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Dismantle NYC’s Mass Surveillance Project — Start With Jail Recordings
In New York City, thousands of calls between incarcerated people and their legal teams were illegally recorded.
The US Needs to Stop Treating Ramadan Like a National Security Issue
The framing of Islam as a national security threat serves as justification for extreme interventions by the state.
Intelligence Report on “Extremism” Equates Anarchists With Right-Wing Militias
Biden requested a threat assessment on “extremism.” The resulting report obscures profound asymmetries in violence.
More Surveillance Won’t Stop White Supremacy. It Will Target Activists of Color.
More domestic terrorism laws will only further empower law enforcement to suppress protests against white supremacy.
New Massachusetts Rules Would Eliminate Handwritten Letters in Prison
The rules would increase surveillance of incarcerated people while also making written communications inaccessible.
Employers Are Using Surveillance Tech to Spy on Remote Workers
We must ensure that the pandemic is not used as an excuse to worsen conditions for remote employees.
NSA Surveillance Program Exposed by Snowden Was Illegal, Rules Appeals Court
The court gave credit to the whistleblower for helping to uncover and end the program.
Trump Didn’t Invent State Violence Against Protesters — But He’s Escalating It
From Homeland Security to COINTELPRO and beyond, the U.S. has a very long history of meeting dissent with brutality.
Over 1,100 Policing Agencies in the US Have Bought Drones Capable of Recording
Despite assurances from police that data will not be shared, it’s hard to imagine that if it exists, it won’t be used.
Journalists Struggle for Press Freedoms in a Time of Repression and Surveillance
Journalists have been violently targeted by police at Black Lives Matter protests across the country.