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Cambridge Chronicle & Tab - Cambridge works with ACLU to create transparency in surveillance law
Cameras mounted around Cambridge and designed to help 911 dispatchers view evacuation routes during public emergencies have not been turned on in nearly a decade, but are part of a current conversation about surveillance around the city.The controversial cameras sparked fear and outrage after the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to install nearly 100 cameras across the greater Boston area back in 2009. Only eight of the cameras were to be placed in Cambridge. Despite efforts
ZDNet - AUDIT holds governments to account for their online spying | ZDNet
The system enforces transparency and aims to protect innocents unaware they were the targets of surveillance.
American Civil Liberties Union - Police Are Acquiring Surveillance Tech in Secret
Recent stories about Amazon’s invasive face scanning surveillance technology and Cambridge Analytica’s exploitation of Facebook data have brought the impact of surveillance and data misuse to the fore.
The Intercept - A New Broadband Network Is Pitching Surveillance Enhancements to Cops Across the Country
FirstNet is a public-private partnership that creates a “private tunnel” for law enforcement and public safety agencies within AT&T’s network.
Slate Magazine - What Happens When China Exports Its Surveillance Technology to the Rest of the World?
If American cities and states are laboratories of democracy, China’s remote provinces have become laboratories of authoritarianism.
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