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Fighting to abolish local & state surveillance.
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Dozens of groups call for governments to protect encryption cyberscoop.com/encryption-s... by @derekbjohnson.bsky.social
Dozens of groups call for governments to protect encryption
The letter comes as countries in Europe have moved over the past year to regulate or mandate legalized access for criminal and national security investigations.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Dozens of groups call for governments to protect encryption cyberscoop.com/encryption-s... by @derekbjohnson.bsky.social
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S.T.O.P. is looking for Communications Interns to join our team this spring. Learn more and apply: stopspying.org/internships
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
S.T.O.P. is looking for Communications Interns to join our team this spring. Learn more and apply: stopspying.org/internships
"Nlets is just the latest revelation on how liberal states and even sanctuary cities are making ICE’s job way too easy." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen #Nlets #ICE
www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/ice-acc...
www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/ice-acc...
ICE can access most state driver databases. States have the power to stop it, these federal lawmakers say.
Federal agents can access driver’s license photos and records through a little-understood interstate network, the elected officials said in a letter to governors. Five states have restricted access.
www.smartcitiesdive.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Nlets is just the latest revelation on how liberal states and even sanctuary cities are making ICE’s job way too easy." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen #Nlets #ICE
www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/ice-acc...
www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/ice-acc...
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🚨Today, @stopspyingny.bsky.social and @amnesty.org are publishing the 2,700 docs we’ve forced the NYPD to release on their use of facial recognition against New Yorkers🚨
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social you might want to see this…
@jumaane.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social you might want to see this…
@jumaane.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Amnesty International, S.T.O.P. Lawsuit Reveals NYPD Surveillance Abuses
Records obtained by Amnesty International and S.T.O.P. reveal concerning surveillance abuses against protesters and communities of color, including the frequent use of rights-violating facial recognit...
www.amnesty.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🚨Today, @stopspyingny.bsky.social and @amnesty.org are publishing the 2,700 docs we’ve forced the NYPD to release on their use of facial recognition against New Yorkers🚨
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social you might want to see this…
@jumaane.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social you might want to see this…
@jumaane.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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After more than a decade of little to no oversight, The Legal Aid Society has launched a public webpage revealing NYPD contracts for invasive surveillance technologies once hidden from public view.
🔗 https://legalaidnyc.org/news/nypd-surveillance-contracts/
🔗 https://legalaidnyc.org/news/nypd-surveillance-contracts/
LAS Makes NYPD Surveillance Contracts Public
The Legal Aid Society has launched a webpage giving the public access to documents related to the NYPD purchase surveillance technologies through the special expense (SPEX) budget.
legalaidnyc.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
After more than a decade of little to no oversight, The Legal Aid Society has launched a public webpage revealing NYPD contracts for invasive surveillance technologies once hidden from public view.
🔗 https://legalaidnyc.org/news/nypd-surveillance-contracts/
🔗 https://legalaidnyc.org/news/nypd-surveillance-contracts/
BREAKING: Amnesty International, S.T.O.P. Lawsuit Reveals NYPD Surveillance Abuses #BanTheScan @amnestyuk.bsky.social
"New York promises to be a sanctuary city, but we’ve created nothing short of a surveillance state." - S.T.O.P. Executive Director Michelle Dahl
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"New York promises to be a sanctuary city, but we’ve created nothing short of a surveillance state." - S.T.O.P. Executive Director Michelle Dahl
www.stopspying.org/latest-news/...
Amnesty International, S.T.O.P. Lawsuit Reveals NYPD Surveillance Abuses — S.T.O.P. - The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
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November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
BREAKING: Amnesty International, S.T.O.P. Lawsuit Reveals NYPD Surveillance Abuses #BanTheScan @amnestyuk.bsky.social
"New York promises to be a sanctuary city, but we’ve created nothing short of a surveillance state." - S.T.O.P. Executive Director Michelle Dahl
www.stopspying.org/latest-news/...
"New York promises to be a sanctuary city, but we’ve created nothing short of a surveillance state." - S.T.O.P. Executive Director Michelle Dahl
www.stopspying.org/latest-news/...
