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16 Nov, 10 tweets, 6 min read
EFF has published a new report—"Surveillance Compounded: Real-Time Crime Centers in the U.S."—which reveals how local law enforcement in more than 80 regions have created high-tech hubs to monitor communities.

Let's take a tour. 1/
atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crim…
In Sacramento, CA you might notice little metal boxes marked "POLICE" attached to traffic lights. Those are called "Police Observation Devices" or PODs, and they contain cameras that feed into the Sacramento Police Department's Real-Time Crime Center 2/
atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crim… An image of a screen with m...
The Atlanta Loudermilk Video Integration Center is a real-time crime center with access to more than 12,800 cameras, including cameras operated by private businesses. 3/
atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crim… An officer standing next to...
The Ogden Police Department in Utah once tried to acquire a surveillance blimp that would be controlled by its real-time crime center. 4/
atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crim… An image of a room with sev...
A real-time crime center wasn't enough for the Albuquerque Police Department in New Mexico: they also purchased two mobile surveillance vehicles to serve as satellite RTCCs. 5/
atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crim… A man standing behind a pod...
The Detroit Real-Time Crime Center and DPD's Project Green Light use face recognition, which has resulted in multiple people being falsely accused of crimes. 6/
atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crim… A woman sits at a desk, wit...
The New Orleans real-time crime center includes a 19-foot wall of video monitors and a staff of at least 18 analysts and sworn officers. 7/ atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crim… A view of the real time cri...
During the 2020 Super Bowl, the Miami Gardens Real-Time Crime Center received live video from tethered drones. 8/ atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crim… Several monitors in front o...
The Fresno Police Department shut down its real-time crime center in 2020 due to staffing and budget cutbacks, although detectives can still access footage from the cameras installed throughout the city. 9/ atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crim… Three people sit behind des...
Visit the the Atlas of Surveillance to view information about 82 real-time crime centers EFF and students at @RSJNevada have identified across the U.S. 10/ atlasofsurveillance.org/search?utf8=%E… the Atlas of Surveillance logo

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