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1/4 The policies #NYPD published failed to address, as required, the disparate impacts of its harmful technologies like facial recognition, its gang database, and social media monitoring tools, on Black and Brown New Yorkers. 
2/4 We and our partners call on NYPD to follow the POST Act’s disclosure requirements. The NYPD’s expansive technology systems must not infringe on New Yorkers’ privacy rights or civil liberties.
3/4 Compliance with the #POSTAct is only the first step. NYPD’s use of technology to track, monitor, and surveil New Yorkers casts undue suspicion on communities of color. Its gang database relies on overbroad criteria that disparately impacts Black and Latinx New Yorkers.
Facial recognition.
Drones.
Social media network analysis.
XRay technology.
Thermographic cameras.
NYPD just disclosed details on dozens of surveillance technologies. We have questions.
New from @JoelmCarter & me for @techpolicypress & @EngagingNews:
techpolicy.press/disclosures-of…
Drones.
Social media network analysis.
XRay technology.
Thermographic cameras.
NYPD just disclosed details on dozens of surveillance technologies. We have questions.
New from @JoelmCarter & me for @techpolicypress & @EngagingNews:
techpolicy.press/disclosures-of…
The POST Act, passed during the height of the George Floyd protests last summer, requires NYPD to disclose its complement of surveillance tech.
Last month, NYPD released the first tranche of three dozen briefs. We look at what they say- and don't say.
techpolicy.press/disclosures-of…
Last month, NYPD released the first tranche of three dozen briefs. We look at what they say- and don't say.
techpolicy.press/disclosures-of…
For instance, consider the disclosure for "internet attribution management infrastructure", a suite of tools that permits NYPD to engage on social media and in message apps covertly.
How many undercover online profiles does NYPD operate? techpolicy.press/disclosures-of…
How many undercover online profiles does NYPD operate? techpolicy.press/disclosures-of…
TODAY: the NY City Council votes on the POST Act, a bill that would require the NYPD to make basic disclosures about the surveillance tools it uses, and what steps are taken to protect the civil rights and civil liberties of New Yorkers.
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned.
The Speaker notes that the POST Act has been strengthened since the hearing. He's referring to this reporting req:
"any potentially disparate impacts of the surveillance technology impact and use policy on any protected groups as defined in the New York city human rights law."
"any potentially disparate impacts of the surveillance technology impact and use policy on any protected groups as defined in the New York city human rights law."
OK here we go. You can watch the stream here: council.nyc.gov/livestream/#vi…
NYC: Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology is coming.
The city council votes on the bill next week. Call your reps and don’t let them be scared off by the NYPD. whbl.com/news/articles/…
The city council votes on the bill next week. Call your reps and don’t let them be scared off by the NYPD. whbl.com/news/articles/…
The #POSTAct is a first step in bringing accountability to the NYPD’s use of military grade surveillance tools.
Any conversation questioning the size, scope, or funding of police in NYC needs to account for the outsized role of surveillance, especially in communities of color.
Any conversation questioning the size, scope, or funding of police in NYC needs to account for the outsized role of surveillance, especially in communities of color.
This moment is years in the making, but couldn’t have happened without the current energy from New Yorkers taking to the streets & demanding more.
Our coalition: @BrennanCenter @STOPSpyingNY @NLGnews @CAIRNewYork @NationalAction @es_indivisible @LegalAidNYC @ACLU + more.
Our coalition: @BrennanCenter @STOPSpyingNY @NLGnews @CAIRNewYork @NationalAction @es_indivisible @LegalAidNYC @ACLU + more.
Today, the New York City Council's Public Safety Committee is holding a hearing about NYPD's disparate enforcement of social distancing. @DRichards13, we also know NYPD has used drones and CCTV as part of this response. Now is the time to call for a vote on the #POSTAct.
So far, the Council is showing a united front in criticizing the NYPD. It’s notable they are openly saying we need to stop trying to arrest our way out of social problems.
That said, this is just the latest example of our city’s continued over reliance on unaccountable policing
That said, this is just the latest example of our city’s continued over reliance on unaccountable policing
It’ll take more than stern words to bring this problem under control. We’ll need active changes to how we fund city government, and how we hold police departments accountable.
Even NYPD officers are talking to reporters about the foreseeable issues with Clearview:
"It only takes one cop to put in his ex-girlfriend’s photo in there and see who she’s dating now...They’re playing with fire. It’s going to catch up to them.”
nypost.com/2020/01/23/rog…
"It only takes one cop to put in his ex-girlfriend’s photo in there and see who she’s dating now...They’re playing with fire. It’s going to catch up to them.”
nypost.com/2020/01/23/rog…
Cops misusing technology to stalk their exes, crushes, etc. is such a common practice that there's even a word for it: LOVEINT. apnews.com/699236946e3140…
Despite the NYPD trying to distance itself from the app, there is little keeping rogue officers from using the tool however they want. How many other spy tools did the NYPD "demo" but are still in the hands of officers?
All the tools and techniques described here are available in the US. So is the foreseeable misuse by police.
NYPD says we’re fundamentally different than China. The line is thinner than believed. #POSTAct
nytimes.com/2019/12/17/tec…
NYPD says we’re fundamentally different than China. The line is thinner than believed. #POSTAct
nytimes.com/2019/12/17/tec…
NYPD thanks @LegalAidNYC for pointing out the need to expunge juvenile fingerprints from its database.
