LAPD Emails Reveal Fallout of Citizen’s Botched Manhunt – Vice
Members of the Los Angeles Police Department reevaluated their relationship with the crime-fighting app Citizen after it placed a $30,000… read more
The Downside to Surveilling Your Neighbors – The Markup
Neighbors have always peered out their windows at each other and discussed passersby. But new surveillance technologies like Nextdoor, Ring… read more
Leaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security Force
It is essentially a mapping app that allows users to both report and learn about crime (or what users of… read more
Helicopters, a patrol car and virtual bodyguards: Inside Citizen’s scattered push to upend public safety
While a push for growth is standard in the tech industry, some insiders saw these efforts as a sign the… read more
Citizen’s dystopian new feature is mass surveillance disguised as public safety
A feature such as Citizen Protect strikes me as mass surveillance disguised as a public good, poised to funnel generalized… read more