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ACLU Sues Anaheim Police For Public Records On Cell Phone Surveillance (scpr.org)
New submitter Lacey Waymire writes: The ACLU of Northern California is suing for a release of public records regarding Anaheim police's use of cell phone surveillance devices. "We don't think any surveillance devices, particularly these sorts of invasive cell phone surveillance devices, should ever be acquired or used without intense public debate and the adoption of safeguards to ensure they are only used in ways that follow our Constitution and laws," attorney Matt Cagle said. (See this Boing Boing posting with a bit more on "the happiest surveillance state on earth.")
In particular the 2nd and 10th Amendments....
WE don't give a fuck about politics. Tell us about the tech in the surveillance equipment.
You speak for everyone?
If you want news from today, you have to come back tomorrow.
Unfortunately, these types of actions, political or not, will severely impact and otherwise influence the development, deployment, and accessibility of tech.
Of course if you want to play ostrich, nobody is stopping you, but don't try to force others to play with you.
At least someone is helping to stop government corruption.
/. has had plenty of articles on stingrays and other tools of the surveillance state in the past which makes the current one here seem stale and uninteresting. The reaction here will be predictably cynical giving the usual suspects that weigh in on these topics yet another thread to pontificate AT GREAT LENGTH about the collapse of Western civilization into some sort of global dystopian Brave New 1984. YAWN.
I propose something a little different this time around. How 'bout Slashdotters calmly discuss the US Presidentials candidates positions on state sponsored surveillance of its citizens. That way Slashdotters who are eligible US voters will be informed when they go to the polls to VOTE FOR TRUMP 2016!1!!!!!
He speaks for Boskon
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There have been plenty of instances where people have tried to pry open the "secret" door number 3" and look at whats inside. In lots of news articles each agency (state and federal) has cited a legally binding nondisclosure agreement with the manufacturer as to why they aren't allowed to disclose any information regarding the use and specifications of the so called Stingray device. Until some court invalidates the NDA good luck getting any information on those things. It seems to me since federal and state money is being spent on these things the public has a certain right to know how much. Also I believe that there are several court cases pending where stingrays were used to catch the perpetrator and the defense has tried to subpoena data about them and has never been successful.
Lets discuss how to get engineers to quit designing shit that gets used by the police state in a constitutionally illegal manner.
Lets discuss how to get engineers to quit designing shit that gets used by the police state in a constitutionally illegal manner.
Yes, lets stop working on any advances in carbon nanotubes, especially. Because someone might use that technology to build a gun that can use high powered rounds but isn't a material that can be picked up by airline security scans.
Perhaps for people who some here to get away from politics. If I wanted politics, I'd find and go read a political website.
That's not even a good troll. Few would push for a halt on pure research of carbon nanotubes, but it's pretty difficult not to question the ethics of the team responsible for the gun designed specifically to get past security.
You speak for everyone?
No. The OP was using the pregnant "we."
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And ethics in games journalism, right?
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Is a police state it is only a matter of time now.