass surveillance company that tracks and verifies identities

Team

Benji Hutchinson, CEO

Shon Myatt - President and CTO

https://www.babelstreet.com/about-us/leadership

Homepage

When every second counts, Babel Street delivers mission-grade risk intelligence to give you the full picture across identities, threats, and supply chains.

Venntel

Previous contract with CBP

The only company too cowardly to publicly list their team on their website ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Venntel

Built by former intelligence analysts and commercial data experts, Venntel is committed to addressing the world’s most complex challenges with precision and insight. We leverage advanced data analytics and deep industry expertise to deliver actionable intelligence and drive meaningful decision-making for businesses and organizations globally.

Flock Safety

Major surveillance company LARPing as ALPR software

Illegally shares data across jurisdictional lines

Access often illegally given to federal agencies

Team

Garrett Langley , CEO

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz

Greenoaks Capital

Bedrock Capital

Meritech Capital

Matrix Partners

Sands Capital

Founders Fund - Peter Thiel

Kleiner Perkins

Tiger Global

Shaping the Future of Safety, Together.

To solve and eliminate crime – you need evidence. Protect your community, business or school 24/7 with coverage that never sleeps.

Sources

https://404media.co/ice-to-buy-tool-that-tracks-locations-of-hundreds-of-millions-of-phones-every-day/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/customs-border-protection-venntel-location-data-dhs/

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/flock-roundup