RSG#335: How To Audit Predictive Policing Systems and Their Hidden Feedback Loops

Predictive policing systems promise to help police anticipate where crime might happen or who might become involved. The sales pitch usually arrives carrying words such as objective, efficient, intelligent, and data driven. Nothing says impartial justice quite like a vendor presentation with a glowing heat map. The problem is that these systems do not observe …

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RSG #306: How To Map Local Surveillance Infrastructure

Resistance Survival Guide #306 Local surveillance does not usually arrive with a siren. It arrives through city budget lines, police technology grants, vendor contracts, school safety agreements, traffic cameras, drone programs, license plate readers, camera registries, and quiet data sharing deals. By the time the public notices, the system may already be installed, connected, and …

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