Dave Maass 🔦
@maassive.bsky.social
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.
Arizona Modern and Mars Gardens, and sometimes Shangri-La, are where I find peace and balance in troubling times.
If you got a VR headset for Xmas, do yourself a favor and buy Walkabout Minigolf and every DLC. If that were the only game available, the headset would still be worth it.
December 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Arizona Modern and Mars Gardens, and sometimes Shangri-La, are where I find peace and balance in troubling times.
If you got a VR headset for Xmas, do yourself a favor and buy Walkabout Minigolf and every DLC. If that were the only game available, the headset would still be worth it.
December 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
If you got a VR headset for Xmas, do yourself a favor and buy Walkabout Minigolf and every DLC. If that were the only game available, the headset would still be worth it.
Want to hear @plutarian2.bsky.social and me talk about our graphic novel with opera singers? Check out the latest VocalFri podcast! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Death Strikes
Podcast Episode · VocalFri Podcast · 12/05/2025 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Want to hear @plutarian2.bsky.social and me talk about our graphic novel with opera singers? Check out the latest VocalFri podcast! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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CBP, DEA and local law enforcement agencies have created a massive surveillance dragnet targeting drivers on highways along the US-Mexico border. Here's how to spot automated license plate readers by the roadside. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How to Identify Automated License Plate Readers at the U.S.-Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have installed a massive dragnet of automated license plate
www.eff.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
CBP, DEA and local law enforcement agencies have created a massive surveillance dragnet targeting drivers on highways along the US-Mexico border. Here's how to spot automated license plate readers by the roadside. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Axon is integrating face recognition with body-worn cameras, starting with a test run in Edmonton, Alberta. In 2019, Axon said it would not pursue this. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Edmonton police first in world to test Axon facial recognition body worn video cameras
EPS is the first in the world to test facial recognition body worn video cameras from Axon Enterprise Inc.
edmontonjournal.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Axon is integrating face recognition with body-worn cameras, starting with a test run in Edmonton, Alberta. In 2019, Axon said it would not pursue this. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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Automated license plate readers at the US-Mexico border come in a variety of shapes, sizes and disguises. Here's our guide to identifying them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How to Identify Automated License Plate Readers at the U.S.-Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have installed a massive dragnet of automated license plate
www.eff.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Automated license plate readers at the US-Mexico border come in a variety of shapes, sizes and disguises. Here's our guide to identifying them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
We've been collecting images of license plate readers in the US-MX borderlands for the last few years. In the wake of AP's report on how these are abused, we put together this visual guide to identifying them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
How to Identify Automated License Plate Readers at the U.S.-Mexico Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have installed a massive dragnet of automated license plate ...
www.eff.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We've been collecting images of license plate readers in the US-MX borderlands for the last few years. In the wake of AP's report on how these are abused, we put together this visual guide to identifying them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
@atherton.bsky.social New song for your drone playlist automatic-band.bandcamp.com/track/mq9
mq9, by Automatic
from the album Is It Now?
automatic-band.bandcamp.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
@atherton.bsky.social New song for your drone playlist automatic-band.bandcamp.com/track/mq9
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This work has something for all of the listed groups and is a fresh and satisfying take on a fascinating piece of nearly-lost-art besides. The historical background alone is worth the price of admission, even apart from the sublime execution. You owe it to yourself to check it out!
My graphic novel “Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis” is the perfect present for every opera-loving, anti-war sf/fantasy fan in your life. Give the gift of dark comedy and creative resistance this holiday season. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730993...
Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis by Dave Maass: 9781506737300 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Mixing dystopian sci-fi, mythic fantasy, and zombie horror, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, is a graphic novel based on a suppressed opera written in 1943 by Peter Kien and Viktor Ullmann, two...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This work has something for all of the listed groups and is a fresh and satisfying take on a fascinating piece of nearly-lost-art besides. The historical background alone is worth the price of admission, even apart from the sublime execution. You owe it to yourself to check it out!
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There is truly nothing quite like this book. If you enjoy musicals in any way, shape, or form, please buy this book (or at the very least borrow it from your local library).
My graphic novel “Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis” is the perfect present for every opera-loving, anti-war sf/fantasy fan in your life. Give the gift of dark comedy and creative resistance this holiday season. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730993...
Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis by Dave Maass: 9781506737300 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Mixing dystopian sci-fi, mythic fantasy, and zombie horror, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, is a graphic novel based on a suppressed opera written in 1943 by Peter Kien and Viktor Ullmann, two...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There is truly nothing quite like this book. If you enjoy musicals in any way, shape, or form, please buy this book (or at the very least borrow it from your local library).
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Here are the law enforcement agencies who searched Flock Safety's ALPR database related to this year's No Kings protests.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
November 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here are the law enforcement agencies who searched Flock Safety's ALPR database related to this year's No Kings protests.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
My graphic novel “Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis” is the perfect present for every opera-loving, anti-war sf/fantasy fan in your life. Give the gift of dark comedy and creative resistance this holiday season. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730993...
Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis by Dave Maass: 9781506737300 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Mixing dystopian sci-fi, mythic fantasy, and zombie horror, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, is a graphic novel based on a suppressed opera written in 1943 by Peter Kien and Viktor Ullmann, two...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
My graphic novel “Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis” is the perfect present for every opera-loving, anti-war sf/fantasy fan in your life. Give the gift of dark comedy and creative resistance this holiday season. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730993...
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We are thankful to students and faculty at the Reynolds School of Journalism who have helped us build Atlasofsurveillance.org, the biggest database of police surveillance in the United States.
Atlas of Surveillance
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research
www.atlasofsurveillance.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
We are thankful to students and faculty at the Reynolds School of Journalism who have helped us build Atlasofsurveillance.org, the biggest database of police surveillance in the United States.
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Only two more days to get your applications sent in for Comics Camp. I'm happy to answer any questions!
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
2026 Comics Camp Application
Alaska Robotics Comics Camp
Convention & In-Town Events: May 7th - May 9th, 2026
Camp Dates: May 9th - May 13th, 2026
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Have you attended in the past? Feel free to skip any o...
docs.google.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Only two more days to get your applications sent in for Comics Camp. I'm happy to answer any questions!
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
Here are the law enforcement agencies who searched Flock Safety's ALPR database related to this year's No Kings protests.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
November 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here are the law enforcement agencies who searched Flock Safety's ALPR database related to this year's No Kings protests.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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“This is a wake-up call for leaders: Flock (ALPR) technology is a threat to our core democratic values,” EFF’s @Maassive.bsky.social told @404media.co. www.404media.co/cops-used-f...
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
“This is a wake-up call for leaders: Flock (ALPR) technology is a threat to our core democratic values,” EFF’s @Maassive.bsky.social told @404media.co. www.404media.co/cops-used-f...
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Cops all over the country used Flock to surveil No Kings protesters, public records show: www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Cops all over the country used Flock to surveil No Kings protesters, public records show: www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
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A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
Cops around the country searched Flock Safety ALPR databases related to the No Kings protests.
It's no secret that 2025 has given Americans plenty to protest about. But as news cameras showed protesters filling streets of cities across the country, cops were watching those streets through different lenses: Flock Safety license plate readers that tracked every car. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national
www.eff.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Cops around the country searched Flock Safety ALPR databases related to the No Kings protests.
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NEW: We're suing the DOJ and DHS to get their emails demanding Apple, Google, and Facebook remove apps tracking immigration activity www.eff.org/document/com...
Complaint - EFF v. DOJ, DHS (ICE tracking apps)
001_complaint.pdf
www.eff.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
NEW: We're suing the DOJ and DHS to get their emails demanding Apple, Google, and Facebook remove apps tracking immigration activity www.eff.org/document/com...
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Brought to you by the @eff.org and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.
It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
It’s time to name and shame: Let us know 2025’s worst transparency offenders with a Foilies nomination!
Brought to you by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.
www.muckrock.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Brought to you by the @eff.org and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.
It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
SIREN and CAIR-CA v. San Jose
The San Jose Police Department has blanketed the city’s roadways with nearly five hundred Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs). The police department uses this unblinking surveillance network to
www.eff.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
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Activists in more and more cities are pressuring local elected officials to rethink their automated license plate reader contracts, or at least to put more solid privacy protections and accountability in place, EFF’s Rin Alajaji told @AZMirror.com.
azmirror.com/2025/11/13/...
azmirror.com/2025/11/13/...
Glendale police used an ethnic slur to search a license plate surveillance database
Glendale police used anti-Romani slur in Flock surveillance system search as privacy advocates warn of abuse risks
azmirror.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Activists in more and more cities are pressuring local elected officials to rethink their automated license plate reader contracts, or at least to put more solid privacy protections and accountability in place, EFF’s Rin Alajaji told @AZMirror.com.
azmirror.com/2025/11/13/...
azmirror.com/2025/11/13/...
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A Reno man is suing a police officer in federal court after being wrongfully arrested at the Peppermill Casino due to an artificial intelligence facial recognition error.
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
AI Facial Recognition Leads to Wrongful Arrest at Casino
Peppermill Casino's AI facial recognition system misidentifies a UPS driver as a trespasser, leading to wrongful arrest and lawsuit.
thisisreno.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
A Reno man is suing a police officer in federal court after being wrongfully arrested at the Peppermill Casino due to an artificial intelligence facial recognition error.
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
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The Grand Prairie Police Department in Texas searched for "g*psy" six times while using Flock's "Convoy" feature, which allows an agency to identify vehicles traveling together—in essence targeting an entire community of Roma without specifying a crime.
Anti-Roma racism is rampant in Flock Safety license plate searches www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
License Plate Surveillance Logs Reveal Racist Policing Against Romani People
More than 80 law enforcement agencies across the United States have used language perpetuating harmful stereotypes against Romani people when searching the nationwide Flock Safety automated license pl...
www.eff.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Grand Prairie Police Department in Texas searched for "g*psy" six times while using Flock's "Convoy" feature, which allows an agency to identify vehicles traveling together—in essence targeting an entire community of Roma without specifying a crime.