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https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/y-combinators-police-surveillance-darling-flock-safety-raises-275m-at-7-5b-valuation/
Y Combinator’s police surveillance darling Flock Safety raises $275M at $7.5B valuation | TechCrunch
Mar 13, 2025 - Flock Safety and one of its long-time VCs, Bedrock Capital, announced that the startup raised a fresh $275 million at a $7.5 billion valuation.
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https://www.aclu-or.org/campaigns-initiatives/protecting-your-rights-against-unlawful-police-surveillance/
Protecting Your Rights Against Unlawful Police Surveillance - ACLU of Oregon
Nov 26, 2025 - Oregon law (ORS 181A.250) prohibits law enforcement agencies from collecting or maintaining information on an individual’s political, religious, or social...
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https://www.eff.org/press/releases/new-report-helps-journalists-dig-deeper-police-surveillance-technology
New Report Helps Journalists Dig Deeper Into Police Surveillance Technology | Electronic Frontier...
SAN FRANCISCO — A new report released today offers journalists tips on cutting through the sales hype about police surveillance technology and report...
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https://flagpole.com/election2026/2026/04/22/commission-candidates-debate-housing-police-surveillance-and-more/
Commission Candidates Debate Housing, Police Surveillance and More - Flagpole
The Athens-Clarke County Democratic Committee hosted a forum on Apr. 14 for ACC Commission candidates running to represent Districts 5 and 7. With Commissioner...
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https://www.brookings.edu/articles/police-surveillance-and-facial-recognition-why-data-privacy-is-an-imperative-for-communities-of-color/
Police surveillance and facial recognition: Why data privacy is imperative for communities of color...
Sep 27, 2023 - Dr. Nicol Turner Lee and Caitlin Chin make a case for stronger federal privacy protections to mitigate high risks associated with the development and...
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https://www.eff.org/issues/community-control-police-surveillance-ccops
Community Control of Police Surveillance (CCOPS) | Electronic Frontier Foundation
From Automated License Plate Readers in Azusa, CA, to face recognition in Newark, NJ, law enforcement agencies across the country have acquired an arsenal of...
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https://westseattleblog.com/category/seattle-police-surveillance-cameras/
West Seattle Blog… | Seattle Police surveillance cameras
West Seattle news, 24/7
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https://endpolicesurveillance.com/
End Police Surveillance
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/09/join-movement-community-control-over-police-surveillance
Join the Movement for Community Control Over Police Surveillance | Electronic Frontier Foundation
From cell-site simulators in New York to facial recognition devices in San Diego, law enforcement surveillance technologies are spreading across the country...
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https://www.themarshallproject.org/impact/oversight-of-police-surveillance-in-cleveland
Impact: Oversight of Police Surveillance in Cleveland | The Marshall Project
Cleveland’s mayor promised to create an oversight committee after we reported on the lack of transparency in how police use surveillance equipment.
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https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/seattle-mayor-halts-police-surveillance-camera-expansion
Seattle Mayor Halts Police Surveillance Camera Expansion
Mayor Katie Wilson is pausing a planned addition of police CCTV cameras. The move is intended to let her administration audit their use protocols and...
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https://www.eff.org/issues/community-control-police-surveillance-ccops?page=6
Community Control of Police Surveillance (CCOPS) | Page 7 | Electronic Frontier Foundation
From Automated License Plate Readers in Azusa, CA, to face recognition in Newark, NJ, law enforcement agencies across the country have acquired an arsenal of...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-norwich-vpns-police-surveillance-cryptoparty-planning/
ORG Norwich: VPN’s, police surveillance & cryptoparty planning | Open Rights Group
Join us for a presentation on VPN’s, a discussion of UK police surveillance, and we’ll also make plans for our first CryptoParty.
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https://www.police.psu.edu/video-surveillance
Video Surveillance | University Police & Public Safety
The University may utilize surveillance cameras on university property for the purposes of deterring crime, assisting police in criminal investigations, and...
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https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2016/1221/Police-worldwide-eye-Baltimore-s-vast-surveillance-complex
Police worldwide eye Baltimore's vast surveillance complex - CSMonitor.com
Dec 21, 2016 - Baltimore is at the leading edge of deploying surveillance technologies. Even though its practices have raised questions about civil liberties and privacy, law...
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https://journals.law.unc.edu/ncjolt/blogs/smile-youre-on-neighborhood-watch-local-police-is-crowdsourcing-surveillance-with-ring-cameras/
Smile, You’re on Neighborhood Watch: Local Police is Crowdsourcing Surveillance with Ring Cameras |...
