Federal Lawsuit Alleges Chicago Police Illegally Spied On Activists,...
A federal lawsuit against Chicago police alleges officers employed cell site simulators or Stingray spying devices in violation of the First Amendment rights of innocent citizens during a “Reclaim...
View ArticleNYPD Sued For Refusing To Confirm Or Deny Existence Of Counterintelligence...
The New York chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and activists with Millions March NYC sued the New York Police Department after the department refused to confirm or deny the existence...
View ArticleCourt Asked To Force DHS To Release ‘Race Paper’ On Surveillance Of Black...
The Department of Homeland Security has refused to release any version of a report that the agency’s Intelligence and Analysis Office produced and referred to as the “Race Paper.” In response, the...
View ArticleMuslim-Owned Businesses And Mosques Awarded Damages For NYPD Surveillance
The New York Police Department reached a settlement with Muslim-owned businesses, mosques, student groups, and others it subjected to discriminatory and suspicionless surveillance. As part of the...
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CIA-Backed Firm Touted Social Media Surveillance Of Students To Sell Services...
Emails obtained by Lucy Parsons Labs reveal that Geofeedia touted social media surveillance of middle and high school students by its suburban Chicago police customers in an effort to sell their...
View ArticleIn City That Once Banned Drones, Evanston Police Crafted A Secret Drone Policy
Evanston police quietly maintained an unreleased internal policy regarding the use of drones, according to a document obtained by Lucy Parsons Labs. The document [PDF], entitled “Unmanned Aerial System...
View ArticleUnder Trump, Journalists Face Greater Risk Of Warrantless Electronic Searches...
Warrantless searches of electronic devices by Customs and Border Protection have tripled at the United States border in the last three years. The growth in searches puts press freedom at great risk....
View ArticleReport Documents ‘Lucrative Relationship’ Between Tech Companies And Trump’s...
A trio of immigration and Latinx-focused organizations committed to the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a report on the “lucrative relationship” between tech companies...
View ArticleDetroit Police Spent More Than Half Million Dollars On Cell-Site Simulator To...
Detroit police purchased surveillance technology that allows police to actively track people’s locations through their cell phones, according to documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act...
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To Attack Julian Assange, CNN Twists Embassy Surveillance Records That Were...
Spanish newspaper EL PAÍS reported on July 9 that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was spied on by a Spanish private defense and security firm called Undercover Global S.L., when he lived in the...
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