LAPD Asked for Ring Surveillance Video Related to Black Lives Matter Protests
▻https://theintercept.com/2021/02/16/lapd-ring-surveillance-black-lives-matter-protests
Emails show that the LAPD repeatedly asked camera owners for footage during the demonstrations, raising First Amendment concerns. Emails obtained from the Los Angeles Police Department show that the department sought protest-related footage from Amazon’s Ring home camera systems in the wake of George Floyd’s killing last year, lending credence to years of warnings that pervasive private surveillance networks will enable questionable police practices. On July 16, 2020, the footage was sought (...)
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