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Fighting to abolish local & state surveillance.
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Across the country, surveillance tech is growing faster than oversight. The time to act is now. STOP is launching
#PowerDownSurveillance
to fight back against the surveillance state through litigation, research, and public education. Support the campaign here:
bit.ly/powerdownsurveillance
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Next week! Join S.T.O.P.,
@bklyndefender.bsky.social
,
@rappcampaign.bsky.social
, and the Forensic Evidence Table for a panel on how pervasive call recording erodes fundamental protections for incarcerated people, their families, and their communities. RSVP:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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“More than 160 immigration-related searches appeared in Cleveland’s Flock camera audit logs over a 30-day period — months after the city says it turned on protections designed to block such searches.”
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Records show Cleveland’s Flock network used for immigration searches. City blames Flock and drones
More than 160 immigration-related searches appeared in Cleveland’s Flock camera audit logs over a 30-day period, which the city blames on Flock.
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/05/records-show-clevelands-flock-network-used-for-immigration-searches-city-blames-flock-and-drones.html
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“The case provides a window into ICE’s expanding use of this surveillance technology across the US, which has raised significant privacy and civil liberties concerns, particularly since the app can yield inaccurate results.”
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Video shows ICE violently arresting Oregon farm workers and using facial recognition
Exclusive: Body-cam footage shared with the Guardian shows agents forced workers out of a van in what a judge has called ‘unlawful’ arrest
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/21/ice-immigration-oregon-facial-recognition
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BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Applauds Syracuse Facial Rec. Ban, Calls on NYC to Follow "Syracuse just showed the rest of New York how to protect residents from facial recognition." - STOP Advocacy and Community Engagement Manager Corinne Worthington
#BanTheScan
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S.T.O.P. - The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
https://www.stopspying.org/content-input/stop-applauds-syracuse-facial-rec-ban-calls-on-nyc-to-follow
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Ten days until our
#PowerDownSurveillance
webinar on carceral surveillance—register at the link!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Some of the best news we've heard all year. Maybe New York City next!
@council.nyc.gov
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“Schumer must draw a clear line and protect the privacy rights of New Yorkers afforded by the Constitution: Senate Democrats cannot give this administration a blank check for mass warrantless surveillance.” - S.T.O.P. Executive Director Michelle Dahl
www.syracuse.com/opinion/2026...
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Close loophole that lets federal government buy New Yorkers’ privacy (Guest Opinion by Michelle Dahl)
Civil liberties groups urge Sen. Chuck Schumer to support legislation closing data broker loophole before reauthorizing surveillance law, citing privacy risks to Americans.
https://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2026/05/close-loophole-that-lets-federal-government-buy-new-yorkers-privacy-guest-opinion-by-michelle-dahl.html
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As NYC moves to renew its contract with Securus, join us on May 28 at 3pm EST for a
#PowerDownSurveillance
panel on how carceral surveillance normalizes permanent criminal suspicion and an infrastructure of invasive surveillance tools. Register at
stopspying.org/events
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“The City should be shuttering Rikers, not funneling millions toward another half decade of its AI phone surveillance,” said S.T.O.P. Executive Director Michelle Dahl.
statescoop.com/despite-ai-c...
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Despite AI call-monitoring concerns, NYC corrections plans to renew $23M telecom contract | StateScoop
The New York City Department of Correction is seeking another extension on its telecommunications contract with Securus. Critics have said the company's technology violates the privacy not only of inm...
https://statescoop.com/despite-ai-call-monitoring-concerns-nyc-corrections-plans-to-renew-23m-telecom-contract/
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Ten days until our
#PowerDownSurveillance
webinar on carceral surveillance—register at the link!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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"Technology that is designed for white faces, Schwarz said, risks perpetuating biases against people of color."
@nyclu.org
@daniel-schwarz.bsky.social
#FacialRecognition
#BanTheScan
www.localsyr.com/news/local-n...
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Biometric surveillance too harmful to run wild, privacy expert tells Syracuse lawmakers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Syracuse lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban business owners from collecting data through facial recognition technology and other types of biometric sur…
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/biometric-surveillance-syracuse-nyclu/
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Tell your NYC councilmembers to support a ban on biometric surveillance in places of public accommodation, and join us in the fight against surveillance by reporting sites of biometric information-gathering in New York City.
#BanTheScan
@cmshahanahanif.bsky.social
www.stopspying.org/biometric-map
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)
9 days ago
People everywhere are rejecting ICE collaboration any way they can. We must pass New York for All to bring this rejection of Trumpian cruelty statewide! #NY4ALL #ICEOutofNY
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/east-hampton-ice-measure-ttm3ge7n
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East Hampton Town bans its police from ICE cooperation deals
The measure prohibits town police officers from helping federal agents with civil immigration raids.
