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CHRIS FARAONE

BINJ IMPACT ON THE SURVEILLANCE FRONT IN BOSTON

We have continued to cover these issues with our publishing partners, most recently via Dan Atkinson and his excellent work for DigBoston.

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CHRIS FARAONE June 8, 2021
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

SOMERVILLE’S USE OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AT A GLANCE

A look at the tools recently introduced for use by the City.

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 9, 2021
OLIVIA DENG

FLAW PATROL

“Increased patrols do not protect anyone … they are actively harmful to poor and oppressed people who are routinely harassed, brutalized, and surveilled by the police in Boston and across the country.”

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OLIVIA DENG January 28, 2020
DANIEL DEFRAIA

CAUGHT ON CAM-SHARE

BPD seeks access to private security cameras, experiments with new surveillance network The Boston Police Department wants to deputize your surveillance system. After a crime, police canvass for private security cameras. Sometimes, they obtain a warrant for the tapes or data, or simply ask for the owner’s consent to access

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DANIEL DEFRAIA March 21, 2018
SARAH BETANCOURT

FLAME WAR

Council greenlights social media surveillance despite lack of BPD transparency With the dawn of a new kind of surveillance upon us, it’s critical to trace the advent of social media monitoring in Mass back to its roots. There is a demonstrable history of the Boston Police Department and other city

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SARAH BETANCOURT December 19, 2016
KENNETH LIPP

LICENSE TO CONNIVE

Boston still tracks vehicles, lies about it, and leaves sensitive resident data exposed online Prior to two weeks ago, when this reporter alerted authorities that they had exposed critical data, anyone online was able to freely access a City of Boston automated license plate reader (ALPR) system and to download dozens

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KENNETH LIPP September 8, 2015
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