@haraldkliems does this apply to audio surveillance like ShotSpotter and FlockSafety’s Raven?
Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States, is rolling out a new and troubling product that may create headaches for the cities that adopt it: detection of “human distress” via audio. As...
If you'd like to give in-person or virtual comment at the Cambridge City Council hearing on #ShotSpotter, the hearing link is now open for public comment: https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/CityCouncil/PublicCommentSignUpForm
EDIT: The signup link is now live: The ShotSpotter hearing link is now open for public comment: https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/CityCouncil/PublicCommentSignUpForm
#CambridgeMA City Council is still not accepting signups to give testimony on #ShotSpotter, but if you with The Black Response Cambridge that there are serious ethical and practical concerns about ShotSpotter, if at all possible, you can sign up with The Black Response using the form here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOTLpZpE-5nfYoe2ZATQoi8FQ1_1KftN_uWZUX2yPCVLI2rA/viewform
If you'd like to learn more about the problems with #ShotSpotter, the Stop Shot Spotter Camberville Coalition (#SSSCamberville) has a linktree page here:
https://linktr.ee/StopShotSpotter_Camberville
For residents of Cambridge, Massachusetts and surrounding communities, on June 2, 2025, Cambridge City Council is holding a hearing reviewing the city's use of #ShotSpotter audio surveillance technology.
This technology claims to use AI to specifically identify the sounds of gunshots, but in fact is highly unreliable, and primarily results in higher policing of the disproportionately black and brown neighborhoods where the devices are deployed.
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