Police Surveillance of Black Lives Matter

 

Protesting for Black Lives Matter? Follow these data privacy tips.

For protesters afraid of police surveillance at Black Lives Matter protests, following data privacy rules can help to minimize potential harm.

Surveillance of Black Lives Matter protesters is nothing new. A March 2017 Indybay Article reported: "In the summer 2016 we found that the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Force Protection Division was gathering information from the social media accounts of Black Lives Matters participants, and later that year, and into 2017, collecting information about people who supported Seattle Council member Sawant’s initiatives for a better Seattle." 

 The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) provides Surveillance Self-Defense information for activists and protesters. 

The Civil Liberties Defense Center is committed to educating activist communities on the tools that can be used with confidence by dissident organizers to resist surveillance and remain free to take action.