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Other resources

Organizations, tools, and publications working on surveillance, privacy, and civil liberties. This list is not exhaustive — if you know of a resource we should add, let us know.

Organizations

• SASSI South

  Surveillance & Social Inequality (South) — community-focused research and advocacy on surveillance in Southern US communities, with a focus on how surveillance disproportionately impacts marginalized groups.

• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

  Leading digital rights nonprofit working to defend civil liberties in the digital world. Extensive resources on ALPR, facial recognition, biometrics, and surveillance law. Their Atlas of Surveillance documents tech deployed by law enforcement across the US.

• ACLU – Surveillance Technologies

  The ACLU's surveillance technology project covers facial recognition, location tracking, and other tools used by government to monitor people. Includes know-your-rights guides and model legislation resources.

• Brennan Center for Justice

  Nonpartisan law and policy institute focused on democracy and justice. Publishes research on surveillance and its intersection with policing, immigration enforcement, and civil liberties.

• Privacy International

  UK-based nonprofit that investigates and challenges government and corporate surveillance worldwide. Strong coverage of vendor networks, surveillance exports, and commercial data brokers.

• Stop LAPD Spying Coalition

  Coalition fighting police surveillance and data collection in Los Angeles. Produces detailed community-focused research on predictive policing, surveillance infrastructure, and abolitionist alternatives.

• Big Brother Watch (UK)

  UK civil liberties organization campaigning against surveillance and for privacy rights. Particularly active on facial recognition deployment in public spaces and police data collection.

Tools & Databases

• EFF Atlas of Surveillance

  Interactive database of surveillance technologies used by law enforcement agencies across the US. Searchable by state, county, technology type, and vendor.

• DeFlock

  Community-built map of known ALPR camera locations. Anyone can contribute sightings. Useful for seeing how dense surveillance infrastructure is in your area.

• Have I Been Flocked?

  Tool to check if your license plate data may have been collected by Flock Safety cameras and shared databases.

Reading & Research

• The Markup – Surveillance Coverage

  Data-driven investigative journalism on technology's impact on society. In-depth reporting on police surveillance tools, data brokers, and algorithmic policing.

• Motherboard / VICE – Surveillance

  Investigative tech journalism covering surveillance capitalism, law enforcement technology, and data privacy leaks. Broken numerous stories on Clearview AI, ALPR networks, and cell-site simulators.