Police Drones and Robots: 2022 in Review
By Matthew Guariglia The rising tide of policing by robots and drones may seem relentless or even inevitable. But activism, legislative advocacy, and public outrage…
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VICTORY! San Francisco Bans Killer Robots…For Now
By Matthew Guariglia In a stunning 8-to-3 vote yesterday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors banned the SFPD from using deadly force with remote-controlled robots….
44 Local Organizations Stand Against SFPD’s Killer Robots
By Matthew Guariglia EFF is announcing a letter signed by 44 community groups who stand united in opposition to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors…
Red Alert: The San Francisco PD Wants the Power to Kill with Robots
By Matthew Guariglia The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote soon on a policy that would allow the San Francisco Police Department to use…
The Rise of the Police-Advertiser
By Matthew Guariglia In August, the Tulsa police department held a press conference about how its new Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), a controversial piece…
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Grants Police More Surveillance Powers
By Matthew Guariglia In a 4-7 vote, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed a 15-month pilot program granting the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) more…
Members of Congress Urge FTC to Investigate Fog Data Science
By Matthew Guariglia In the week since EFF and the Associated Press exposed how Fog Data Science purchases geolocation data on hundreds of millions of digital…
Ring Reveals They Give Videos to Police Without User Consent or a Warrant
By Jason Kelley and Matthew Guariglia Amazon’s Ring devices are not just personal security cameras. They are also police cameras—whether you want them to be…
San Francisco Coalition Fights SFPD’s Proposal to Co-Opt Private Surveillance Cameras
By Matthew Guariglia A large coalition of community and civil rights organizations have sent a letter urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to oppose…
Axon Must Not Arm Drones With Tasers
By Matthew Guariglia Taser and surveillance vendor Axon has proposed what it claims to be the solution to the epidemic of school shootings in the…
Geofence Warrants and Reverse Keyword Warrants are So Invasive, Even Big Tech Wants to Ban Them
By Matthew Guariglia Geofence and reverse keyword warrants are some of the most dangerous, civil-liberties-infringing and reviled tools in law enforcement agencies’ digital toolbox. It…
Here’s How ICE Illegally Obtained Bulk Financial Records from Western Union
By Matthew Guariglia Senator Ron Wyden has released a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General voicing his concern over a…
Victory! San Francisco Mayor Withdraws Harmful Measure Against Surveillance Oversight Law
By Matthew Guariglia San Francisco Mayor London Breed has pulled a harmful ballot initiative that threatened to gut the city’s landmark 2019 surveillance oversight ordinance….
Send Surveillance Robot Dogs to the Pound, Not the Border
By Matthew Guariglia On February 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate, the official research and development arm of the…