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Dave Maass 🔦

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Investigations at EFF, researching border and police tech. Scholar in res. at UNR Reynolds School of Journalism. My graphic novel Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis (https://a.co/d/gHsJzAa) is out now from Berger Books/Dark Horse.

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    Dave Maass 🔦 @maassive.bsky.social

    I’m honored to be presenting at the Indigenous Media Conference next Friday. Stop by to learn about how tribal police acquire surveillance tech and how border tech is impacting indigenous communities.

    10 – 11 a.m. Law Enforcement Surveillance Technologies and Indigenous Communities | Bosque Presenters: Dave Maass, Director of Investigations, Electronic Frontier Foundation and Reynolds Scholar in Residence at the University of Nevada, Reno Reynolds School of Journalism Law enforcement agencies are adopting increasingly advanced surveillance technologies to gather intelligence on the populations they are meant to protect – and this includes Indigenous communities. Through the AtlasofSurveillance.org project, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has been documenting the growth and evolution of this technology, including drones, license plate readers, face recognition and artificial intelligence. The session will cover the tech deployed by tribal police and how it’s funded, as well as how federal surveillance is growing in tribal communities in the borderlands. It will also include tips and techniques for covering and investigating surveillance tech as it continues to proliferate.
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    Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org

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    Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org

    Surveillance tech companies like Flock “are serving their investors first, their customers second and members of the public third,” EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social told @bloomberg.com. “Their primary goal is not to make it safer, it’s to make money.”

    Flock Safety said Thursday it will add artificial intelligence to its surveillance products used by US police departments, an update the company said will help make society safer and that privacy advo...

    Controversial Surveillance Startup Flock Adds AI to Police Tech

    Flock Safety said Thursday it will add artificial intelligence to its surveillance products used by US police departments, an update the company said will help make society safer and that privacy advo...
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    Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org

    “What we're learning is that two of the country's most popular home improvement stores are contributing to the massive surveillance dragnet coordinated by Flock Safety,” EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social told @404media.bsky.social.

    Home improvement stores are finding ways to share data from their Flock license plate reader cameras with law enforcement, according to public records.

    Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops

    Home improvement stores are finding ways to share data from their Flock license plate reader cameras with law enforcement, according to public records.
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