How Long Before Police “Batmobiles” Patrol Our Streets?
By MassPrivateI Last month The Drive reported that an Israeli firm called Plasan wants to sell their version of a “Batmobile” to U.S. police. Plasan…
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Police Use Spying Doorbells to Create Digital Neighborhood Watch Networks
By MassPrivateI It is particularly disturbing given the amount of information sharing going on between state, local and federal law enforcement agencies, and the massive…
Police CCTV Cameras Turn Citizens Into Stay-at-Home Spies, Spying on Their Neighbors 24-7
By MassPrivateI Leave it to the great American police state to turn Reality TV into real-time spying of its citizens. Recently the Newark, New Jersey…
DHS Expands Police Spying by Adding Surveillance Cameras to Bus Stops
By MassPrivateI Not content with surveillance cameras on buses, the police state has now begun adding them to bus stops. Last month an article in…
Businesses Will Use Facial Biometrics to Create Their Own Watch Lists
By MassPrivateI All across the country businesses are being encouraged to use facial recognition to identify everyone. Companies like DeepCam, have been been secretly working for three years,…
Police Facial Recognition DUI Kiosks Coming to a City Near You
By MassPrivateI Breathalytics and Precision Kiosk Technologies are trying to convince courtrooms, probation officers and police to purchase self-service biometric DUI kiosks. Participants login to the…
“Smart City” Projects are Really Police Cam-Share Programs in Disguise
By MassPrivateI A recent article in the Erie-Times, revealed that ‘Secure Smart City’ (SSC) projects are really police cam-share programs in disguise. The article boasts that…
Police Use Corporate “Public Safety” Apps To Spy On Everyone
By MassPrivateI Law enforcement and more than one hundred colleges and universities have convinced their students to download ‘public safety’ apps that send tips to…
New Surveillance Camera Software Allows Law Enforcement To Identify Groups Of People In Real-Time
By MassPrivateI Imagine walking down a public street on your way to dinner with your family; now imagine police knowing exactly who you are and…
“Free” Spying Smart Parking Meters Are “Virtual Police Officers”
By MassPrivateI Cities across America are installing free smart parking meters equipped with license plate readers (LPR). A company called Municipal Parking Service (MPS) has been…
Police Facial Recognition Smartphones Will Be Used to Create Secret Watchlists
By MassPrivateI A company called Dataworks Plus has developed a portable facial and fingerprint biometric scanner for law enforcement. The ‘Evolution’ is a portable facial…
University Police Use The “Library of Harm” To Flag Students’ Words
By MassPrivateI It seems like not a day goes by, where law enforcement isn’t inventing new ways to spy on Americans. According to a recent article…
Court: Public Should Know When Police Create Illegal Task Forces
By MassPrivateI For six-plus years, the LaSalle County State’s Attorney, Brian Towne, formed an illegal police task force called the State’s Attorney Felony Enforcement, or SAFE, unit….
Police Are Creating A National Surveillance Network Using COMTEC, Project Green Light And More
By MassPrivateI Detroit officials have been using the Macomb County Communications and Technology Center (COMTEC) to spy on everyone since 2013. According to an article in…