Ring’s partnerships with law enforcement today ultimately make communities no safer—just more watched, and more afraid.
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https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/apple-sells-privacy-to-consumers-but-its-quietly-helping-police-use-iphones-for-surveillance/
Apple is quietly helping police use iPhones for surveillance
Oct 9, 2024 - At Apple’s secretive Global Police Summit, cops learned how to use a host of Apple products for surveillance and policing work.
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/two-blasts-in-3-months-railway-police-bats-for-cctv-surveillance-along-freight-corridor-101777407008746.html
Two blasts in 3 months: Railway police bats for CCTV surveillance along freight corridor |...
Apr 29, 2026 - The blast occurred around 10pm near Bathonia village on the Rajpura-Shambhu railway line in Patiala district on Monday night, an incident senior police...
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https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/florida/2026/04/06/florida-police-use-flock-license-plate-cameras-for-ice-surveillance/89243062007/
Florida police use Flock license plate cameras for ICE surveillance
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https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/police-uk-surveillance-ai
Police Admit AI Surveillance Panopticon Still Has Issues With "Some Demographic Groups"
Dec 5, 2025 - Government analysts found that the UK's rapidly expanding AI surveillance system is horribly biased toward Black and Asian people.
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https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2019/08/30/experts-voice-concerns-about-privacy-surveillance-as-police-partner-with-ring/stories/20190830012
Experts voice concerns about privacy, surveillance as police partner with Ring | The Blade
Aug 28, 2019 - When you step out of your door, you never know who or what might be watching you. Lately, it’s Ring. Or at least Ring’s products. Ring is a home security ...
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https://theintercept.com/2021/01/29/china-uyghur-muslim-surveillance-police/
Surveillance of Uyghurs Detailed in Chinese Police Database
Feb 3, 2021 - Invasive digital monitoring and community informants drive a system all too ready to classify Muslims in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, as extremists and terrorists.
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https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1612378/austin-police-release-body-cam-surveillance-video-of-deadly-mass-shooting/
Austin police release body cam, surveillance video of deadly mass shooting
The Austin Police Department held a news conference Thursday afternoon to provide more details about the deadly shooting over the weekend that left three...
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https://videosurveillance.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/30/survey-launched-on-police-use-of-surveillance-camera-systems/
Survey launched on police use of surveillance camera systems – Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s...
I am beginning the process of gathering the latest information from all police forces under my jurisdiction on their use of overt surveillance camera systems.
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https://www.eff.org/effector/34/5
How this data broker is selling mass surveillance to local police | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2026/02/23/police-dragnet-surveillance-and-the-fourth-amendment/?slreturn=20260406184905
Police Dragnet Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment | Law.com
A recent New York court case upheld a murder conviction despite claims that DNA evidence used violated the defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights. The case...
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https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/meta-sues-surveillance-firm-worked-police
Meta Sues Surveillance Firm That Worked with Police | Brennan Center for Justice
Voyager Labs markets itself to law enforcement with claims that it can predict criminal behavior based on dubious algorithms.
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https://privacysos.org/blog/here-is-how-bostons-police-department-uses-surveillance-technology/
Here is how Boston's police department uses surveillance technology | Privacy SOS
Nov 8, 2022 - Join the ACLU and other advocates in analyzing the City's current surveillance practices and providing comment to the City Council.
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https://futurism.com/chinese-police-facial-recognition-glasses-surveillance-arsenal
Chinese Police Add Facial Recognition Glasses to Their Surveillance Arsenal
Feb 8, 2018 - Chinese police officers were spotted wearing surveillance sunglasses equipped with facial recognition software that helps them identify potential criminals.
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https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/florida/2026/04/06/florida-police-use-flock-license-plate-cameras-for-ice-surveillance/89243062007/
Florida police use Flock license plate cameras for ICE surveillance
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https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/daniel-kinahan-under-surveillance-dubai-37034808
Daniel Kinahan was under surveillance by Dubai Police who then swooped in and made arrest - Irish...
Apr 17, 2026 - Gardai had recommended that Kinahan be charged with directing a criminal organisation - and in recent days the DPP finally gave the go ahead for that to occur
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/12/20/city-councilor-boston-police-purchase-surveillance-tech
City councilors seek review of Boston police purchase of surveillance tech after WBUR and...
The transaction, detailed in an investigation by WBUR and ProPublica, was previously hidden from the public.
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