Howard Frank reports: The Pleasant Valley School District hired a Philadelphia criminal defense attorney to represent district employees in testimony each are being required to provide to a Monroe County grand jury. The Monroe County District Attorney’s office has not disclosed the subject of the grand jury investigation to the [Read More…]
Joe Cadillic writes: According to an article in the Telegraph, Houston County’s $46.5 million dollar 911 center allows police to spy inside homes and businesses: “If the alarm goes off at your business, 911 operators will be able to view a live video stream from the security surveillance system and tell law [Read More…]
Mike Maharrey writes: The New Hampshire Senate killed a bill that would have restricted warrantless and weaponized use of drones by law enforcement. The legislation would not only have establish important privacy protections at the state level, it would have also help thwart the federal surveillance state. Rep. Neil Kurk, [Read More…]
Jordan Pearson reports: For over a year, Canadian military, intelligence, police, and border agencies have been meeting to develop and coordinate their biometric capabilities, which use biological markers like facial recognition and iris scanning to identify individuals. This initiative—details of which were revealed to Motherboard in documents obtained through an [Read More…]