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Fighting to abolish local & state surveillance.
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NYPD routinely collects DNA samples in interrogation rooms without consent. It's in violation of New York State genetic privacy law.
Read Genetic Surveillance, S.T.O.P.'s latest report:
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The NYPD uses its Criminal Group Database (the “Gang Database”) to tag tens of thousands of Black and Latino New Yorkers as members of “street gangs” with little or no justification.
Visit erasethedatabasenyc.com to learn more on why it's time to #EraseTheDatabase in NYC.
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S.T.O.P.'s new report reveals that for years, the NYPD violated NYS DNA privacy protections by secretly collecting New Yorkers’ DNA.
Justice demands an immediate end to the the NYPD's illegal DNA database.
Read the full report here: www.stopspying.org/genetic-surv...
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"This type of genetic surveillance, including conducting stop-and-spit campaigns and DNA dragnets in BIPOC communities, is dangerous and needs to be stopped all together." - S.T.O.P.'s Nina Loshkajian
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"And, with the OCME’s track record of inaccurate and error-prone testing, those same New Yorkers are perpetually at risk of false arrest or wrongful conviction...
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"The NYPD’s DNA database isn’t only unjust—it’s illegal...Thousands of New Yorkers are having their rights violated every time a DNA test is run...
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BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Report Details Illegality Of NYPD DNA Database
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@foxcahn.bsky.social spoke with Marketplace today about how consumer apps generate sensitive data that can be used for abortion surveillance.
Two years after Roe was overturned, this threat is more lethal than ever. Abortion surveillance must end.
Listen here:
www.marketplace.org/shows/market...
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"'These new statistics show that thousands of Americans are subjected to warrantless surveillance each year, and that the Postal Inspection Service rubber stamps practically all of the requests they receive.'”
State surveillance must end. Read the full article here:
t.co/vHTBBR3pCK
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This short video gives a primer on new legislation tackling children's access to social media. S.T.O.P. warns that while well-intentioned, the laws will lead to social media companies collecting even more data on their users.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/vide...
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"Earlier reports on ShotSpotter’s false alarms in Chicago found similar numbers, so this comes as no surprise. We must invest in programs and legislation that address the root causes of high gun violence in the United States, not big tech boondoggles." - S.T.O.P.'s Will Owen
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"Instead of keeping neighborhoods safe, ShotSpotter increases potentially violent police activity in BIPOC communities, all while wasting exorbitant amounts of money and time...
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"If it wasn’t already clear, SoundThinking’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system is deeply unsound...
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BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Welcomes Audit Showing Failures Of NYPD ShotSpotter
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"It’s highly concerning how quick the Mayor is to support drones under any circumstance, including on a day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States." - S.T.O.P.'s Will Owen
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"NYPD has a clear pattern of anti-Black racism in its use of surveillance to target holiday celebrations among Black New Yorkers, and this is yet another example of the department surveilling Black Lives Matter activists...
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"It is no coincidence that NYPD deployed drones to surveil J’ouvert parties last fall and now Juneteenth...
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BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Condemns NYPD Drone Surveillance Of BLM Juneteenth Celebration
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"It’s a shame to see the Governor pass this law without considering all its unintended consequences." - S.T.O.P.'s Will Owen
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"It can be easy for children to bypass, all while making the internet less accessible to immigrant communities, seniors, and low-income New Yorkers. There is no software that can prove New Yorkers’ ages on the internet without undermining their privacy rights...
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"This measure may be well-intentioned, but it should be renamed the Unsafe For Kids Act...Age verification is especially discriminatory towards LGBTQ+ youth, hindering their ability to find community online and blocking access to vital LGBTQ+ resources. It also doesn't work...
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BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Condemns Hochul’s Signing Of Internet Age Surveillance Law
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NYPD's usage of shot-detection technology "ShotSpotter" is not protecting the safety of New Yorkers. Instead, it is largely ineffective and costly.
Learn more at
@folaak.bsky.social 's piece in Bloomberg below.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Join S.T.O.P. at the NYC Charter Revision Commission's Public Safety Hearing TONIGHT and make your voice heard.
If you can't make the meeting, you can share written testimony through July 12th.
Link here: www.nyc.gov/site/charter...
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"Governor Hochul has already proven she doesn’t care about funding the subways, and now we’ll see if she ignores riders’ rights and health too." - S.T.O.P.'s @foxcahn.bsky.social
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"Now, can cops magically know who is and isn’t immunocompromised? Will cancer patients and transplant recipients need to carry around medical records just to keep on their mask?
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"Hochul must not harm New Yorkers’ public health for a headline...Banning masks will create a public safety nightmare for immunocompromised New Yorkers...