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/east-hampton-ice-measure-ttm3ge7n
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As NYC moves to renew its contract with Securus, join us on May 28 at 3pm EST for a
#PowerDownSurveillance
panel on how carceral surveillance normalizes permanent criminal suspicion and an infrastructure of invasive surveillance tools. Register at
stopspying.org/events
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The Lever
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Read the full investigation:
www.levernews.com/the-ice-surv...
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The ICE Surveillance Firm With Missing Executives And Phantom Clients
Edge Ops, the ICE vendor behind a new immigrant-tracking system, appears to have used stock photos, unverifiable executives, and questionable claims to market itself.
https://www.levernews.com/the-ice-surveillance-firm-with-missing-executives-and-phantom-clients/
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The Lever
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🚨 ICE awarded a $12M immigrant-tracking contract to a tiny vendor whose “lead computer scientist” was represented by a stock photo also used by therapy and life-coaching sites. After The Lever asked questions, the executive vanished from its website.
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“Tisch is using digitized stop-and-frisk tactics as pretext to place more officers on the streets in Black and Latino neighborhoods. NYPD labels people who haven’t committed any crime as ‘gang members’ based on stereotypes." - Jason Taper, S.T.O.P. Legal Fellow
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/14/c...
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Can't 'Beat' This: Thousands of Cops Will Be Out Of Cars And On Foot Patrol This Summer - Streetsblog New York City
The NYPD will double the number of officers on foot posts this summer — evidence that the NYPD is starting to see the benefit of cops on the beat and not just driving around.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/14/cant-beat-this-thousands-of-cops-will-be-out-of-cars-and-on-foot-patrol-this-summer
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"...Brooklyn Defenders warned of 'a community surveillance apparatus that reaches far beyond jail walls, sweeping up the families, friends, and communities of incarcerated New Yorkers without their knowledge.'"
@bklyndefender.bsky.social
#Securus
#Rikers
www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/12/r...
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City Jails Renew Contract With Phone Provider Amid Concerns of AI Snooping on Detainee Calls
Advocates warn the Securus system could funnel intimate detainee call details into the company’s AI tools.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/12/rikers-island-securus-ai-ice-surveillance/
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From grocery stores to arenas, businesses to residences, facial recognition is everywhere in New York. It’s time to
#BanTheScan
. Visit
banthescan.org
to join the fight.
#PowerDownSurveillance
#FacialRecognition
#Surveillance
#NYC
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From grocery stores to arenas, businesses to residences, facial recognition is everywhere in New York. It’s time to
#BanTheScan
. Visit
banthescan.org
to join the fight.
#PowerDownSurveillance
#FacialRecognition
#Surveillance
#NYC
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BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Welcomes Mamdani Review of NYPD Contract With ICE Vendor "The NYPD should not be in business with anyone sharing data with ICE." - STOP Executive Director Michelle Dahl
#NYPD
#ICE
#VigilantSolutions
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S.T.O.P. - The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
https://www.stopspying.org/content-input/stop-welcomes-mamdani-review-of-nypd-contract-with-ice-vendor
11 days ago
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Hi,
@nypost.com
— We see you can't stop writing about us — and honestly, it makes sense. When you spend the editorial pages defending the NYPD, you might not like the people working to end their mass surveillance of New Yorkers.
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"The smart glasses, if they came to fruition, would be yet another technological escalation in the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign."
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
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ICE Plans to Develop Own Smart Glasses to ‘Supplement’ Its Facial Recognition App
A DHS official and another person who attended a recent conference described the plans to 404 Media.
https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-develop-own-smart-glasses-to-supplement-its-facial-recognition-app/
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BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Welcomes Halt On Citi Bike Facial Rec. Rollout "Facial recognition does not keep young New Yorkers safe, it erodes their privacy." - S.T.O.P. Executive Director Michelle Dahl
#FacialRecognition
#CitiBike
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S.T.O.P. - The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
https://www.stopspying.org/content-input/stop-welcomes-halt-on-citi-bike-facial-rec-rollout
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"We need to fix the unaffordability of transit, which is why bus riders skip the fare. This is just another move to make transit in N.Y.C. exclusive and out of reach for lower-income New Yorkers." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen
#MTA
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/n...
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Fare Enforcers Are Coming to New York City Buses
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/nyregion/fare-enforcers-buses-nyc.html
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In case you missed our Thursday
#PowerDownSurveillance
webinar, we're sharing an overview of how algorithms & law enforcement collide to monitor students and fortify the school-to-prison pipeline. Visit the link to learn more about AI-driven student surveillance:
www.stopspying.org/jep-stop-pol...
