Massachusetts’s surveillance technology, as reported

Press coverage naming Massachusetts or a jurisdiction within it — each story tagged with the technology it covers. 57 stories

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Jul 15 Socialist War on Public Safety Coming to a Town Near You - Daily Signal
Daily Signal
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
Jul 13 Public safety loses in Cambridge - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe ($)
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
City of Boston, MA us/ma/city/boston
City of Somerville, MA us/ma/city/somerville
Jul 11 LAPD ending agreement with surveillance company Flock Safety amid privacy concerns - ABC7 Los Angeles
ABC7 Los Angelesalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: AOL.com · TechCrunch · Zamin.uz · Gadget Review · +9 more
Contract canceled Reduction ALPRFusion & data sharingFixed cameras & RTCC
City of Los Angeles, CA us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles
City of Mountain View, CA us/ca/santa-clara/city/mountain-view
City of South Portland, ME us/me/cumberland/city/south-portland
Jul 10 Sky News Australia. . Sky News host James Morrow weighs in on the community uproar surrounding the removal of ShotSpotter technology in Boston. - facebook.com
facebook.com
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City of Boston, MA us/ma/city/boston
Jul 9 Cambridge community members demand answers after shooting death of DPW worker - CBS News
CBS News
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
Jul 8 Only 24% of New Bedford ShotSpotter alerts confirmed as gunshots - The New Bedford Light
The New Bedford Light
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City of New Bedford, MA us/ma/city/new-bedford
Jul 8 Nationwide Revolt Against Flock Camera Mass Surveillance Surges - btlonline.org
btlonline.org
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
Jul 6 Police Drone to be Discussed by City Council’s Public Safety Committee - watertownmanews.com
watertownmanews.com
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Town of Watertown, MA us/ma/town/watertown
Jul 6 Cambridge police unions say shooting death "directly related" to removal of ShotSpotter technology - CBS News
CBS News
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
Jul 6 After Cambridge shooting death, police unions decry politicians turning off gunshot detection system - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe ($)
More coverage: Boston.com
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
City of Boston, MA us/ma/city/boston
City of Somerville, MA us/ma/city/somerville
Jul 4 Tewksbury to review Flock camera program - Homenewshere.com
Homenewshere.com
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Town of Tewksbury, MA us/ma/town/tewksbury
Jun 29 Privacy concerns persist over Waltham’s Flock Safety cameras as Massachusetts passes new consumer data protections - Waltham Times
Waltham Times
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Jun 28 Flock Cameras Track More Than Your License Plate, And They're Spreading Fast - Engadget
Engadget
More coverage: American Civil Liberties Union
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Denver County, CO us/co/denver
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Texas us/tx
Jun 26 Framingham police will not renew Flock Safety contract after months of resident opposition - Boston.com
Boston.com ($)
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City of Framingham, MA us/ma/city/framingham
Jun 23 Colorado School District Upgrades Security With Intelligent Video Ecosystem - Campus Security Today
Campus Security Today
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Littleton Public Schools, MA us/ma/scd/littleton
Jun 18 Agawam PD defends license plate cameras, while others fear Big Brother watching - MassLive
MassLive ($)
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City of Agawam, MA us/ma/city/agawam
Jun 16 Why New Bedford Police Say Their New Surveillance Cameras Don't Violate Your Privacy - 1420 WBSM
1420 WBSM
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City of New Bedford, MA us/ma/city/new-bedford
Jun 10 Lombardi, Gibbons weigh in on IT budget items - Waylandpost
Waylandpost
Schools & transit
Wayland Public Schools, MA us/ma/scd/wayland
Jun 2 Framingham MA group urges police to end license plate reader program - MetroWest Daily News
MetroWest Daily News
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City of Framingham, MA us/ma/city/framingham
City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
Town of Natick, MA us/ma/town/natick
May 27 Police support ShotSpotter after Cambridge City Council votes to end gunfire detection - WGBH
WGBH
More coverage: Cambridge Day
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
May 24 National public safety figures slam Cambridge's appeal to end ShotSpotter: 'Desktop warriors' - Boston Herald
Boston Herald ($)
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
May 21 Racism fears spark city to nix gunshot detection tech days after crazed gunman opened fire in streets - Fox News
Fox Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
May 19 Detroit may replace its controversial ShotSpotter technology - The Detroit News
The Detroit News
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
May 12 We’re privacy hawks. Here’s why we’re alarmed by license plate readers — and not necessarily by speed cameras - ACLU of Massachusetts
ACLU of Massachusetts
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Massachusetts us/ma
Town of Auburn, MA us/ma/town/auburn
May 11 Michigan Pushes to Limit License Plate Readers - The Detroit News
The Detroit News ($)
More coverage: Independent Institute · independentnews.com
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City of Liberty, SC us/sc/city/liberty
Massachusetts us/ma
Apr 30 City Council Faces Renewed Calls to End Use of ShotSpotter - The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson
Gunshot detection
City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
Apr 28 Wayland Police launch drone program to boost public safety and response - MetroWest Daily News
