Massachusetts Cops Are Increasingly Monitoring Drones, But At What Cost?
As police and civilian drone usage climbs despite a lack of clear guidelines and changing rules, authorities, advocates, and amateurs struggle to keep a close watch on each other Although drones are seemingly suddenly everywhere these days, they have been floating above us for more than a century, and actually made their debut shortly after […]
In Trump Era, Even Progressive Cambridge Picks Surveillance Over Civil Liberties
If a city with an ACLU-backed ordinance requiring community control over police surveillance concedes to Big Brother, is there any hope for the rest of us?
Drone Contractor Gets “Rare” Permission To Follow Individuals And Vehicles In Boston
When it comes to private companies working with local cops to conduct mass aerial surveillance, Massachusetts is the “wild west”
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Massachusetts passed historic police certification reform. But even with the POST Commission, the public can’t see which cops have been part of the “officer shuffle.”
