Observed arrival · 2026-09-22
The Watching Machine
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An investigative essay argues that user and entity behavior analytics evolved from corporate security software into infrastructure for state surveillance.
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- Readers tracking surveillance technology and state power
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- It explains UEBA through concrete anomaly examples, including a salesperson downloading 400 client files at 2 a.m.
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The piece explains UEBA through a recognizable anomaly-detection workflow: establish a baseline for users and machines, then flag departures from it. Its historical framing moves from a 2015 Gartner term to Palantir, In-Q-Tel, intelligence agencies, and government systems, while the visible page supplies only one navigation link and no apparent pricing or documentation. The article is attributed to Katherine Smith, PhD, but the extract does not show source notes.
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