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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 14m

Family Surveillance apps, like #Life360 and #FindMy, are replacing traditional ankle monitors in some courts. Read STOP's latest report: www.stopspying.org/big-brother-...

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 1d

Huge thank you to @brooklyn.org.web.brid.gy for the support! It's an honor to be named alongside such distinguished local organizations advocating for equity and justice in Brooklyn.

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20 Local Nonprofits Named Finalists for $100,000 Brooklyn Org Spark Prize - Brooklyn Org

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 1d

A city program meant to expand internet access for public housing residents has quietly become part of NYPD’s surveillance web. NYCHA residents deserve safe broadband — not live Internet feeds tied directly into police systems. Read more here:
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NYPD turns public housing Internet program into surveillance network | Biometric Update

Officers are now able to watch New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents through a live feed connected to NYPD’s Domain Awareness System (DAS).

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 3d

Amazon Ring devices will start including #FacialRecognition. Learn why this is such a dangerous move here, with commentary from STOP's @foxcahn.bsky.social. @shiraovide.bsky.social's www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Analysis | Amazon’s Ring plans to scan everyone’s face at the door

For the first time, the company is putting facial recognition into its home security doorbells and video cameras.

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 3d

Family surveillance apps may be selling your location data. While tracking your loved ones' whereabouts may seem like a safe choice, you're not the only one with access to this information. Read the full report here: www.stopspying.org/big-brother-...

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Shahana Hanif @shahanafrombk.bsky.social · 6d

We must pass my bill, Intro. 217, to #BanTheScan before biometric surveillance becomes irreversibly entrenched in our lives.
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The New York City Council - File #: Int 0217-2024

Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to prohibiting places or providers of public accommodation from using biometric recognition technology and prote...

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Shahana Hanif @shahanafrombk.bsky.social · 6d

MSG has spent thousands against me for saying this, but I won’t back down. Commercial facial recognition is creepy and dangerous. It needs to be banned.

Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 8d

At @nygroove.nyc, James Dolan's tenure has been shot through with a "culture of paranoia." Once MSG installed facial recognition tech, he scaled up. Now a lawsuit reveals just how far he'll go to target his perceived enemies. In Dolan's mind, he has so, so many enemies nygroove.nyc/james-dolan-...

How MSG became Maximum Spy Garden under Knicks owner James Dolan

For 25 years, MSG has been shot through with a 'culture of paranoia' that stems straight from the owner's box

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 4d

Are family surveillance apps like Life360 or Find My Friends actually keeping you and your loved ones safe?
Our latest report reveals just how invasive these apps truly are. Read more about the dangers of family surveillance apps here:
www.stopspying.org/big-brother-...

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 7d

"We leave people more sympathetic to the technology than the human beings it's hurting...but the thing people have to remember is that surveillance is often the precursor to state violence." @foxcahn.bsky.social

#daxbot #AI #surveillance
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The smiling robot on Austin’s streets hides real dangers | Opinion

With AI powering everything from food delivery to public safety, Austinites must know the city is properly regulating new technologies like facial recognition, Cody Copeland writes.

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 7d

"Dolan quadrupling down on his use of facial recognition across MSG venues is pathetic." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen #FacialRecognition #MSGEntertainment
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How MSG became Maximum Spy Garden under Knicks owner James Dolan

For 25 years, MSG has been shot through with a 'culture of paranoia' that stems straight from the owner's box

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 8d

"At the state level, New York must pass the STOP FAKES Act to ban police from ever creating fake social media accounts to target queer New Yorkers or any other marginalized groups." - Owen #PennStation #AmtrakPolice #ICE

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 8d

"This is algorithmic McCarthyism, with federal law enforcement infiltrating queer social networks online. It’s never been clearer how dangerous it is to let police at all levels impersonate others on social media or other online platforms." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen #AmtrakPolice #ICE

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 8d

BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Condemns 200+ Arrests Of Queer New Yorkers At Penn Station, Renews Call To Ban Police Fake Social Media Accounts