"The purpose of this is to build up a massive surveillance apparatus that can be used for whatever kind of policing the people in power decide that they want to undertake." - @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social Executive Director, Emily Tucker #ICE #FacialRecognition
www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people
The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for all Americans.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"The purpose of this is to build up a massive surveillance apparatus that can be used for whatever kind of policing the people in power decide that they want to undertake." - @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social Executive Director, Emily Tucker #ICE #FacialRecognition
www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
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ICE treatment of facial recognition matches as a definitive ID is reckless and dangerous.
There is virtually universal agreement — even by police that promote the tech — that treating matches as defintive IDs is irresponsible.
There is virtually universal agreement — even by police that promote the tech — that treating matches as defintive IDs is irresponsible.
ICE’s Reckless Reliance on Facial Recognition Puts Us All In Danger | TechPolicy.Press
Jake Laperruque raises the alarm on ICE’s reckless use of facial recognition and its risks for wrongful detainment.
www.techpolicy.press
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
ICE treatment of facial recognition matches as a definitive ID is reckless and dangerous.
There is virtually universal agreement — even by police that promote the tech — that treating matches as defintive IDs is irresponsible.
There is virtually universal agreement — even by police that promote the tech — that treating matches as defintive IDs is irresponsible.
S.T.O.P. is looking for Communications Interns to join our team this spring. Learn more and apply: stopspying.org/internships
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
S.T.O.P. is looking for Communications Interns to join our team this spring. Learn more and apply: stopspying.org/internships
"The NYPD may be the worst offender, but they’re...a model for the nearly 18,000 state and local...departments across the country...increasingly acting like mini-NSA and CIA operations." @foxcahn.bsky.social
More from @legalaidnyc.bsky.social here:
digitalforensicslas.substack.com/p/cities-sta...
More from @legalaidnyc.bsky.social here:
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Cities Start Going Flockless, NYPD Cameras Lawsuit, CSAM & the Private Search Doctrine, OSINT Intro for Witness Social Media & More
Vol. 6, Issue 11
digitalforensicslas.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"The NYPD may be the worst offender, but they’re...a model for the nearly 18,000 state and local...departments across the country...increasingly acting like mini-NSA and CIA operations." @foxcahn.bsky.social
More from @legalaidnyc.bsky.social here:
digitalforensicslas.substack.com/p/cities-sta...
More from @legalaidnyc.bsky.social here:
digitalforensicslas.substack.com/p/cities-sta...
The chikungunya virus is spreading and so are invasive, ineffective surveillance tactics by governments worldwide. Hear S.T.O.P’s @foxcahn.bsky.social break down why these measures are both dangerous and futile: www.aljazeera.com/video/the-st...
Is the world ready for another pandemic?
With countries struggling to bring the chikungunya virus under control, is the world prepared for another pandemic?
www.aljazeera.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The chikungunya virus is spreading and so are invasive, ineffective surveillance tactics by governments worldwide. Hear S.T.O.P’s @foxcahn.bsky.social break down why these measures are both dangerous and futile: www.aljazeera.com/video/the-st...
"Mass surveillance endangers all values at the heart of our democracy, and I do hope that our next mayor is willing to be a spokesperson for this cause." @foxcahn.bsky.social #Mamdani #NYPD
www.wired.com/story/welcom...
www.wired.com/story/welcom...
Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State
In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"Mass surveillance endangers all values at the heart of our democracy, and I do hope that our next mayor is willing to be a spokesperson for this cause." @foxcahn.bsky.social #Mamdani #NYPD
www.wired.com/story/welcom...
www.wired.com/story/welcom...
S.T.O.P has filed a lawsuit against the NYPD on behalf of a Brooklyn couple who has been surveilled by a camera pointed into their home for years. Read STOP's @foxcahn.bsky.social's commentary on the NYPD's aggressive surveillance practices. #surveillancestate
lavocedinewyork.com/en/new-york/...
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Brooklyn Couple Sues NYPD Over Camera Pointed at Their Home
When you realize someone is spying on you, you file a complaint — but what if the spy is the
lavocedinewyork.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
S.T.O.P has filed a lawsuit against the NYPD on behalf of a Brooklyn couple who has been surveilled by a camera pointed into their home for years. Read STOP's @foxcahn.bsky.social's commentary on the NYPD's aggressive surveillance practices. #surveillancestate
lavocedinewyork.com/en/new-york/...
lavocedinewyork.com/en/new-york/...
