By Katitza Rodriguez and Veridiana Alimonti This post is the third in a series about our new State of Communications Privacy Laws report, a set…
By MassPrivateI Last year, police departments began using military-grade chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) detection patrol boats on America’s waterways. As WorkBoat revealed, the…
By Michael Maharrey RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 21, 2021) – On Thursday, the Virginia House unanimously passed a bill that would set the stage to limit…
By MassPrivateI The War on Terror has officially crossed the line by using the Capitol riot to destroy what little is left of our civil…
By Nathan Sheard Just as the 2020 holiday season was beginning in earnest, Solano Superior Court Judge Bradley Nelson upheld the gift of surveillance accountability…
By Michael Maharrey Today, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill placing a temporary moratorium on facial recognition technology in the state’s schools. The…
By MassPrivateI I didn’t think too much about it when news broke about a police department creating another cam-share program. After all, I have written…
By MassPrivateI During the Trump administration, we have seen police lying about public surveillance become an art form. A perfect example of this, is police drone…
By Michael Maharrey MONTPELIER, Vt. (Oct. 15, 2020) – Last week, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill into law that bans police from using…
By Michael Maharrey The Tenth Amendment Center has signed on to a letter with more than a dozen organizations condemning the illegal use of private…
By Michael Maharrey On Wednesday, local activists filed suit against the City of San Francisco for illegally spying on them during anti-police protests in late…
By Alex Baldridge Anonymous is readying for its coveted Million Mask March. Each year Anons with all sorts of differing views, ideas, and goals come…
By MassPrivateI A four-year-old video from Wi-Fiber Technology does not even come close to telling the whole story of how law enforcement and Fusion Centers…
By Michael Maharrey Grassroots activists in New York are putting pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that would place a temporary moratorium…