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BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Warns Hochul Mask Ban Jeopardizes Public Health, Civil Rights www.stopspying.org/latest-news/...
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“If mass surveillance is harmful, the remedy should be stopping [companies] from doing that, not paying pennies to the people who are harmed.” —Evan Greer @fightforthefuture.org
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/b...
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"Major employers are using surveillance tools to ensure that no matter where people work, they're at their computers..."
Workplace surveillance creates ethical and privacy concerns.
Wells Fargo and other employers should never surveil their own employees.
www.axios.com/2024/06/14/w...
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Two new online safety bills have passed in New York, but while the Child Data Protection Act protects kids’ privacy, the SAFE for Kids Act threatens to turn social media into a surveillance nightmare.
Read S.T.O.P.'s op-ed here: www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
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"Without legislation prohibiting fake profiles, cops will continue to catfish and surveil you. As anti-drag protests rise with the escalation of trans/homophobic rhetoric, LGBTQ people engaging in protest of any form should remain vigilant."
Read the op-ed:
www.washingtonblade.com/2023/03/22/o...
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S.T.O.P. recently released Seeing is Misbelieving: How Surveillance Technology Distorts Crime Statistics, a report detailing NYPD’s manipulation of crime data and its effects on law enforcement policy in NYC. Read the full report below: www.stopspying.org/seeing-is-mi...
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"I worry that we’re gonna end up with the worst of both worlds: constant surveillance, but without any congestion benefits.” - S.T.O.P.'s @foxcahn.bsky.social
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Today, S.T.O.P. released Seeing is Misbelieving: How Surveillance Technology Distorts Crime Statistics, a report detailing NYPD’s manipulation of crime data and its effects on law enforcement policy in NYC. Read the full report below:
www.stopspying.org/seeing-is-mi...
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“I always warn people that as soon as your data goes off your device, it becomes much more vulnerable." - S.T.O.P.'s
@foxcahn.bsky.social
www.technologyreview.com/2024/06/11/1...
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"We need a better grasp on reality if we hope to effectively boost public safety—and that means independent checks and audits of police provided crime data." - S.T.O.P.'s Eleni Manis
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"How safe are our cities? The NYPD and other police agencies make it hard to say...We’ve long recognized that police massage crime data to meet policing goals. But surveillance technologies make crime statistics even worse...
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BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Report Shows NYPD Manipulates Crime Data
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“Facial recognition, facial profiling, is at its core a racist tool that harms New Yorkers,” — @foxcahn.bsky.social
Thank you to the speakers + organizers of yesterday's
#BantheScan press conference + rally.
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Thank you to all the speakers, organizers, and attendees at the Ban the Scan press conference and rally this morning!
Urge your NYS legislators to #BantheScan here: www.banthescan.org#action
@foxcahn @shahanafrombk @legalaidnyc @fightfortheftr @nyulaw
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"Given the threat of ongoing algorithmic discrimination to communities historically impacted by systemic bias, New York City officials must ban the use of facial recognition technology in public accommodations and residential buildings." - NYU Center on Race, Inequality, & the Law's Jason Williamson
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"New Yorkers should not have to live in an Orwellian future, and the City Council should protect our civil rights by banning this technology from residences and businesses across the city." - @legalaidnyc.bsky.social's @shaneferro.bsky.social
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"Whether in their homes, patronizing local businesses, or accessing health care, New Yorkers deserve privacy and safety." - New York Civil Liberties Union's Daniel Schwarz
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"...when it comes to facial recognition and biometric identifier systems, there is a gap in the regulatory framework that can lead to negative impacts." - NYC Council Member Carlina Rivera
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"Let’s be clear, you cannot be against racial profiling unless you’re against facial profiling, because facial recognition is at its core a racist tool that harms New Yorkers every single day." - S.T.O.P.'s @foxcahn.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Electeds, Advocates Rally Against Facial Recognition Before City Council Hearing
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S.T.O.P.'s first ever stand-up comedy fundraiser is TODAY from 5:00 to 6:30 PM at Caveat (21A Clinton Street, Manhattan). Support our work with some drinks and a laugh! Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/stop-stand...
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There's only two days until our stand-up comedy fundraiser! It's hard to think of a better way to donate to S.T.O.P.'s work. Join us for drinks and laughs this Sunday, June 9th from 5:00 to 6:30 PM at Caveat (21A Clinton Street, Manhattan)! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/stop-stand...
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“If AB 1814 becomes the legislature’s answer to the false-match problem, more wrongful arrests are all but guaranteed." We agree.
Senators @aishabbwahab @SenatorSeyarto @SteveBradford @NancySkinnerCA @Scott_Wiener VOTE NO on #AB1814. www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
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