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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: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @07:45PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @07:45PM (#645937)

    The naivety of the masses is staggering.

    The erosion of personal privacy began with the inventions of binoculars and the filing cabinet, and has accelerated geometrically ever since. Pervasive surveillance has now become systemic in our culture.

    The whole concept of privacy has become, in practice, an anachronism.

    We have all been assimilated. Resistance is futile. Get over it.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @09:47PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @09:47PM (#646022)

    Yeah let's give up and surrender. That'll teach the powers that be to mess with us!

    • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 02 2018, @12:03AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 02 2018, @12:03AM (#646101)

      Got a bank account? Driver's License? Email address?

      You have already surrendered.

      So relax. Quixotic sanctimony avails no one anything.