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Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Police Body Cams Are not a Cure-All by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon George Floyd’s death at the knees of Minneapolis, Minnesota, police was the straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back as far as police brutality. People are fed up with reports of abuse, assault and deaths at the …
Extending the Surveillance State During the Pandemic by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Police departments are using the coronavirus pandemic to expand their use of surveillance tools in the name of public health and safety. Privacy advocates are concerned about the encroachment of the carceral state on civil liberties, …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
FBI Expands Ability to Surveil Social Media and Cellphone Location Data by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney May 26, 2020, demonstrations around the nation erupted over the police killing of George Floyd. Shortly afterwards, the FBI signed an expedited agreement to extend its relationship with Dataminr, The Intercept reported. Dataminr …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
The Power of Filming Police by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A string of recent polls suggests a dramatic shift in American public opinion about the use of force by police, especially against people of color. The Washington Post released a poll in early June that found 69% of Americans …
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Myth of Technology as an Equalizing Force in Criminal Justice by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso Since the rise of social media and ever-present cellphones with cameras, the narrative around these developments has been that justice is rapidly democratizing. While many law enforcement failures and abuses have been exposed by …
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
FBI Provides Fitness App in Exchange for Users’ GPS Coordinates by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney During the coronavirus lockdown, the FBI is urging people to stay in shape by downloading its Fitness App. On March 23, 2020, the agency tweeted “download the FBI’s Physical Fitness Test app to learn …
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Police Use of Robotic Technology Raises Civil Liberty Concerns by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney While Sleepy Hollow had the Headless Horseman, the Massachusetts State Police (“MSP”) had the headless dog. Spot — a one-time member of MSP’s bomb squad — is a semi-autonomous robotic dog that MSP leased for …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
COVID-19 Creates Opportunity for Big Brother in the Sky by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Now that COVID-19 has brought about new public enforcement policies, a dystopian world where government agencies watch our every move may not be as far in the future as we might think. With …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
This Is Not a Revolution. It’s a Blueprint for Locking Down the Nation by John W. Whitehead by John W. Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute – Commentary “When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system’s game. The establishment will irritate you—pull your beard, flick …
Declassified Court Ruling Details FBI Abuses of Mass Surveillance Data by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The government declassified a court order from October 2018 that details the FBI’s misuse of its access to mass surveillance data collected in partnership with large tech and communications companies. The order detailed what …
Article • May 15, 2020 • from CLN June, 2020
Don’t Allow Government to Abuse Emergency Powers After COVID-19 Threat Subsides by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney During this COVID-19 crisis, state and local authorities are ordering people to shelter in place, banning large gatherings, and closing businesses. These restrictions are implemented under traditional police powers that allow designated officials …
Article • May 15, 2020 • from CLN June, 2020
FBI’s Long History of Squelching Political Dissent Under the Guise of National Security by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins For nearly a century, one of the most important duties of the FBI has been to act as the primary counterterrorism force on American soil. Unfortunately, throughout that time, the FBI …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
New York Police Department Plays Loose with Freedom of Information Act Laws by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The New York Police Department (“NYPD”) has a history of denying freedom of public information requests, especially when it concerns surveillance equipment and information gathering technology. Muckrock, an online records request monitoring …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Big Brother Is ... Tracking You by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In these Orwellian times, the Detroit Police Department (“DPD”) has obtained a cell-site simulator (“CSS”). It’s a surveillance technology that locates and tracks phones by mimicking cellphone towers. The DPD bought the technology for $622,000 and began using …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
‘Travel Papers’ and the Pandemic Patriot Act 2.0 by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper, March 22, 2020 Did you ever think we’d reach the point in the United States where you had to have papers to freely travel from one place to another? It …
FBI ‘Assessing’ Black Americans by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A 2017 leak of FBI documents reveals a classification of domestic terrorism previously unknown to the public — “black identity extremism,” The Intercept reports. Although there have been no violent crimes connected to this category that would justify an official …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
In the Criminal Justice System, Big Brother Gets Bigger Every Day by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to a report by sciencefriday.com, one in every two American adults is in a law enforcement facial recognition network. Most adults have unwittingly consented to the release of their photos that they …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Chicago’s ‘Despicable’ Red-Light Camera System Exposed by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney As of October 2019, Chicago’s 300 red light cameras netted $35 million in fines, penalties, and collection fees. According to an investigation by ABC 7, the city is setting traps for unwary drivers by reducing the length of …
Article • March 17, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
The Rise of Smart Camera Networks, and Why We Should Ban Them by Michael Kwet by Michael Kwet, The Intercept This January 27, 2020 article is republished with permission from The Intercept, an award-winning nonprofit news organization dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless, adversarial journalism. Sign up for …
Article • October 16, 2019 • from CLN November, 2019
Big Brother, Big Business, Big Law Enforcement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  The word ring has traditionally been used as a verb to describe what a bell does, whether it is mounted on a steeple or on the wall inside a residence. A product innovation by Amazon converts it …
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