de.hypothesesMay 9, 2025

Die #CitizenApp verspricht ihren Nutzer:innen mehr Sicherheit. Dazu nutzt sie nicht nur öffentliche Daten von Polizei, Feuerwehr und Rettungsdiensten, sondern regt sich auch dazu an, über Vorkommnisse zu berichten und sie zu fotografieren.

Ingo Rohrer berichtet, wie sich durch die App seine Wahrnehmung der Stadt, in der er lebt, verändert hat ⬇

https://vigilanz.hypotheses.org/11521

#Vigilanz #USA

Digitale Vigilanz: Wie die CitizenApp Sicherheitsgefühl und Aufmerksamkeit verändert

Im Oktober 2024 brummt gegen neun Uhr morgens mein Handy und eine Push-Nachricht erscheint auf meinem Bildschirm (siehe Abb. 1). „The community needs you!“ verkündet die CitizenApp, denn die Polizei habe...

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MotherboardJan 12, 2023
The crime reporting app has had difficulty in finding how to monetize its userbase.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k8yxb/citizen-app-lays-off-dozens-of-employees
#CYBER #Citizen #Vigilante #SURVEILLANCE #privacy #police #citizenapp #bounty
Crime App 'Citizen' Lays Off Dozens of Employees

The crime reporting app has had difficulty in finding how to monetize its userbase.

MotherboardJan 6, 2023
A push notification informed users of the exact location of an alleged break-in, plus copious shaky video uploaded by Citizen users.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4axejw/citizen-app-doxes-billie-eilishs-family-home-to-tens-of-thousands-of-people
#Citizen #SURVEILLANCE #apps #privacy #CELEBRITIES #LosAngeles #citizenapp
Citizen App Doxes Billie Eilish’s Family Home to Tens of Thousands of People

A push notification informed users of the exact location of an alleged break-in, plus copious shaky video uploaded by Citizen users. 

Molly TimminsDec 25, 2022
Cute, #CitizenApp. Very cute.
Luminous WolfiporiaDec 25, 2022
Thank you #CitizenApp for the holiday cheer
voidmstr 🌎Dec 20, 2022
It’s not safe anywhere anymore. These screencaps are from #citizenapp. #hyperlocal #losangeles #ohthehumanity #bike
Papal Penguin aka Derek GrahamNov 28, 2022
#Chicago #Crime Saw this on #CitizenApp and thought definitely not an amateur doing that!
VICE NewsMar 21, 2022
Citizen Planning to Trial On-Demand Private Security in Chicago https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dg44b/citizen-planning-to-trial-on-demand-private-security-in-chicago #Vice #RSS #News #Bot #ChicagoPoliceDepartment #privatesecurity #SURVEILLANCE #citizenapp #Vigilante #Policing #Chicago #Citizen #CYBER
Citizen Planning to Trial On-Demand Private Security in Chicago

The move shows that Citizen hasn't given up on the idea of on-demand private security.

VICE NewsMar 11, 2022
Neighborhood Crime App Citizen Is Trying to Expand to Ukraine https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjbnyx/citizen-app-expand-to-ukraine-cbs #Vice #RSS #News #Bot #ukraineinvasion #Ukraineconflict #worldconflict #citizenapp #Vigilante #worldnews #Ukraine
Neighborhood Crime App Citizen Is Trying to Expand to Ukraine

“Our mission is to protect the world, and at moments like these we must think creatively to determine how our technology can do just that

diyphotography (unofficial)Jul 28, 2021

Want to get paid to live stream crime scenes? Citizen app is offering $25/hr

#news #app #citizenapp #crimescene #livestream

Want to get paid to live stream crime scenes? Citizen app is offering $25/hr - DIY Photography

If you ever thought about reporting live from a crime scene, now is your chance to try it out. Well, sort of. An app called Citizen is looking for people who would rush to crime scenes across several US cities and live stream. They’re offering to pay $25 per hour, and you may even be […]