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They went together to check in with officers at U.S. ICE offices in Mattydale. They thought it would be their last visit before a judge would give a final blessing to live here.
Instead, officers detained the couple and sent them to a detention center.
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11...
Instead, officers detained the couple and sent them to a detention center.
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11...
Upstate hospital pair came to America where they could marry. ICE plans to send them back to Cuba
The two North Syracuse men have been sent to an ICE detention center in Batavia.
www.syracuse.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
They went together to check in with officers at U.S. ICE offices in Mattydale. They thought it would be their last visit before a judge would give a final blessing to live here.
Instead, officers detained the couple and sent them to a detention center.
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11...
Instead, officers detained the couple and sent them to a detention center.
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11...
"In a space where #AI errors can literally be a matter of life and death, where machine learning mistakes can mean being locked in a cage or threatened with deportation...it’s shameful that CBP would enable wholesale deployment of such tech." @foxcahn.bsky.social
www.fastcompany.com/91433381/cbp...
www.fastcompany.com/91433381/cbp...
Exclusive: Here are Customs and Border Protection’s rules for using AI
The directive, obtained through a public records request, lays out the agency's internal procedures.
www.fastcompany.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"In a space where #AI errors can literally be a matter of life and death, where machine learning mistakes can mean being locked in a cage or threatened with deportation...it’s shameful that CBP would enable wholesale deployment of such tech." @foxcahn.bsky.social
www.fastcompany.com/91433381/cbp...
www.fastcompany.com/91433381/cbp...
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New Decrypting a Defense Newsletter issue. Jon explains the growing backlash to Flock ALPR. Joel discusses a recent lawsuit brought by @stopspyingny.bsky.social against the NYPD. I review two court decisions about CSAM investigations. Allison answers a question about finding a witness' social media.
Cities Start Going Flockless, NYPD Cameras Lawsuit, CSAM & the Private Search Doctrine, OSINT Intro for Witness Social Media & More
Vol. 6, Issue 11
digitalforensicslas.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
New Decrypting a Defense Newsletter issue. Jon explains the growing backlash to Flock ALPR. Joel discusses a recent lawsuit brought by @stopspyingny.bsky.social against the NYPD. I review two court decisions about CSAM investigations. Allison answers a question about finding a witness' social media.
"If they have this much money, this much ability to peer into everyone’s private lives, it raises some fundamental questions about where American democracy is going." @foxcahn.bsky.social #ICE
www.aljazeera.com/video/digita...
www.aljazeera.com/video/digita...
How ICE is ramping up its surveillance
Al Jazeera's Linh Nguyen looks at how ICE is expanding its surveillance network.
www.aljazeera.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"If they have this much money, this much ability to peer into everyone’s private lives, it raises some fundamental questions about where American democracy is going." @foxcahn.bsky.social #ICE
www.aljazeera.com/video/digita...
www.aljazeera.com/video/digita...
ICE quiere desarrollar 24/7 vigilancia digital a través de las redes sociales. Estas medidas violan nuestros derechos constitucionales y apuntan a los inmigrantes. El Director de Comunicaciones de STOP, Will Owen, explica los peligros aquí: radiobilingue.org/es/blog/sin-...
Sin Fronteras: ‘Shutdown’, ¿cuánto más? <!-- --> <!-- -->- Radio Bilingüe
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October 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
ICE quiere desarrollar 24/7 vigilancia digital a través de las redes sociales. Estas medidas violan nuestros derechos constitucionales y apuntan a los inmigrantes. El Director de Comunicaciones de STOP, Will Owen, explica los peligros aquí: radiobilingue.org/es/blog/sin-...
"No other police department in the country has ever amassed this much data...It is basically a living Orwellian nightmare." @foxcahn.bsky.social #NYPD #DomainAwarenessSystem
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The NYPD is unconstitutionally surveilling New Yorkers, new suit claims — Queens Daily Eagle
The NYPD’s wide-reaching surveillance apparatus is unconstitutionally spying on New Yorkers, a new federal suit alleges.
queenseagle.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"No other police department in the country has ever amassed this much data...It is basically a living Orwellian nightmare." @foxcahn.bsky.social #NYPD #DomainAwarenessSystem
queenseagle.com/all/2025/10/...
queenseagle.com/all/2025/10/...
