I've experienced similar issues on a local level, sometimes not even getting a response to requests at all. I've encountered law enforcement in online forums who seemed to have complete contempt for the public, bragging that they would deny any records request that came across their desk regardless of the validity or legality of it, and with complete confidence that they would not be penalized for their antisocial antics.

Ask Lemmy MediaSensationalism • 2mo ago • 36%

How do you feel about the penalties that exist for witnesses who refuse to testify in court?

Do you feel that the 4th amendment should protect them? Or perhaps a new amendment should be written to protect them and abolish power of subpoena? I'm slightly biased as I ask this. I feel that the mind is "sacred" in a sense, that it should be considered a fundamental human right for an individual to be able to preserve privacy over their internally held thoughts and memories, and that the ability of the court to force an individual to speak or disclose part of their mind is a wild overreach of power and an affront to the personal liberty of the innocent.

Privacy MediaSensationalism • 2mo ago • 90%

Here’s the Pitch Deck for ‘Active Listening’ Ad Targeting

I'm starting to like this news outlet.

The DOJ COPS portal also has plenty of other law enforcement guidance material to peruse.

Mildly Interesting MediaSensationalism • 2mo ago • 97%

Interior photos of a police surveillance van

postimg.cc

The van was listed for sale on GovDeals. I thought the hard hat on the dash was a nice touch.

Privacy MediaSensationalism • 2mo ago • 86%

Nexyte AI for Law Enforcement Investigations

www.cognyte.com

Try the interactive demo.

*Banned in Russia and Venezuela.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/21058613 > I recently discovered a company called Flock which apparently is building a massive surveillance network. I came across a reddit post on r/sysadmin where an admin received a request to install a black box device so that law enforcement could access cameras. > > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flock_Safety > > https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-to-pump-the-brakes-on-your-police-departments-use-of-flocks-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readers (disclaimer: I don't support the political views of ACLU) > > https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1eu0fje/local_police_want_permanent_access_to_our_cameras/

This adds some context to the last article posted. I was intrigued by the point made at the end of the article that when the 4th amendment and wiretap laws threatened to get in the way of illegal domestic surveillance, the FBI outsourced those surveillance activities to other countries not bound by those civil rights laws to "launder" the evidence.