San Diego was supposed to save money by installing smart streetlights with built-in cameras, instead they ended up giving police surveillance footage spreading across the city.
ShotSpotter Technologies Give Police a Lot of Leeway Without A Lot of Evidence
ShotSpotter is a police surveillance tool that informs officers of when and where there has been gunfire -but the tool’s accuracy is questionable and its influence could be downright dangerous.
San Diego Held Data on Facial Recognition from Congress and the Public
San Diego is one of the most surveilled cities in the United States and the SDPD and other local law enforcement agencies have been known to take full advantage of this fact, taking advantage of an array of surveillance technologies. Some of the technologies used by law enforcement agencies around the county include partnerships with […]
Police are Using Drones Because of the Coronavirus. This Could be a Problem.
It’s only reasonable that police, who remain on the front lines even in the mist of a pandemic, would want a safe way to monitor the public without having to risk their own health. That’s why some police departments have turned to the use of drones during the coronavirus pandemic in order to monitor social […]