The #POSTAct would require the NYPD to proactively address retention issues in an impact and use policy.
The #POSTAct would require the NYPD to proactively address retention issues in an impact and use policy.
In case you missed it, here’s the story: theintercept.com/2019/11/13/nyp…
#NYPD’s surveillance arsenal is an accountability black hole, with a growing list of scandals ranging from running celebrity headshots through facial recognition to secretly collecting DNA samples from kids.
But you'd never know it from reading this: /1
wsj.com/articles/nypd-…
But you'd never know it from reading this: /1
wsj.com/articles/nypd-…
Is this who we want running @NYCDoITT? The article praises everything from the Domain Awareness System to predictive policing to body cameras without spending a word acknowledging the problems associated with these tools or NYPD's commitment to secrecy.
So here are a few. /2
So here are a few. /2
The Domain Awareness System - a massive network of surveillance cameras, license plate readers, sensors, databases, and more - grew out of a partnership with Microsoft. Whenever they sell DAS to another city, NYC gets a 30% cut. /3 fastcompany.com/3000272/nypd-m…
Unlike many cities, NYC allows the police to deploy surveillance tools without oversight or accountability from the City Council. A new @BrennanCenter chart tracks the scope & impact of NYPD’s expansive surveillance arsenal. Here’s what’s at stake: brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…
Racial inequalities: tools like facial recognition cannot reliably identify people of color, and predictive policing systems threaten to digitize the legacy of stop-and-frisk into black box algorithms. nytimes.com/2019/08/01/nyr…
Free Speech: NYPD has deployed license plate readers at mosques and tracked Black Lives Matter protests online. This tendency to monitor 1A-protected activity goes back decades and is why they are under a court monitored consent decree. brennancenter.org/our-work/analy…
It's my birthday today and all I want is for you to call your NY City Council rep and ask them to support the #POSTAct or ask them to push @NYCSpeakerCoJo and @DRichards13 to schedule a hearing.
Here's a piece I wrote about surveillance in NYC: brennancenter.org/blog/oversight…
Here's a piece I wrote about surveillance in NYC: brennancenter.org/blog/oversight…
You can find your City Council representative here: council.nyc.gov/districts/ Tell them NYC deserves the same oversight that's already the norm in cities that care about unaccountable surveillance. SF, Seattle, Nashville, Cambridge & more have acted - we're far behind.
Thanks to Council Members @FarahNLouis and @JustinBrannan - the two newest co-sponsors of the #POSTAct. We're at 22 members strong!
The @BrennanCenter sued for info about NYPD’s predictive policing system. What we learned suggests unaccountability by design. The system does not store predictive inputs or outputs, derailing attempts to audit them for racial bias. thedailybeast.com/red-flags-as-n…
The docs show NYPD’s willingness to contemplate inputs such as gender/education/marriage indexes of a neighborhood, the number of methadone clinics in an area, and social media data. This kind of data could disproportionately harm poor and minority neighborhoods.
At the end of the day, it’s difficult to have an open conversation when so much of the NYPD’s system remains shrouded in secrecy.
NYPD Commissioner O’Neill's op-ed for @PrivacyProject side-steps or ignores many of the problems with facial recognition. Let’s be clear about things: nytimes.com/2019/06/09/opi…
NYPD says their analyses don’t look at race, gender, or ethnicity. But that isn’t the problem. Multiple tests of facial recognition systems show they can't reliably identify women & people with darker skin tones. 1 in 2 New Yorkers are women, & over 50% of NYC is Black or Latinx.
That means facial recognition doesn't reliably work on the average New Yorker even under the best circumstances. And the truth is, NYPD’s use of this technology falls way short of that…
I'll be sharing a few thoughts from NYC's automated decision systems task force's first public forum. #NYCAlgorithms
Livestream here: nyls.mediasite.com/mediasite/Cata…
Livestream here: nyls.mediasite.com/mediasite/Cata…
Co-Chair Kelly Jin notes that people from Australia are tuning in to the live stream.
This shows the extent to which communities around the world are looking to NYC to be a leader in algorithmic transparency and accountability. There's A LOT of work to do to meet that goal...
This shows the extent to which communities around the world are looking to NYC to be a leader in algorithmic transparency and accountability. There's A LOT of work to do to meet that goal...
Futurist Andrew Nicklin recommends that NYC should impose requirements onto vendors to share the load of algorithmic accountability/transparency. YES. the city has lots of negotiation leverage, and can require all kinds of ongoing audits.
We had some concerns about NYPD spying on #BLM and other protesters, so we wrote about them nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-ope… NYPD Deputy Commissioner Miller responded nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-ope…. Here’s a fact check of what he said @joshgreenman
As is typical, NYPD responds to any calls for transparency or accountability by saying they will make it harder for them to catch terrorists. But, we’re not talking about terrorists, we’re talking about protesters.
NYPD says info in the public square isn’t entitled to privacy protection. But Handschu places limits on social media monitoring—even on public websites. NYPD can conduct general topical research, but they can’t run online searches for protesters’ names or individual identifiers.