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"What makes Flock alarming is the scale of its surveillance network – there are more than 80,000 Flock cameras across the US – and the ease with which data can be accessed."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come | Arwa Mahdawi
The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/02/flock-police-surveillance-tech-birds-iran-press-freedom
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A huge thanks to all the volunteer advocates who joined us to
#BanTheScan
in New York! Visit
banthescan.org
to learn more about our campaign to end biometric surveillance across the city.
www.brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-org...
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Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day mobilizes hundreds across borough for community service • Brooklyn Paper
Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day brought hundreds together to support nonprofits through service highlighting impact and partnerships.
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-org-volunteer-day-2026/
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Join us today at 6pm EST!
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S.T.O.P. Research Director Eleni Manis adds that there is a real concern with officers using armed robots to make life-or-death decisions from a distance: "They may not appreciate the gravity of what they're doing, and they may get it wrong."
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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NYC Council member wants to ban NYPD from attempting to arm robots
NYPD robots are banned from being armed with weapons, and one New York City Council member wants to make sure it stays that way.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-robots-armed-weapons/
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"The concern is that officers who aren't actually on the ground with full awareness of the situation will be making life or death decisions." - STOP Research Director Eleni Manis
#NYPD
gothamist.com/news/council...
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Council bill aims to permanently disarm NYPD's robot dogs
The bill, dubbed the ASIMOV Act, is a nod to science fiction author Isaac Asimov.
https://gothamist.com/news/council-bill-aims-to-permanently-disarm-nypds-robot-dogs
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Alliance for Justice Action Campaign (AFJ Action)
29 days ago
The Trump administration has been aggressively targeting immigrant communities and raising serious concerns about civil & human rights. Don't miss this discussion with Lauren Bonds, Executive Director of
@npapjustice.bsky.social
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@vox.com
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@imillhiser.bsky.social
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Happening this Thursday, April 30! Join us for a
#PowerDownSurveillance
webinar at 6pm on how algorithms that bring together surveillance, disciplinary action, and law enforcement are changing students and schools.
#Surveillance
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Power Down Surveillance: The Algorithmic School-to-Prison Pipeline. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
When a student logs into a school-issued device, at home, at midnight, in their bedroom, who's watching? Platforms like Gaggle, GoGuardian, and Navigate360 give schools real-time access to student act...
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9UiQqO3OSuaa_7UgLbyj-w?utm_campaign=skedlink&utm_medium=gallery&utm_source=skedlink#/registration
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With a geofence warrant, police can access your data without probable cause. The Supreme Court is deciding whether this violates the Constitution, while New York considers a full ban on these warrants. Find out more about advocating to stop geofencing at
www.stopspying.org/geolocation-...
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At the oral arguments in Chatrie v. US yesterday, "Roberts worried aloud that, if the government were to prevail, it could use geofence warrants 'to find out the identities of everybody at a particular church, a particular political organization.'" Read more.
www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/just...
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Justices appear mixed on whether geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment
Some justices seemed to advocate for a relatively narrow ruling that would clarify what such warrants require, even if it does not ultimately resolve all of the thorny issues potentially raised by th…
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/justices-appear-mixed-on-whether-geofence-warrant-violated-the-fourth-amendment-/
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"The rapid growth of facial recognition over the last decade has raised concerns among privacy experts who caution that such data can easily be turned over to law enforcement entities or make companies hacking targets."
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Disneyland is now scanning your face at nearly every gate, sparking privacy concerns
Disneyland is now using facial recognition technology at its park entrances.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-28/disneyland-rolls-out-facial-recognition-at-park-entrances-heres-how-it-works
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Happening this Thursday, April 30! Join us for a
#PowerDownSurveillance
webinar at 6pm on how algorithms that bring together surveillance, disciplinary action, and law enforcement are changing students and schools.
#Surveillance
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Power Down Surveillance: The Algorithmic School-to-Prison Pipeline. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
When a student logs into a school-issued device, at home, at midnight, in their bedroom, who's watching? Platforms like Gaggle, GoGuardian, and Navigate360 give schools real-time access to student act...
