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?
This Is How Media In Boston Whitewashes Privacy Concerns
Everyone is worried about drones until a private company gets special permission to fly them over individuals and cars in Boston
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”
FACIAL ANIMOSITY
As Massachusetts lawmakers weigh new facial recognition rules, their own guards shop for AI-enhanced surveillance that privacy advocates call “chilling,” “unlawful,” and “racially biased”
