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A Guide to Law Enforcement Spying Technology

posted by chromas on Thursday March 01 2018, @01:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the iSpy dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

EFF's "Street-Level Surveillance" project shines light on the advanced surveillance technologies that law enforcement agencies routinely deploy in our communities. These resources are designed for members of the public, advocacy organizations, journalists, defense attorneys, and policymakers who often are not getting the straight story from police representatives or the vendors marketing this equipment.

Whether it's sophisticated location tracking, ubiquitous video recording, or the instant analysis of our biometric data, law enforcement agencies are following closely behind their counterparts in the military and intelligence services in acquiring privacy-invasive technologies. Just as analog surveillance historically has been used as a tool for oppression, policymakers and the public must understand the threat posed by emerging technologies to successfully defend civil liberties and civil rights in the digital age.

[...] The resources contained on this site brings together years of research, litigation, and advocacy by EFF staff and our allies, and will continue to grow as we obtain more information.

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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Thursday March 01 2018, @03:02PM (3 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday March 01 2018, @03:02PM (#645783) Journal

    You deserve the touche mod - but - alas - any colony planted within this solar system will quickly be brought under UN, if not some other jurisdiction. Just as quickly as it can be shown that a group of people might survive off of earth, there will be military and police forces sent there by the US, Russian, China, and EU, along with a UN observer.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by c0lo on Thursday March 01 2018, @03:20PM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday March 01 2018, @03:20PM (#645794) Journal

    Just as quickly as it can be shown that a group of people might survive off of earth, there will be military and police forces sent there by the US, Russian, China, and EU, along with a UN observer.

    I don't think they'll all fit on an asteroid, but in case they do, I say bump that one onto a collision course with Jupiter.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 02 2018, @09:30AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 02 2018, @09:30AM (#646297)

      geeez, that's harsh man. What did the Jupiterians ever do to you?

      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday March 02 2018, @10:36AM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday March 02 2018, @10:36AM (#646308) Journal

        What did the Jupiterians ever do to you?

        You mean ... apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health?

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