By Dave Maass Whenever government officials generate fear about the U.S.-Mexico border and immigration, they also generate dollars–hundreds of millions of dollars–for tech conglomerates and…
By Dave Maas and Cooper Quintin Government officials across the U.S. frequently promote the supposed, and often anecdotal, public safety benefits of automated license plate…
By EFF When EFF set out to map surveillance technology along the U.S.-Mexico border, we weren’t exactly sure how to do it. We started with…
By Dave Maass and Veridiana Alimonti EFF Special Advisor Paul Tepper and EFF intern Michael Rubio contributed research to this report. Chihuahua state officials and…
By Dave Maass This week, EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance project hit a bittersweet milestone. With this project, we are creating a searchable and mappable repository…
By Dave Maass Researchers at a national laboratory are forecasting a future where police and border agents are assisted by artificial intelligence, not as a…
By Dave Maas By unanimous vote, San Francisco’s public records appeals body ruled last night that the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) violated state and…
By Dave Maass Hailey Rodis, a student at the University of Nevada, Reno Reynolds School of Journalism, was the primary researcher on this report. We…
By Dave Maass and Matthew Guariglia A few years ago, when you saw a security camera, you may have thought that the video feed went…
By Dave Maass EFF has published a new report, “Surveillance Compounded: Real-Time Crime Centers in the United States,” which profiles seven surveillance hubs operated by…
By Dave Maas and Matthew Guariglia The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) conducted mass surveillance of protesters at the end of May and in early…
By Dave Maass and Naomi Gilens Under a California law that went into effect on January 1, 2020, all law enforcement training materials must be…
By Dave Maass Special thanks to legal intern Gillian Vernick, who was lead author of this post. The Vallejo Police Department was warned: by rushing…
By Naomi Gilens and Dave Maass This guide is an overview of digital security considerations specific to journalists covering protests. For EFF’s comprehensive guide to…