Report Shows ALPRs Lead to Innocent People Being Stopped Every Day
The good folx at All Cameras Are Breakable had a good, short breakdown of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Office of the Inspector General’s report on LAPD’s use of ALPRs.
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August Newsletter: SFD Wants Drones & Tips for Surviving Surveillance
In this newsletter: On to the newsletter …. ============================== Take Action: While the City Council was claiming the city doesn’t have enough money to fund both universal free school lunches and expand meals for kids outside of school, SFD was asking for drones that’ll cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. The yearly cost for […]
Our Response to NYU Policing Project
Back in May, the NYU Policing Project reached out to Stop Surveillance City as part of the work NYU Policing Project is doing for SPD. NYU Policing Project wanted to discuss the community’s views on SPD’s mass surveillance. Stop Surveillance City declined to meet with with NYU Policing Project because the people of Seattle’s opposition […]
Cops Violate Keep Washington Working Act without Any Consequences
Great reporting by Range Media showing how the Keep Washington Working Act, like all legal “protections” on data sharing, doesn’t protect people. It doesn’t stop the cops from accessing data, doesn’t stop state departments from sharing data, doesn’t prevent people from being caged, and people can’t even bring up the violation at trial.
SPD is Spending Over $8.8M on Surveillance in 2026
People often ask, “How much is SPD spending on surveillance?” You’d think this could be easily answered with a quick look at SPD’s budget. But Seattle’s budget, like all government budgets, is so intentionally vague that finding the answer is incredibly challenging, if not downright impossible. We’ve been researching this question for months, and the […]
May Newsletter: Save the Date for SSC’s First Action
In this newsletter: On to the newsletter …. ============================== Save the Date: Stop Surveillance City is hosting a surveillance protest parade on Saturday June 13th in downtown Seattle. Stay tuned for more details. ============================== SPD has access to live video from at least 1,509 cameras. – 434 cameras that SPD owns: the 86 camera installations […]
Another Undisclosed SPD Camera
In February, Hard Pressed discovered a secret camera SPD has been operating for years, but isn’t included on SPD’s map of their CCTV cameras. A community member found another SPD owned camera installation that isn’t listed on SPD’s map. This camera installation contains 5 separate cameras and is located at 12th and Pine attached to […]
Reminder: Your surveillance cameras & “smart” devices are snitching on you
Benn Jordan’s great video on why to get rid of your smart cameras, including your Ring, details how those smart cameras are spying and snitching on the people that own them. If you ever need to file an insurance claim (auto, home, or health), your insurance company will access data from your smart cameras to […]
How Does ICE Get Data from SPD? ICE Just Asks (More SPD Works with ICE)
Hard Pressed had another great story on SPD sharing data with ICE last week. ICE submitted requested information from SPD and specifically said the information would be used for deportation/removal proceedings. SPD closed this request, and ICE then submitted a nearly identical request that just dropped the language about the request being for removal proceedings. […]
Updated Map of SPD’s Cameras & Other Cameras
The great people at Seattle Solidarity Budget put together a map showing: Link to map The map is a reminder of how much 24/7 warrant-less, dragnet surveillance there is in the city. People never consented to this surveillance (they actively opposed it), and how it is impossible for anyone to opt out of this surveillance.