Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItNo response to our request Center for Data InnovationNo response to our request St. Louis Crime Strategies Unit, St. Louis Circuit Attorney's OfficeStanford could find no remaining evidence of the dataset and the Research Compliance Office (RCO) was informed of our letter. Share ItIn a victory for users, Slack has fixed its for free workspaces. Instead of holding onto your messages on its servers for as long as your workspace exists, Slack is now giving free workspace admins the option to...…Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItNo response to our request Center for Data InnovationNo response to our request St. Louis Crime Strategies Unit, St. Louis Circuit Attorney's OfficeStanford could find no remaining evidence of the dataset and the Research Compliance Office (RCO) was informed of our letter. Share ItIn a victory for users, Slack has fixed its for free workspaces. Instead of holding onto your messages on its servers for as long as your workspace exists, Slack is now giving free workspace admins the option to...WW…

Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItShare ItHow transparent are police about surveillance technology? It depends on where you look. When it comes to acceptable levels of secrecy around police tools, states have drawn their lines in very different places, resulting in some communities where it is much harder for the public to know what invasive tools...By unanimous vote, San Francisco's public records appeals body ruled last night that the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) violated state and local laws when it failed to respond adequately to...…Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItShare ItHow transparent are police about surveillance technology? It depends on where you look. When it comes to acceptable levels of secrecy around police tools, states have drawn their lines in very different places, resulting in some communities where it is much harder for the public to know what invasive tools...By unanimous vote, San Francisco's public records appeals body ruled last night that the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) violated state and local laws when it failed to respond adequately to...WW…

Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItEFF sought comment from Tiburon Police Chief Ryan Monaghan, who defended the program via email. "Since the deployment of the ALPRs, our crime data from the five years prior to having the ALPRs as well as the five years after and beyond have shown marked reductions in stolen vehicles and thefts from vehicles and an increase in the recovery of stolen vehicles," he wrote.  Law enforcement agencies create "hot lists" of license plates, essentially lists of vehicles they are actively looking for, for...…Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItEFF sought comment from Tiburon Police Chief Ryan Monaghan, who defended the program via email. "Since the deployment of the ALPRs, our crime data from the five years prior to having the ALPRs as well as the five years after and beyond have shown marked reductions in stolen vehicles and thefts from vehicles and an increase in the recovery of stolen vehicles," he wrote.  Law enforcement agencies create "hot lists" of license plates, essentially lists of vehicles they are actively looking for, for...WW…

Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare It%3Ciframe%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F3162bEHvos0%3Fautoplay%3D1%26mute%3D1%22%20allow%3D%22accelerometer%3B%20autoplay%3B%20clipboard-write%3B%20encrypted-media%3B%20gyroscope%3B%20picture-in-picture%22%20allowfullscreen%3D%22%22%20width%3D%22560%22%20height%3D%22315%22%20frameborder%3D%220%22%3E%3C%2Fiframe%3EShare ItSAN FRANCISCO–Millions of Americans’ everyday movements can be traced by police with the click of a mouse and possibly without a warrant, thanks to to state and local law...…Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare It%3Ciframe%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F3162bEHvos0%3Fautoplay%3D1%26mute%3D1%22%20allow%3D%22accelerometer%3B%20autoplay%3B%20clipboard-write%3B%20encrypted-media%3B%20gyroscope%3B%20picture-in-picture%22%20allowfullscreen%3D%22%22%20width%3D%22560%22%20height%3D%22315%22%20frameborder%3D%220%22%3E%3C%2Fiframe%3EShare ItSAN FRANCISCO–Millions of Americans’ everyday movements can be traced by police with the click of a mouse and possibly without a warrant, thanks to to state and local law...WW…

Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItShare ItEach year during Sunshine Week (March 13-19), The Foilies serve up tongue-in-cheek "awards" for government agencies and assorted institutions that stand in the way of access to information. The Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock combine forces to collect horror stories about Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state-level public records...We are now accepting submissions for The Foilies 2022, the annual project to give tongue-in-cheek awards to the officials and institutions that behave badly (or...…Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItShare ItEach year during Sunshine Week (March 13-19), The Foilies serve up tongue-in-cheek "awards" for government agencies and assorted institutions that stand in the way of access to information. The Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock combine forces to collect horror stories about Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state-level public records...We are now accepting submissions for The Foilies 2022, the annual project to give tongue-in-cheek awards to the officials and institutions that behave badly (or...WW…

Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItTechnologiesis a technology that involves installing acoustic sensors (essentially microphones) around a neighborhood or building. When a loud noise goes off, such as a gunshot or a firework, the sensors attempt to determine the location and then police receive an alert. Share ItDuring the pandemic, a dangerous business has prospered: invading students’ privacy with . In the last year, we’ve seen universities compel students to download apps that . Students who want to move forward with their education...This...…Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItTechnologiesis a technology that involves installing acoustic sensors (essentially microphones) around a neighborhood or building. When a loud noise goes off, such as a gunshot or a firework, the sensors attempt to determine the location and then police receive an alert. Share ItDuring the pandemic, a dangerous business has prospered: invading students’ privacy with . In the last year, we’ve seen universities compel students to download apps that . Students who want to move forward with their education...This...WW…

Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItA June 16, 2020 email showing an LAPD request for footage to an Amazon Ring user.Share ItUpdate: This post has been updated to reflect that the hearing date in this case has been moved to January 21.By Hope Williams, Nathan Sheard, and Nestor ReyesThe authors are community activists who helped organize and participated in protests against police violence in San Francisco after the murder of George...EFF and the ACLU of Northern California recently the San Francisco Superior Court to rule that the San Francisco...…Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItA June 16, 2020 email showing an LAPD request for footage to an Amazon Ring user.Share ItUpdate: This post has been updated to reflect that the hearing date in this case has been moved to January 21.By Hope Williams, Nathan Sheard, and Nestor ReyesThe authors are community activists who helped organize and participated in protests against police violence in San Francisco after the murder of George...EFF and the ACLU of Northern California recently the San Francisco Superior Court to rule that the San Francisco...WW…

Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors last week voted unanimously in favor of requiring all special business districts—such as the Union Square Business Improvement District (USBID)—to bring any new surveillance plans to the Board before adopting new technologies. The —passed in the wake of an EFF , a lawsuit brought by local activists, and a sustained local coalition effort—challenging police use of the USBID camera network to monitor last summer's protests - is non-binding and it will be up to City agencies...…Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors last week voted unanimously in favor of requiring all special business districts—such as the Union Square Business Improvement District (USBID)—to bring any new surveillance plans to the Board before adopting new technologies. The —passed in the wake of an EFF , a lawsuit brought by local activists, and a sustained local coalition effort—challenging police use of the USBID camera network to monitor last summer's protests - is non-binding and it will be up to City agencies...WW…

Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare It Avigilon has a pair of algorithms that it uses to predict what it calls "unusual events." To learn more about Real-Time Crime Centers, read our latest report . Share ItIn a victory for users, Slack has fixed its for free workspaces. Instead of holding onto your messages on its servers for as long as your workspace exists, Slack is now giving free workspace admins the option to automatically delete all messages older than 90 days....Earlier this week, EFF, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and...…Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare It Avigilon has a pair of algorithms that it uses to predict what it calls "unusual events." To learn more about Real-Time Crime Centers, read our latest report . Share ItIn a victory for users, Slack has fixed its for free workspaces. Instead of holding onto your messages on its servers for as long as your workspace exists, Slack is now giving free workspace admins the option to automatically delete all messages older than 90 days....Earlier this week, EFF, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and...WW…

Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItShare ItSAN FRANCISCO–Millions of Americans’ everyday movements can be traced by police with the click of a mouse and possibly without a warrant, thanks to to state and local law enforcement, has found. The investigation, conducted...An EFF investigation of public records acquired from dozens of state and local law enforcement agencies has uncovered a widely-used mass surveillance technology. Americans are accustomed to hearing about how the National Security Agency (NSA), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and...…Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area.DEEPLINKS BLOGShare ItShare ItSAN FRANCISCO–Millions of Americans’ everyday movements can be traced by police with the click of a mouse and possibly without a warrant, thanks to to state and local law enforcement, has found. The investigation, conducted...An EFF investigation of public records acquired from dozens of state and local law enforcement agencies has uncovered a widely-used mass surveillance technology. Americans are accustomed to hearing about how the National Security Agency (NSA), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and...WW…