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9UiQqO3OSuaa_7UgLbyj-w?utm_campaign=skedlink&utm_medium=gallery&utm_source=skedlink#/registration
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"Workers have almost no federal right to refuse, and ‘consent’ obtained under threat of termination isn’t consent at all." - STOP Legal Director Darío Maestro
#Meta
#AI
#AItraining
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Meta tracking employee keystrokes to train AI is probably legal. Experts say that doesn't make it ethical
U.S. law is woefully behind in an age when most office work is done on a computer, and 'consent' is virtually meaningless when jobs are on the line.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91530650/meta-tracking-employees-ai-training-legal-not-ethical
28 days ago
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"A taxi from JFK to Midtown should never cost hundreds of dollars, but automated license plate readers are also a scam." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen
#JFK
#ALPRs
#PortAuthority
www.popsci.com/technology/f...
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NYC deploys surveillance tech to catch fake airport cabbies
Operation Legal Ride uses license plate readers and AI-assisted cameras.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/fake-cab-airport-tech-nyc/
28 days ago
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Los Angeles has used its Drones as First Responder program, similar to the one operated by the NYPD, "not only to respond to emergencies, but also to monitor multiple protests across Los Angeles."
theintercept.com/2026/04/20/l...
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LAPD Deployed Drones to Spy on No Kings Protest
Flight records show that Los Angeles police dispatched drones 32 times over last month’s No Kings rally.
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/20/lapd-skydio-drone-surveillance-no-kings-protest-ice/
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"Those siding with Chatrie say [the case] could have broader implications for financial records, search history records, chatbot records and more."
cyberscoop.com/supreme-cour...
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The Supreme Court is about to decide how far geofence warrants can go
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Chatrie v. United States, a landmark case examining whether geofence warrants violate Fourth Amendment digital privacy rights.
https://cyberscoop.com/supreme-court-geofence-warrants-chatrie-case/
29 days ago
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S.T.O.P. is joining Brooklyn Org for Volunteer Day this Saturday, April 25! Read more about the day's events at the link, and register for our
#BanTheScan
advocacy session at
stopspying.org/events
www.bkreader.com/non-profit-c...
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https://stopspying.org/events
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Join us next Thursday, April 30, at 6pm for a webinar on how the lives of students today are being shaped by algorithms that bring together surveillance, disciplinary action, and law enforcement. Register at the link!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Join us next Thursday, April 30, at 6pm for a webinar on how the lives of students today are being shaped by algorithms that bring together surveillance, disciplinary action, and law enforcement. Register at the link!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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A state bill to restrict the sharing of data from ALPRs is a necessary step to limit surveillance. The public is "tired of the fact that every single thing they do...is being collected and cataloged and cross-referenced to potentially be used against them." -Jerome Greco
@legalaidnyc.bsky.social
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Albany mulls new limits on data from digital license plate readers
The proposed restrictions come amid rising concern about immigration enforcement and medical privacy.
https://gothamist.com/news/albany-mulls-new-limits-on-data-from-digital-license-plate-readers?sfmc_id=95759281&nypr_member=Unknown
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Noah Shachtman
about 1 month ago
“MSG’s surveillance is already bad enough within its venues, but spying on protesters and sports fans on social media takes it to another level,” said Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Executive Director Michelle Dahl in response to our
@wired.com
story.
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BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Condemns MSG Entertainment Surveillance of Protesters, Sports Fans On Social Media
#MSGEntertainment
#JamesDolan
#surveillance
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https://www.stopspying.org/content-input/stop-condemns-msg-entertainment-surveillance-of-protesters-sports-fans-on-social-media
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WIRED
about 1 month ago
New Yorkers have known for a long time that going to a game or concert at the Garden meant surrendering some privacy. That, as you watched the show, the Garden in a real sense watched you.
www.wired.com/story/madiso...
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The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Machine
Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.
https://www.wired.com/story/madison-square-garden-jim-dolan-surveillance-machine/
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Kimberlee Williams spent months in jail after being misidentified by facial recognition software, all while police failed to consider counter-evidence. Biometric surveillance tools don't make communities safer––they exacerbate bias, misconduct, and overreach.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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‘That wasn’t me’: How facial recognition led to a woman being jailed for 6 months
Kimberlee Williams, who lived in Oklahoma, was jailed after being accused of crimes in Maryland, a state she told investigators she had never visited.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/04/14/facial-recognition-arrest-maryland/
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S.T.O.P. is thrilled to see two Syracuse lawmakers introduce a citywide bill banning biometric surveillance, "ensuring that emerging technologies are deployed in a manner consistent with transparency, accountability, and civil liberties." Read more.
www.syracuse.com/news/2026/04...
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Syracuse lawmakers may ban use of facial recognition, similar tech in public
Proposed city law, aimed at protecting privacy and civil liberties, is modeled after statewide bill.
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/04/syracuse-lawmakers-may-ban-use-of-facial-recognition-similar-tech-in-public.html
about 1 month ago
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