Last week the Minneapolis City Council voted to ban the City’s use of facial recognition technology — a huge victory for privacy and the Fourth Amendment. And now that the deadline has passed for the Mayor to veto the ordinance, the ordinance is officially law. A big thank you goes…
There’s been an interesting debate brewing at the University of Miami: did campus police use facial recognition to identify students who protested the university’s reopening plan, which many students found inadequate for protecting their health? Regardless of what you believe, it’s worth noting the fact that this surveillance is not…
For further information about this Cirrus spyplane which is frequently seen circling protests in the Twin Cities.
Tune in and follow our efforts to reign in the surveillance state through lobbying, activism, investigative journalism and more. The three hosts have been lobbying for passage of much needed transparency measures over surveillance and military equipment in Minneapolis. This inaugural episode covers a lot of territory. First an introduction…
Domestic militarization is not a new phenomenon but public awareness of the problem hasn’t always been great. Thanks to Open Twin Cities we can take a look at the problem in some detail. Check out more here: https://www.opentwincities.org/police-militarization-data-analysis/Police_Militarization_in_MN.nb.html
POSTME – PUBLIC OVERSIGHT OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT Welcome to the home of Restore the Fourth Minnesota (RT4MN). The United States has long strayed from the original intent and spirit of the Fourth Amendment. Minnesota, and particularly the Twin Cities, face domestic militarization and mass surveillance on a…