The City of Oakland, California, has once again raised the bar on community control of police surveillance. Last week, Oakland’s City Council voted unanimously to strengthen the city’s already groundbreaking Surveillance and Community Safety Ordinance. The latest amendment, which immediately… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Street-Level Surveillance’
Why EFF Doesn’t Support Bans On Private Use of Face Recognition
Government and private use of face recognition technology each present a wealth of concerns. Privacy, safety, and amplification of carceral bias are just some of the reasons why we must ban government use. But what about private use? It also can… Read More ›
Oakland Privacy and the People of Vallejo Prevail in the Fight For Surveillance Accountability
Just as the 2020 holiday season was beginning in earnest, Solano Superior Court Judge Bradley Nelson upheld the gift of surveillance accountability that the California State legislature had provided state residents when they passed 2015’s Senate Bill 741 (Cal. Govt…. Read More ›
Massachusetts Legislators Should Stand With Their Communities and Restore Face Recognition Prohibitions to Police Reform Bill
Before 2020 ends, Massachusetts could become the first state to implement robust state-wide protections from government use of face recognition. As part of a sweeping package of police reform legislation (S. 2963) inspired by protests for police accountability, state legislators… Read More ›
EFF Publishes New Research on Real-Time Crime Centers in the U.S.
EFF has published a new report, “Surveillance Compounded: Real-Time Crime Centers in the United States,” which profiles seven surveillance hubs operated by local law enforcement, plus data on dozens of others scattered across the country. Researched and written in collaboration… Read More ›
No Police Body Cams Without Strict Safeguards
EFF opposes police Body Worn Cameras (BWCs), unless they come with strict safeguards to ensure they actually promote officer accountability without surveilling the public. Police already have too many surveillance technologies, and deploy them all too frequently against people of… Read More ›
San Francisco Supervisors Must Rein In SFPD’s Abuse of Surveillance Cameras
Black, white, or indigenous; well-resourced or indigent; San Francisco residents should be free to assemble and protest without fear of police surveillance technology or retribution. That should include Black-led protesters of San Francisco who took to the streets in solidarity… Read More ›
Three Interactive Tools for Understanding Police Surveillance
This post was written by Summer 2020 Intern Jessica Romo, a student at the Reynolds School of Journalism at University of Nevada, Reno. As law enforcement and government surveillance technology continues to become more and more advanced, it has also become… Read More ›
Things to Know Before Your Neighborhood Installs an Automated License Plate Reader
Every week EFF receives emails from members of homeowner’s associations wondering if their Homeowner’s Association (HOA) or Neighborhood Association is making a smart choice by installing automated license plate readers (ALPRs). Local groups often turn to license plate readers thinking… Read More ›
Portland’s Fight Against Face Surveillance
This Wednesday, the Portland City Council will hear from residents, businesses, and civil society as they consider banning government use of face recognition technology within the city. Over 150 Portland-area business owners, technologists, workers, and residents have signed our About… Read More ›