Matthew Guariglia writes about a program previously noted on this blog as public awareness grows: In September 2020, the Tampa Bay Times revealed a destructive “data-driven” policing program run by the Pasco County, Florida Sheriff’s Office. The program is misleadingly called “Intelligence-Led Policing” (ILP), but in reality, it’s nothing more than targeted child harassment by police. Young people’s school grades…
Category: Govt
ICE Investigators Use Private Database Covering Millions of Individuals to Pursue Immigration Violations
Raymond G. Lahoud of Norris McLaughlin writes: According to Georgetown Law researchers, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have bought private data containing millions of individuals’ phone, water, electricity, and other utility records. ICE will use these records to pursue immigration violations. ICE’s use of this private data shows how government agencies exploit commercial data…
Autonomous Vehicles Will Automatically Stop For Police, Roll Down Their Windows And Unlock Their Doors
Joe Cadillic writes: The National Institute of Justice, the RAND Corporation and the Police Executive Research Forum want to give law enforcement real-time access to autonomous vehicles. Last month, this so-called expert panel identified 17 high-priority law enforcement needs for autonomous vehicles. And as you can imagine some of them are very disturbing. Read more on MassPrivateI.
Cars Have Your Location. This Spy Firm Wants to Sell It to the U.S. Military.
Joseph Cox reports: A surveillance contractor that has previously sold services to the U.S. military is advertising a product that it says can locate the real-time locations of specific cars in nearly any country on Earth. It says it does this by using data collected and sent by the cars and their components themselves, according…