#AmtrakPolice #PennStation #ICE
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S.T.O.P. Condemns 200+ Arrests Of Queer New Yorkers At Penn Station, Renews Call To Ban Police Fake Social Media Accounts — S.T.O.P. - The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 9d

"The allegations in this lawsuit show just how far MSG will go in abusing facial recognition, and the New York City Council must ban the scan to make it stop.” - Owen #MSG #Knicks #JamesDolan #FacialRecognition

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 9d

"You should be able to yell a four-letter word when your team is losing without worrying you’ll be tracked indefinitely by the team’s owner. It’s not just pathetic, it’s not just petty, it’s also now blatantly transphobic." - Owen #MSG #Knicks #JamesDolan #FacialRecognition

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 9d

“CEO James Dolan also continues to double down on facial recognition to target supposed critics of his corporation and teams, and even frustrated fans." - Owen #MSG #Knicks #JamesDolan #FacialRecognition

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 9d

“MSG Entertainment’s use of facial recognition to target a transgender Knicks fan is disgusting, and demonstrates precisely why this technology has no place in New York venues." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen #MSG #Knicks #JamesDolan #FacialRecognition

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Condemns MSG Entertainment Use of Facial Rec. To Bar Transgender Woman From Knicks Games

#MSG #Knicks #JamesDolan #FacialRecognition
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S.T.O.P. Condemns MSG Use of Facial Rec. To Bar Transgender Woman From Knicks Games — S.T.O.P. - The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 10d

We're still in awe of the solidarity & unity that NYers showed for our immigrant communities this past Thursday.

Nearly 5,000 people surrounded 26 Fed Plz to demand #ICEOutOfNY & to pass the New York for All Act, which provides our communities w/ some protections from this cruel deportation agenda.

Rally to call for end to ICE operations in New York City

Immigration advocates, labor union members and elected officials gathered for a rally outside 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan calling for an end to ICE operations in NYC. NBC New York’s Melissa Co...

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 15d

"If developers refuse to pull apps from shelves, the least they can do is implement robust privacy and safety measures to reduce their harm." @corinneworthington.bsky.social
#Life360 #stalkerware

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 15d

"In fact, the technologies are so indistinguishable that some courts have swapped out body-worn monitors for Life360. This is stalkerware sold as safety, with our data then sold to the highest bidder." @corinneworthington.bsky.social
#Life360 #stalkerware

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 15d

BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Report Shows Family Surveillance Apps Used for Probation, Enable Abuse

"We don’t make our children and partners wear ankle monitors, but demanding they use family surveillance apps isn’t all that different." @corinneworthington.bsky.social
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S.T.O.P. Report Shows Family Surveillance Apps Used for Probation, Enable Abuse — S.T.O.P. - The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 17d

"The idea of human agents breaking down our doors is terrifying enough, but adding this army of robot ICE agents will only make a creepy nightmare even worse." @foxcahn.bsky.social #ICE
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ICE Just Bought A Robot That Can Climb Stairs And Open Doors

ICE can now deploy a robot capable of letting off smoke grenades and navigating obstacles in its raids.

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 20d

"While we know about this one case today, we have no idea how many of the thousands of other New Yorkers arrested with this technology were wrongly accused." @foxcahn.bsky.social #FacialRecognition #NYPD

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‘Cannot Be Trusted’: NYPD Used ‘Unreliable’ AI Instead of Police Work, Wrongfully Arresting Black Man Who Didn't Match Suspect's Description

"Wrongfully arrested by unreliable AI: Black man jailed for a crime he didn't commit. NYC police face scrutiny. #JusticeForTrevis"

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 27d

"This is a terrifying betrayal of Syracuse residents. These cameras are creepy enough when misused by police, but this sort of attack on immigrant communities is indefensible." @foxcahn.bsky.social #Flock #CBP #ICE

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Feds accessed Syracuse drivers’ data through secret Flock deal

Privacy watchdogs have called on Syracuse to terminate its Flock contract. Syracuse police say they're comfortable contracting with Flock.

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