By Dave Maas and Cooper Quintin Government officials across the U.S. frequently promote the supposed, and…
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Virtual Reality and the ‘Virtual Wall’
By EFF When EFF set out to map surveillance technology along the U.S.-Mexico border, we weren’t…
The State of Chihuahua Is Building a 20-Story Tower in Ciudad Juarez to Surveil 13 Cities–and Texas Will Also Be Watching
By Dave Maass and Veridiana Alimonti EFF Special Advisor Paul Tepper and EFF intern Michael Rubio…
EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance Database Now Documents 10,000+ Police Tech Programs
By Dave Maass This week, EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance project hit a bittersweet milestone. With this…
A National Lab Is Promoting a “Digital Police Officer” Fantasy for Law Enforcement and Border Control
By Dave Maass Researchers at a national laboratory are forecasting a future where police and border…
San Francisco Police Nailed for Violating Public Records Laws Regarding Face Recognition and Fusion Center Documents
By Dave Maas By unanimous vote, San Francisco’s public records appeals body ruled last night that…
Scholars Under Surveillance: How Campus Police Use High Tech to Spy on Students
By Dave Maass Hailey Rodis, a student at the University of Nevada, Reno Reynolds School of…
Video Analytics User Manuals Are a Guide to Dystopia
By Dave Maass and Matthew Guariglia A few years ago, when you saw a security camera,…
EFF Publishes New Research on Real-Time Crime Centers in the U.S.
By Dave Maass EFF has published a new report, “Surveillance Compounded: Real-Time Crime Centers in the…
San Francisco Police Accessed Business District Camera Network to Spy on Protesters
By Dave Maas and Matthew Guariglia The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) conducted mass surveillance of…
California Agency Blocks Release of Police Use of Force and Surveillance Training, Claiming Copyright
By Dave Maass and Naomi Gilens Under a California law that went into effect on January…
California Privacy Advocates Sue Vallejo Over Cell-Site Simulator
By Dave Maass Special thanks to legal intern Gillian Vernick, who was lead author of this…
Digital Security Advice for Journalists Covering the Protests Against Police Violence
By Naomi Gilens and Dave Maass This guide is an overview of digital security considerations specific…