They Are Watching

Law enforcement agencies are acquiring and using surveillance technology, often without the knowledge of local government and the communities they represent. Learn about the technologies and the issues they present, and get recommendations on how to protect your civil liberties.

They are watching. You should be, too.

Body Camera
AKA: “Body cams,” “On-Officer Recording Systems,” “Officer Worn Cameras,” “Copcams”
RFID
AKA: "RFID"
Transit Mics
GPS
Cellebrite
“Cellebrite,” “UFED”
Gunshot Detector
Drones
“Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” “UAVs,”
Facial Recognition
“Face Recognition”
Fingerprint Scanners
Stingray
AKA: ‘Cell Site Simulator,’ ‘IMSI Catcher,’ ‘Gossamer,’ ‘Kingfish,’ ‘AmberJack,’ ‘Hailstorm’
Malware
AKA: "Malware," "Spyware," and “Keylogging”
Cameras
AKA: "Surveillance Cameras"
Social Media Monitoring
AKA: “Social Media Measurement,” “SMMS,” “Social Listening,” “Online Analytics,” “Buzz Analysis”
ALPR
AKA: “automatic license plate recognition”,” automatic number plate recognition,” “ALPR,” “ANPR”
Packet Sniffing
AKA: “Packet Sniffing,” “Network Sniffing,” “Complete Packet Inspection”
Infrared
AKA: “Infrared,” “Forward-Looking Infrared,” “FLIR”
Mesh Networks