Dave Maass and Matthew Guariglia of EFF write: The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) conducted mass surveillance of protesters at the end of May and in early June using a downtown business district’s camera network, according to new records obtained by EFF. The records show that SFPD received real-time live access to hundreds of cameras…
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EPIC refuses to delete records government failed to redact
From the good folks at EPIC.org: In an unusual development, the White House directed EPIC this week to delete a set of records that EPIC recently obtained from the Office of Science & Technology Policy—a request which EPIC declined. On Tuesday, EPIC published hundreds of records about the White House’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and…
CBP Has Access To Billions Of License Plate Images Collected By Private Companies
Tim Cushing writes: The Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has a thirst for license plate images. It wants as many as it can get. And as far inland as it can get without straying from the areas it’s really supposed to be keeping its eyes on: the nation’s borders. Two consecutive Privacy Impact Assessments of…
The Border Patrol Was Responsible for an Arrest in Portland
Ken Klippestein reports: For days, federal agents in unmarked cars have reportedly been snatching Portland protesters off the streets. On Thursday, video emerged of federal agents clad in camouflage fatigues and unspecified “police” patches apprehending one such demonstrator and placing him in an unmarked vehicle. Social media lit up with speculation about the intentions—and the identity—of these agents. A memo…