Advocacy groups call on Boston to drop social media spying plan
Surveilling online speech frustrates the BPD’s mission of community policing, threatens civil liberties, and undermines public safety.
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Surveilling online speech frustrates the BPD’s mission of community policing, threatens civil liberties, and undermines public safety.
The state high court has denied a DA’s petition to reconsider its decision in Commonwealth v. Warren.
Jurors should be told to devalue or disregard an officer’s testimony if police fail to turn on their body-worn cameras.
These model policies, if adopted, will go a long way towards striking the right balance between student privacy and safety.
The following op-ed was written by Kade Crockford, Technology for Liberty director at the ACLU of Massachusetts.
‘We are ready to fight against any encroachment on our cherished freedoms and rights.’