Tag: aerial surveillance
  • Dec 16, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

ACLU sues Baltimore PD for lying about aerial mass surveillance program

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed suit against the Baltimore Police Department (BDP) to end the use of spy planes for an invasive aerial surveillance campaign that has been targeting Batlimore’s residents. The lawsuit comes after independent evaluators hired by the City of Baltimore confirmed that the BPD had lied about the capabilities … Continue reading “ACLU sues Baltimore PD for lying about aerial mass surveillance program”

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  • Oct 30, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Urban surveillance in The City of Angels: Watch out for the eyes in the sky

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has recently gained approval to start recording the aerial footage captured by its helicopters. The police say that being able to record video surveillance of protests will help increase “operational readiness.” The hardware to make this possible was donated to the LAPD by the Los Angeles Police Foundation – … Continue reading “Urban surveillance in The City of Angels: Watch out for the eyes in the sky”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: June 12th, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of JUNE 12th, 2020 To work together with law enforcement, Zoom won’t provide end-to-end encryption for free users Video conferencing company Zoom will not offer end-to-end encryption functionality for free users. Earlier this year, Zoom had falsely advertised that they were providing end-to-end encryption on all of their calls … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: June 12th, 2020”

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  • Jun 8, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Government drones and aircraft are being used to surveil the ongoing protests in American cities

The government is flying predator drones and other military aircraft, well known for their use in foreign combat zones, over US cities to surveil the ongoing protests against police brutality. The first such protest surveillance flight was spotted by Jason Paladino, a reporter with the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) on May 29th. NOW: @CBP … Continue reading “Government drones and aircraft are being used to surveil the ongoing protests in American cities”

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