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Flock Lied About its ALPR technology. What Else Has It Lied About?
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (352+ words) Later that day, the city council reconvened to discuss what it had learned. Confronting Flock, Oshkosh Deputy Mayor Joe Stephenson said "I don't know how this body can govern if someone tells untruths, mistruths, exaggerated truths. I don't know how…...
How to Fight Deployment of Flock Mass Surveillance Cameras in Your Community
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (231+ words) Americans across the country have objected the privacy invasion of the infamous mass surveillance company Flock Safety as a nationwide movement has emerged to oppose local partnerships with Flock. Flock not only allows private camera owners to create their own…...
In New Report, ACLU Warns Against Giving Private Companies Centralized Access to Police Data
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (554+ words) American Civil Liberties Union In New Report, ACLU Warns Against Giving Private Companies Centralized Access to Police Data The report looks at the issues raised by police departments increasingly relying on surveillance companies and how policymakers can fight back WASHINGTON…...
Surveillance is Driving a Corporatization of Police Departments | ACLU
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (440+ words) The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union " beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees. Surveillance is Driving a…...
Flock's Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance | ACLU
2+ week, 6+ min ago (216+ words) The company's surveillance data is being used by ICE. First, as has received wide attention, this system is being used by ICE to help carry out the Trump Administration's abusive removal program. It's safe to say that even many who…...
Woman Wrongly Jailed for Months Based on Faulty Facial Recognition Technology Demands Apology from Maryland Police Departments
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (761+ words) The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union " beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees. Woman Wrongly Jailed for…...
Trump Administration Hijacks Police Grants to Leverage Local Police For Its Authoritarian Ends | ACLU
2+ week, 2+ day ago (571+ words) Nightmare Cities: Trump Administration Hijacks Police Grants to Leverage Local Police For Its Authoritarian Ends American Civil Liberties Union Trump Administration Hijacks Police Grants to Leverage Local Police For Its Authoritarian Ends Last week, the Justice Department announced a "Model…...
Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (595+ words) American Civil Liberties Union Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right What is the Right to Record? The courts have repeatedly recognized that the First Amendment encompasses the right to record law enforcement when officers are performing official actions…...
How NSPM-7 Seeks to Use "Domestic Terrorism" to Target Nonprofits and Activists | ACLU
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (406+ words) SCOTUS Decision: Louisiana v. Callais Civil society nonprofits and activists thus join segments of academia, the legal profession, public health professionals and scientists, and so many others President Trump sees as his political opponents and critics. For all of us seeking…...
New Orleans Police Continuing to Use Live Face Recognition Despite City Law | ACLU
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (194+ words) SCOTUS Decision: Louisiana v. Callais New Orleans police's use of this system was secret for two years, the Post reported, and played a role in dozens of arrests, but those arrested were not informed of the unreliable technology's use, and it…...