University of Wisconsin–Madison

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.

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