Law Prof. GWU, Tech & Justice. Author: “Your Data Will Be Used Against You,” “The Rise of Big Data Policing,” “Why Jury Duty Matters,” and “The Law of Law School.”
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
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Thank you to @boltsmag.org and @nobleingram.bsky.social and @taniel.bsky.social for featuring “Your Data Will Be Used Against You.”
Q&A on police surveillance — one of the most important issues of our day.
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“Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Surveillance”
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A tragic example of how surveillance tech dominates police investigation. There are many flaws here but the biggest is how police unthinkingly trust the tech. timesofsandiego.com/crime/2026/0...
Very grateful to ALL the Bolts readers who submitted really great questions.
And to @profferguson.bsky.social for taking the time to respond to them!
In our new “Ask Bolts” Q&A, @profferguson.bsky.social answers reader-submitted questions about digital surveillance and policing.
It’s a fascinating conversation about just how commonplace surveillance tech has become. Don’t miss it ⬇️
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So glad that this is being covered by @404media.co. It was just a matter of time. Another surveillance nightmare straight out of @profferguson.bsky.social's "Your Data Will be Used Against You"
Again… www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
In my interactions with police at city council meetings and community meetings, the police far too often don't even understand how the technology that they are buying works, despite paying thousands or millions in taxpayer dollars for it.
I am begging people to realize that police do not use this technology is not a "jumping off point" or an "investigative lead"--the computer spits out a name and police arrest that person without follow up. How many people have to spend months in jail "by accident" before we consider the danger?
An EFF analysis reveals a troubling pattern of mission creep with ALPRs. Without a warrant requirement, law enforcement agencies are shifting from using the technology for specific criminal investigations to using these surveillance networks for minor personal whims. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
