High Tech Police Surveillance of Protests and Activism: Year in Review 2020 (EFF, Dec. 25, 2020)

This summer’s Black-led protest movement against police violence was one of the largest political movements in the history of the United States--and with it, came a massive proliferation of government surveillance technology aimed at activists and demonstrators.

When it comes to spying on protests, police have a lot of surveillance tools at their disposal to track, identify, and monitor demonstrators and people exercising their constitutional rights to assemble and protest. In 2020, reporters, civil rights advocates, and people on the ground documented government use of aerial surveillance, social media monitoring, and many more.

The right to protest, assemble, and associate is a cornerstone of democracy. That right is undermined when people legitimately fear retribution from authorities for their participation in the political system and public sphere. Digital surveillance at protests, and the ongoing surveillance of people’s online activities, is a profound threat to those rights.

Read the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Year in Review articles for 2020

 

 

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