Police surveillance of Black Lives Matter shows the danger technology poses to democracy
▻https://theconversation.com/police-surveillance-of-black-lives-matter-shows-the-danger-technolo
US police forces have been turning to technology to track down Black Lives Matter protestors. Content from social media platforms and affiliated sites has been instrumental in the authorities being able to identify protestors based on photos of their faces, clothes and hair, or on the fact that they posted while at the protests. Meanwhile, drones have been added to the police’s own means of capturing footage of the protests. Making technology-driven state surveillance part of the police’s (...)
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