MetroWest Daily News
More coverage: MetroWest Daily News
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Town of Wayland, MA us/ma/town/wayland
Apr 28 Massachusetts police share fingerprint data with ICE despite limits, report says - Biometric Update
Biometric Update
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Apr 27 Cooperation with ICE common among Mass. law enforcement, new report finds - WGBH
WGBH
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Apr 22 Beverly's License Plate Camera Merits Debated, Challenged At City Council Meeting - Patch
Patch
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City of Beverly, MA us/ma/city/beverly
Apr 16 New lawsuit claims Flock cameras violate 4th amendment - NBC Boston
NBC Boston
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City of Boston, MA us/ma/city/boston
Apr 6 They're Putting AI Cameras In School Buses - User Mag | Taylor Lorenz
User Mag | Taylor Lorenz ($)
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Mar 25 Hampden County sheriff’s workers, services will be scarcer after cuts; 50 jobs at least - MassLive
MassLive ($)
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Hampden County, MA us/ma/hampden
City of Chicopee, MA us/ma/city/chicopee
Feb 11 Dozens of Massachusetts police departments are using AI-powered license plate readers to solve crimes faster as some communities push back on the technology. - facebook.com
facebook.com
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Jan 18 States are restricting license plate readers amid concerns over immigration enforcement - PhillyVoice
PhillyVoice
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Dec 19 ‘We’re catching serial killers’: The controversial tech behind solving Brown University shooting - MassLive
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Dec 19 Authorities used license plate readers to find the Brown suspect’s car. Some want them removed. - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe ($)
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
City of Boston, MA us/ma/city/boston
Town of Brookline, MA us/ma/town/brookline
Dec 11 Cambridge ends contract for license plate cameras after ‘breach of trust’ - Boston.com
Boston.com ($)
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
Dec 3 Westfield police confirm use of license plate readers - WWLP
WWLP
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City of Westfield, MA us/ma/city/westfield
Dec 2 New reports emerge on Border Patrol use of Flock cameras - Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest
Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
Nov 26 ACLU Claims Massive Privacy Threat in Police Cameras - Franklin Observer
Franklin Observer
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Nov 11 AI-powered cameras are reading license plates for police in Mass. - NBC Boston
NBC Boston
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Town of Brookline, MA us/ma/town/brookline
City of Newton, MA us/ma/city/newton
Oct 24 Flock Can Share Driver-Surveillance Data Even When Police Departments Opt Out, And Other Flock Developments - American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
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Oct 22 Cambridge stops using license plate reader cameras over data sharing concerns - CBS News
CBS News
More coverage: The Record from Recorded Future News
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
Oct 21 Cambridge shuts off Flock Safety automatic license plate readers until further notice - Boston 25 News
Boston 25 News
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City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
Oct 21 Police say license plate readers help solve crime. Why others in MA are concerned - MetroWest Daily News
MetroWest Daily News
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City of Framingham, MA us/ma/city/framingham
Town of Bellingham, MA us/ma/town/bellingham
City of Franklin, MA us/ma/city/franklin
Oct 17 Realty group’s plan to install plate readers in Brookline sparks privacy concerns - Boston.com
Boston.com ($)
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Town of Brookline, MA us/ma/town/brookline
Jul 24, 2025 Surveillance state comes to Chicopee - The Shoestring
The Shoestring
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City of Chicopee, MA us/ma/city/chicopee
Dec 6, 2024 Chicopee, Mass., Contemplates Using AI in Police Work - GovTech
GovTech
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City of Chicopee, MA us/ma/city/chicopee
Jun 16, 2024 Worcester Chief Sought ShotSpotter Job After Bringing Tech To City: Filing - Patch
Patch ($)
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City of Worcester, MA us/ma/city/worcester
Oct 17, 2023 If You Drive in Massachusetts, It’s Probably on Camera - GovTech
GovTech
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Dec 13, 2022 ACLU files public records lawsuit against MA agencies for withholding documents related to automatic license plate reader technology - ACLU of Massachusetts
ACLU of Massachusetts
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Dec 12, 2022 ACLU of Massachusetts v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security et al. - ACLU of Massachusetts
ACLU of Massachusetts
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Dec 12, 2022 What you need to know about automatic license plate readers - ACLU of Massachusetts
ACLU of Massachusetts
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Jun 24, 2021 Lawmakers to Consider Automatic License Plate Reader Proposals - NBC Boston
NBC Boston
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Massachusetts us/ma
Town of Mattapoisett, MA us/ma/town/mattapoisett
Town of Provincetown, MA us/ma/town/provincetown
Dec 24, 2020 Data from Massachusetts automatic license plate readers is flawed - Cape Cod Times
Cape Cod Times
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City of Barnstable, MA us/ma/city/barnstable
Mar 15, 2016 Massachusetts lawmakers weigh restrictions on police license plate scanners - MassLive
MassLive ($)
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