Surveillance
Gaming Trailer or Surveillance Van?
The New York Police Department (NYPD) recently unveiled their latest neighborhood propaganda tool — a government-sponsored gaming trailer. Or is it a surveillance trailer? Four years ago, when I wrote an article about police department ice cream trucks I thought only...
Private Surveillance Company Scans Millions of License Plates and Cell Phones
During the height of the pandemic, Knightscope posted a blog titled By The Numbers. It reveals everything that is wrong with unchecked corporate surveillance masquerading as public safety. “Knightscope is the only company in the world (that we know of)...
DNA Stalker State: Is the Dystopian Future Already Here?
The government has embarked on a diabolical campaign to create a nation of suspects predicated on a massive national DNA database. And police are increasingly accessing databases from private companies – with or without a warrant or probable cause. This is a...
Springfield Massachusetts Schools Authorize Real-Time Police Surveillance of Students
A Massachusetts school district has authorized real-time surveillance of students using a system with links to federal fusion centers and the ever-growing national surveillance state. Now that public schools are reopening (just in time for summer vacation) what are...