Victory: California Orders State Audit of Automated License Plate Readers
By Dave Maass A California legislative committee today voted to direct the State Auditor to launch a probe into the use of automated license plate…
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Four Steps Facebook Should Take to Counter Police Sock Puppets
By Dave Maas Despite Facebook’s repeated warnings that law enforcement is required to use “authentic identities” on the social media platform, cops continue to create…
The Foilies: Recognizing The Worst in Government Transparency From 2018
By Dave Maass, Hayley Tsukayama, Camille Fischer, and Aaron Mackey The cause of government transparency finally broke through to the popular zeitgeist this year. It…
Investigative Scoops Worth Rereading: Year in Review 2018
By Dave Maass In an era where political and corporate leaders are attacking the free press as “the enemy of the people,” it’s crucial that…
Before and After: What We Learned About the “Hemisphere” Program After Suing the DEA
By Dave Maass As the year draws to a close, so has EFF’s long-running Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Agency about…
Alameda and Contra Costa County Sheriffs Flew Drones Over Protests
By Dave Maass and Mike Katz-Lacabe At the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in October, presenters from the Orlando Police Department issued a…
Sacramento County Welfare Division Terminates Automated License Plate Reader Program
By Dave Maass The Sacramento County’s Department of Human Assistance (DHA) is terminating its invasive automated license plate reader (ALPR) program, following an EFF investigation…
California Shopping Centers Are Spying for an ICE Contractor
By Dave Maas Update 10:45 a.m., July 11, 2018: The Irvine Company has disclosed the three shopping centers are Irvine Spectrum Center, Fashion Island, and…
EFF’s Street-Level Surveillance Project Dissects Police Technology
By Dave Maass Step onto any city street and you may find yourself subject to numerous forms of police surveillance—many imperceptible to the human eye….
License Plate Readers Are Turning Texas Police into Mobile Debt Collectors and Data Miners
By Dave Maass Vigilant Solutions, one of the country’s largest brokers of vehicle surveillance technology, is offering a hell of a deal to law enforcement…
New Spy Tech to Watch: Automated Vehicle Occupancy Detection
Xerox’s Automatic Vehicle Passenger Detection By Dave Maas Journalists and transparency activists across the country have done a phenomenal job of shining light on how…
Asset Forfeiture and the Cycle of Electronic Surveillance Funding
Image: ACLU.org Dave Maass Activist Post Note: The bulk of the research in this post was compiled prior to Attorney General Eric Holder’s surprise announcement…
