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Large Military-Grade Drones Could Soon Be Flying Over Your Backyard
General Atomics is conducting a test flight of its SkyGuardian drone over San Diego sometime this year.
Minneapolis Activists Ask Local Leaders to Invest in Communities, Not Cops
Reclaim the Block looks to a future where Minneapolis divests from the police department.
In 2019, We Saw Pushback Against Face Surveillance in the Skies
Fighting back against face surveillance is working, and 2020 will likely be an even bigger battleground year.
Foreign Police Want to Bypass Privacy Laws and Courts to Get Data From Abroad
Police elsewhere could obtain evidence to investigate things that might not even be a crime in your country.
Genetic Testing Company Acquired by Company With Ties to FBI and Law Enforcement
Genealogy searches by law enforcement invade our privacy in unique and potentially dangerous ways.
Police Halt Activist-Led “Toxic Tour” of Corporate Polluters Sponsoring COP25
Spanish President Pedro Sánchez offered corporations a 90 percent tax break on a $2 million sponsorship.
50 Years Ago Today, Police Murdered Fred Hampton. His Activism Lives On.
Civil rights attorney Flint Taylor discusses the past and present fight against Chicago's systemic racist policing.
Trump Thinks He Can Get Away With Murder Because Police Do All the Time
Long before Trump, police were using bullying and gaslighting to cover up their own crimes.
Policing Statistics Silence the Most Vulnerable People
The most vulnerable people have the most at stake in questions of policing, but their voices are silenced in data.
Police Killed Atatiana Jefferson, Then Implied She Was Responsible for Her Death
Atatiana Jefferson is the latest example of blaming victims of police violence for their own killings.