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High-tech surveillance amplifies police bias and overreach

  • Written by Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Professor of Law, American University
imagePolice forces have a wide range of options for monitoring individuals and crowds.Nicholas Kaeser/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Video of police in riot gear clashing with unarmed protesters in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filled social media feeds. Meanwhile, police surveillance of protesters has...

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