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.

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