AI systems are being developed faster than our laws can catch up. Take less than 5 minutes today to support the RAISE Act here! Together, we can ensure #AI is safe and accountable for ALL New Yorkers:
www.nyforsafeai.com
www.nyforsafeai.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
AI systems are being developed faster than our laws can catch up. Take less than 5 minutes today to support the RAISE Act here! Together, we can ensure #AI is safe and accountable for ALL New Yorkers:
www.nyforsafeai.com
www.nyforsafeai.com
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When you haven't finished the marathon, but are already planning the next one.and the one after that. 😂
If you didn't get in off the #SydneyMarathon lottery, join me in raising money for @stopspyingny.bsky.social down under next summer and this spring en Paris!
www.stopspying.org/marathons
If you didn't get in off the #SydneyMarathon lottery, join me in raising money for @stopspyingny.bsky.social down under next summer and this spring en Paris!
www.stopspying.org/marathons
Marathons — S.T.O.P. - The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
Sign up to run for Team S.T.O.P. for any of the listed half and full marathons!
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October 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When you haven't finished the marathon, but are already planning the next one.and the one after that. 😂
If you didn't get in off the #SydneyMarathon lottery, join me in raising money for @stopspyingny.bsky.social down under next summer and this spring en Paris!
www.stopspying.org/marathons
If you didn't get in off the #SydneyMarathon lottery, join me in raising money for @stopspyingny.bsky.social down under next summer and this spring en Paris!
www.stopspying.org/marathons
BREAKING: ECBAWM, S.T.O.P. Sue NYPD For ‘Domain Awareness’ Surveillance System
The landmark lawsuit alleges that the Department’s intelligence nerve center illegally aggregates surveillance data on every New Yorker. @ecbawm.com
The landmark lawsuit alleges that the Department’s intelligence nerve center illegally aggregates surveillance data on every New Yorker. @ecbawm.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
BREAKING: ECBAWM, S.T.O.P. Sue NYPD For ‘Domain Awareness’ Surveillance System
The landmark lawsuit alleges that the Department’s intelligence nerve center illegally aggregates surveillance data on every New Yorker. @ecbawm.com
The landmark lawsuit alleges that the Department’s intelligence nerve center illegally aggregates surveillance data on every New Yorker. @ecbawm.com
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So proud of my colleagues at @stopspyingny.bsky.social, our partners at @ecbawm.com, and our amazing clients!!!! This sort of lawsuit is the reason I founded STOP, and the culmination of so many years of work.
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/n...
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/n...
An NYPD Camera Points Directly Into Their Bedroom. They’re Suing the City Over It.
The NYPD’s little-noted citywide surveillance system draws on a vast network of public and private cameras.
theintercept.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
So proud of my colleagues at @stopspyingny.bsky.social, our partners at @ecbawm.com, and our amazing clients!!!! This sort of lawsuit is the reason I founded STOP, and the culmination of so many years of work.
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/n...
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/n...
“With billions of dollars to spend on spyware, it’s extremely alarming to think how far ICE will go in surveilling social media." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen #ICE #SocialMediaSurveillance
www.theverge.com/policy/80642...
www.theverge.com/policy/80642...
ICE is building a social media panopticon
ICE is ramping up efforts to monitor people online.
www.theverge.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“With billions of dollars to spend on spyware, it’s extremely alarming to think how far ICE will go in surveilling social media." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen #ICE #SocialMediaSurveillance
www.theverge.com/policy/80642...
www.theverge.com/policy/80642...
Great piece from @legalaidnyc.bsky.social! Now more than ever, we must demand transparency from our government. Waiting over four years for a response to a public records request is unacceptable and undermines our city's democracy.
citylimits.org/opinion-fixi...
citylimits.org/opinion-fixi...
Opinion: Fixing Flaws in New York’s Freedom of Information Law - City Limits
"It is time for New York City to pave the way to a modern, functioning FOIL landscape. The public is unable to understand, debate, and challenge government practices if it is kept in the dark about wh...
citylimits.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Great piece from @legalaidnyc.bsky.social! Now more than ever, we must demand transparency from our government. Waiting over four years for a response to a public records request is unacceptable and undermines our city's democracy.
citylimits.org/opinion-fixi...
citylimits.org/opinion-fixi...