Local police didn’t just “monitor” movements — they infiltrated, entrapped, and built felony cases. Historian Joshua Davis breaks down the hidden history behind political policing in this Hard Knock Radio interview.
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#KPFA #CivilRights #PoliceSurveillance #aptp @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social

AI-powered police body cameras, once taboo, get tested on Canadian city's 'watch list' of faces Police in Edmonton, Canada, have started a pilot project using AI-equipped body cameras to detect faces on a "high risk" watch list.

Police in Edmonton are now testing AI-powered body cameras that scan faces in real time against a 7,000-person “high-risk” watch list.

Axon once said facial recognition on body cams posed serious ethical risks.

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#facialrecognition #policesurveillance
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Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings

Home Office has finally admitted what campaigners have warned for years: the UK’s police facial recognition system is much more likely to misidentify Black and Asian people.

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#facialrecognition #policesurveillance #ukpolicing #civilrights #privacyrights
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How Police Harassed and Infiltrated Civil Rights Groups Efforts to surveil and undermine activists went far beyond infamous operations such as Cointelpro.

Police infiltration of civil-rights movements created a durable blueprint for modern political policing, shaping today’s surveillance and retaliatory enforcement tactics. #Trump #CivilRights #COINTELPRO #PoliceSurveillance #Authoritarianism #MovementSafety #NewRepublic

Monday 11/24/25: Facial recognition and local police, hemp's future, Milwaukee Based Milwaukee Police Department potentially expanding its use of facial recognition technology. Wisconsin hemp business speaks on upcoming federal ban. A local lawyer and online influencer speaks about he...

Emilio De Torre, of #MilwaukeeTurners, is a friend of mine, and very clearly lays out the argument AGAINST #FacialRecognition in #PoliceSurveillance in #Milwaukee.
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Got a Ring doorbell camera? You're participating in police surveillance.
#ring #ringdoorbellcamera #surveillance #policesurveillance #hawkpodcasts #ademant

The rise of America's surveillance state through local communities Huntington Beach voters could learn from Chula Vista's liberal city council majority in ways you might not expect.

#uspolitics #surveillancestate #policesurveillance
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This is what #democracy looks like in #Texas
Police harassment. 24/7
#policesurveillance #fascism @governorwalz.mn.gov @govpritzker.illinois.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @krismayes.bsky.social @repgregstanton.bsky.social @gallego.senate.gov @captmarkkelly.bsky.social

“Records show that hundreds of AI-powered automated license-plate-reading cameras in #HomeDepot and Lowe's parking lots are feeding into massive #policesurveillance systems, allowing cops, #ICE, and other agencies to track shoppers without a warrant.”

Who Do Australia’s Security Agencies Really Protect? Are Australia’s security agencies protecting the public or shielding power? Discover how ASIO and the police are used to control dissent, not protect democracy.

Who Do Australia’s Security Agencies Really Protect?
#ASIO, #PoliceSurveillance

Are Australia’s security agencies protecting the public or shielding power? Discover how ASIO and the police are used to control dissent, not safeguard democracy.

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Protesters blockade Palantir's offices calling for an end to 'totalitarian police surveillance' as tech company aids ICE deportations Your support helps us to tell the story Read more Support Now From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's...

Protesters blockade Palantir's offices calling for an end to 'totalitarian police surveillance' as tech company aids ICE deportations
->The Independent | #Tech #Protest #Privacy #PoliceSurveillance | More info from EcoSearch

Cops pause use of flawed AI cameras secretly monitoring streets for suspects https://arstechni.ca #ArtificialIntelligence #policesurveillance #facialrecognition #FourthAmendment #NewOrleans #Policy #AI

Nuclear Dustup At the Border
Issue 189
May 15, 2025
#mexicoborder #supremecourt #birthrightcitizenship #chiefjusticeroberts #immigration #constitution #billofrights #oligarchy #christofascism #trump #iran #nuclearholocaust #nucleardeal #nuclearwar #newmexico #dronefootage #policesurveillance

President Calls for Police Surveillance of Okahandja After Killing of Three Girls [Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndatwah says the Namibian Police are patrolling the streets of Okahandja following the killing of three girls at the town.

#Namibia #Okahandja #PoliceSurveillance #SafetyFirst #JusticeForTheGirls

4/7 While the OPP didn't deny using spyware when contacted, they stated that "interception of private communications requires judicial authorization" and is "only used to advance serious criminal investigations" in compliance with Canadian law.
#DigitalRights #PoliceSurveillance

Vadodara's high-crime zones under police radar with 'Project Shastra' - Yes Punjab News Vadodara Police launches 'Project Shastra' to curb violent crimes in high-risk areas using data analysis, increased patrolling, and surveillance measures.

Vadodara's high-crime zones under police radar with 'Project Shastra' yespunjab.com?p=96639

#Vadodara #ProjectShastra #CrimePrevention #PoliceSurveillance #LawAndOrder #SafetyFirst #GujaratNews #CrimeWatch #BreakingNews #LatestUpdates #GujaratPolice

“Erdoğan Wants to Bring All of Syria Under Turkish Control” The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime has prompted a fresh power struggle in Syria. Îlham Ehmed, a foreign relations representative for the Kurdish-led autonomous region, spoke to Jacobin about Turkey’...

jacobin.com/2024/12/erdo... On December 8, Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane to Moscow. His flight marked the end of the Syrian Ba’ath Party and the end of over half a century of rule by the Assad family, who governed the country through torture and intense police surveillance. #PoliceSurveillance

Following Trump rally shooting, wider perimeters, more police, surveillance drones likely at political rallies

Following Trump rally shooting, wider perimeters, more police, surveillance drones likely at political rallies – The Boston Globe | #PoliceSurveillance #Privacy #Drone #Fascism #ConvictedFelon | MORE at EcoSearch

Vancouver police surveillance camera towers invade privacy, lawsuit alleges – Vancouver Sun | #PoliceSurveillance #Privacy | MORE at EcoSearch

#PoliceSurveillance #Robots #PredictivePolicing #MediaMonitoring

BBC instructs lawyers over allegations of police surveillance of journalist

BBC instructs lawyers over allegations of police surveillance of journalist – Computer Weekly | #Privacy #PoliceSurveillance | MORE at EcoSearch

The NOTICE Coalition's letter to the D.O.E. on prohibiting public schools from using #AI & #policesurveillance to abuse the civil rights of marginalized youth is gaining traction across media.
Read the full letter here lnkd.in/eaG8gAHP