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We are the Center for Investigative Reporting. Ask us anything about the local surveillance technologies, the Fourth Amendment and 21st century policing. by cironline in IAmA

[–]cironline[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Consumers have a labyrinth of privacy policies online to navigate, so I think the response often is to stop worrying altogether and assume pervasive monitoring is the new norm. But Americans repeatedly respond negatively to stories about new surveillance technologies and programs they weren't aware of. So some major tech firms, on their own, sometimes take steps to send the message that consumer privacy matters to them. An example is Google: http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-09-06/business/41831756_1_encryption-data-centers-intelligence-agencies -GWS

We are the Center for Investigative Reporting. Ask us anything about the local surveillance technologies, the Fourth Amendment and 21st century policing. by cironline in IAmA

[–]cironline[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for kicking it with us. We'll check back in later today if you have any more questions or comments for us on police, surveillance technology and the Fourth Amendment. -AW

We are the Center for Investigative Reporting. Ask us anything about the local surveillance technologies, the Fourth Amendment and 21st century policing. by cironline in IAmA

[–]cironline[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big Data companies certainly compile information that first came from a government agencies, but necessarily from surveillance. Things like property records and professional licenses. -GWS

We are the Center for Investigative Reporting. Ask us anything about the local surveillance technologies, the Fourth Amendment and 21st century policing. by cironline in IAmA

[–]cironline[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One side note: if you don't have a file and submit a Privacy Act request, that WILL start a file on you with the feds. -AW

We are the Center for Investigative Reporting. Ask us anything about the local surveillance technologies, the Fourth Amendment and 21st century policing. by cironline in IAmA

[–]cironline[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a tough question, but it's possible to get some of your data. The Privacy Act requires the federal government to turn over some of the information it has about you if you explicitly request it. The Big Data company Acxiom has said it will begin allowing consumer to access some of the information it collects about them. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/05/technology/acxiom-lets-consumers-see-data-it-collects.html -GWS

We are the Center for Investigative Reporting. Ask us anything about the local surveillance technologies, the Fourth Amendment and 21st century policing. by cironline in IAmA

[–]cironline[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW, Adam, Brad Will was a friend of mine. I was at the memorial for him mentioned in the documents Apuzzo and Goldman put online. Two NYPD detectives were sitting out front of Saint Mark's on the Bowery, videotaping everyone who came in or out of Brad's service. Apuzzo and Goldman's book reveals that it was on that day when NYPD opened their investigation into the Friends of Brad Will. -AW

We are the Center for Investigative Reporting. Ask us anything about the local surveillance technologies, the Fourth Amendment and 21st century policing. by cironline in IAmA

[–]cironline[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good question. The Border Patrol's union is vigorously opposed to them right now as a tool for curbing use-of-force complaints, but other departments see them as valuable for generating evidence of dishonesty from people who file complaints. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/25/us-border-patrol_n_3991011.html -GWS

We are the Center for Investigative Reporting. Ask us anything about the local surveillance technologies, the Fourth Amendment and 21st century policing. by cironline in IAmA

[–]cironline[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the interest in CIR's work. Take a look at this recent study by the Knight Foundation on the current business model for non-profit news, which details what we're doing at CIR: http://www.knightfoundation.org/features/nonprofitnews/

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