A surveillance machine in the US that's "the worst offender but also a model for the nearly 18,000 state and local police departments across the country."
The NYPD camera outside Pamela Wridt and Robert Sauve's bedroom window is just one of tens of thousands owned by the department. The footage from these cameras feeds into the Domain Awareness System, which also includes data from privately-owned security cameras.
A lawsuit has been filed against the city of New York, alleging that the system violates their First and Fourth Amendment rights to free association, expression, and privacy.
The suit claims that the surveillance machine enables the NYPD to uncover constitutionally protected activities such as political expression, religious practice, or private association. The plaintiffs said they felt "violated" when they learned about the camera's existence and the reach of the surveillance is largely unknown to many city dwellers.
The Domain Awareness System receives public scrutiny but has been criticized for its potential to entrench mass surveillance. The lawsuit aims to shed light on other private companies and federal agencies that have access to data collected by the NYPD.
Companies like Microsoft, Clearview AI, Patternizr, and Dataminr bolstered the NYPD's surveillance system, which feeds into controversial policing tools like the citywide gang database and ShotSpotter.
The NYPD camera outside Pamela Wridt and Robert Sauve's bedroom window is just one of tens of thousands owned by the department. The footage from these cameras feeds into the Domain Awareness System, which also includes data from privately-owned security cameras.
A lawsuit has been filed against the city of New York, alleging that the system violates their First and Fourth Amendment rights to free association, expression, and privacy.
The suit claims that the surveillance machine enables the NYPD to uncover constitutionally protected activities such as political expression, religious practice, or private association. The plaintiffs said they felt "violated" when they learned about the camera's existence and the reach of the surveillance is largely unknown to many city dwellers.
The Domain Awareness System receives public scrutiny but has been criticized for its potential to entrench mass surveillance. The lawsuit aims to shed light on other private companies and federal agencies that have access to data collected by the NYPD.
Companies like Microsoft, Clearview AI, Patternizr, and Dataminr bolstered the NYPD's surveillance system, which feeds into controversial policing tools like the citywide gang database and ShotSpotter.
It's not just the cameras outside people's homes that are the problem, it's the whole system that's collecting data from all these different sources. And if the city doesn't know about it, how can they even be sure it's not getting misused? I think this lawsuit is a great idea, we need to make sure that our rights aren't being trampled on just because some company has made money off of selling us out. Companies like Microsoft and Clearview AI are basically profiting from people's private info... it's just not right. 
. Maybe this will be the catalyst for a national conversation about surveillance and policing practices... Fingers crossed, right? 
, maybe it'll make people think twice about how much surveillance we have in NYC. But like, what's the deal with all these private companies feeding data to the NYPD? Isnt that some scary stuff? 
I remember when we first started getting those red light cameras on our highways back in the early 2000s... it was all about "keeping us safe" 
But now, it's like they're watching us 24/7 
. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but sometimes I feel like I'm living in a real-life episode of "The X-Files" 
. And what's up with all these private companies getting involved? It's like they're selling our data to the highest bidder 
. Back when I was younger, we didn't have all this tech... it was just about keeping our communities safe, not about collecting every little thing you do 
. i mean, dont get me wrong, its kinda sketchy that they're using it to snoop on ppl's private lives but at the same time, who doesnt wanna feel safe in their own home? 
and yeah, i get why some ppl might be worried about mass surveillance but like, what's new right? 
. And yeah, who doesn't want their private lives monitored by the government anyway? It's not like they're gonna do anything bad with the info 
. The fact that there's a lawsuit about this is just a bunch of overreacting from people who don't understand how the system works 
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. I mean, who needs all these cameras? It's not just about stopping crimes, it's about feeling safe and secure in your own home. And what's with all these private companies getting in on the action? Microsoft, Clearview AI...it sounds like a total surveillance state 
and what's even more mind-blowing is that private security cameras are also feeding into this system like who gives the NYPD access to all that info? 
And now a lawsuit is being filed against the city, about time someone spoke out 
. I'm not saying it's necessarily bad but we need transparency and know what's going on with our surveillance state 