“We’re asking whether we should hand the BPD the capability to … do what exactly? They didn’t say. We need to know before we appropriate funds."
FLAME WAR: COUNCIL GREENLIGHTS SOCIAL MEDIA SURVEILLANCE DESPITE LACK OF BPD TRANSPARENCY
facial recognition
AU CONTRAIRE GRANDE FRERE: MASS OFFICIALS SAY THERE’S NO THREAT AT HOME FOLLOWING PARIS ATTACKS, YET PUT FORCES ON INCREASED ALERT ANYWAY
It’s never easy criticizing vigilant Big Brother while the crime scene is still bloody.
THE GREATER BOSTON INSTAGRAM SURVEILLANCE CHALLENGE: FLICK THE POLICE
Help us inventory the surveillance cameras in Greater Boston
BOSTON TROLLING: BONUS OLYMPIC EDITION
“This is a catastrophe for civil liberties!”
BOSTON TROLLING (PART 2)
Smarter city or city under surveillance?
BOSTON TROLLING (PART I)
You partied hard at Boston Calling and there's facial recognition data to prove it
BOSTON TROLLING (PART I): YOU PARTIED HARD AT BOSTON CALLING AND THERE’S FACIAL RECOGNITION DATA TO PROVE IT
Boston Calling attendees didn’t know they were all unwitting test subjects for a sophisticated new event monitoring platform. We’re not talking about old school black and white surveillance cameras. More like technology that analyzes every passerby for height, clothing, and skin color.
