Fighting Local Surveillance
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2020
Level
City or Town, County
State(s)
All States
Policy Areas
Data & Technology, Public Safety
Surveillance technology such as drones, stingrays, and facial recognition software exacerbate discriminatory policing, suppress dissent, and facilitate harm to immigrants and people of color. This guide summarizes some lessons the American Civil Liberties Union of California has learned in the fight against local surveillance. In many cities and counties, communities have passed laws ensuring that decisions about high-tech surveillance are made by the community through the democratic process, not in secret by police and surveillance companies acting alone.