Facial Recognition at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Background
In 2019, the ACLU of Massachusetts and the National ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project filed a federal FOIA request with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seeking information about how these agencies use facial recognition and other remote biometric monitoring technologies.
| Request Submitted To | Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2019 |
| Number of Documents Received | 0 |
We said…
They said…
- No formal written acknowledgement or response was received.
Responsive Documents
No responsive documents returned.
Boston Security Camera Strategy Meetings
Background
In 2019, we filed a public records request with the City of Boston seeking information related to the development and planning of the City’s Critical Infrastructure Monitoring System (CIMS), the regional surveillance camera network.
| Request Submitted To | City of Boston |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2019 |
| Number of Documents Received | 1 |
Responsive Documents
| # | File Name | File Type | File Size |
| 1 | Security Camera Strategy Status Meeting 2016-2019_Redacted | 9.9 MB |
Video Surveillance Data Sharing in Boston
Background
In 2019, we filed a public records request with the City of Boston seeking information about the City’s agreements with external entities to share video surveillance data.
| Request Submitted To | City of Boston |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2019 |
| Number of Documents Received | 1 |
Location of Surveillance Cameras Across Boston
Background
In 2019, we filed a public records request with the City of Boston seeking information revealing the locations of all city-owned surveillance cameras.
| Request Submitted To | City of Boston |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2019 |
| Number of Documents Received | 0 |
We said…
They said…
- No formal written acknowledgement or response was received.
Responsive Documents
No responsive documents returned.
Facial Recognition at the Peabody PD
Background
In 2019, we filed a public records request with the Peabody Police Department seeking information related to facial recognition technology.
| Request Submitted To | Peabody PD |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2019 |
| Number of Documents Received | 1 |
Facial Recognition at the Springfield PD
Background
In 2019, we filed a public records request with the Springfield Police Department seeking information related to facial recognition technology.
| Request Submitted To | Springfield PD |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2019 |
| Number of Documents Received | 14 |
We said…
- 1_Springfield-Face recognition March 2019
- 2_Appeal Face Surveillance Springfield
- 2a_Exhibit A – Springfield 3-28
- 2b_Exhibit B – Springfield Appeal 3-28
- 2c_Exhibit C – Springfield 3-28
- 3_Response to answer to appeal Springfield ACLU 5-13
- 3a_Exhibit A – 5-13
- 3b_Exhibit B – 5-13
- 3c_Exhibit C – 5-13
Responsive Documents
Download all 14 docs from Google Drive| # | File Name | File Type | File Size |
| 1 | FACIAL RECOGNITION 05.08.2018 – 02.13.2019 | 18.1 MB | |
| 2 | FACIAL RECOGNITION 01.23.2017 – 12.13.2017 | 19.0 MB | |
| 3 | MICROSOFT FACE API [218 PAGES] | 18.3 MB | |
| 4 | FACIAL RECOGNITION 05.06.2019 – 09.15.2016 | 9.9 MB | |
| 5 | FACIAL RECOGNITION 05.23.2018 – 11.29.2018 | 4.7 MB | |
| 6 | FACIAL RECOGNITION 10.25.2016 – 12.30.2016 | 10.7 MB | |
| 7 | NEC NEOFACE [38 PAGES] | 2.3 MB | |
| 8 | FACIAL RECOGNITION 01.08.2019 – 04.24.2019 | 8.4 MB | |
| 9 | FACIAL RECOGNITION 07.18.2017 – 04.18.2018 | 14.9 MB | |
| 10 | FACIAL RECOGNITION 01.21.2016 – 04.28.2016 | 7.8 MB | |
| 11 | FACIAL RECOGNITION 02.09.2016 – 03.22.2017 | 14.4 MB | |
| 12 | FACIAL RECOGNITION 05.01.2017 – 03.29.2019 | 15.1 MB | |
| 13 | FACIAL RECOGNITION 0.17.2016 – 05.01.2017 | 6.1 MB | |
| 14 | AMAZON FACIAL RECOGNITION [130 PAGES] | 8.5 MB |
Facial Recognition at the Salem PD
Background
In 2019, we filed a public records request with the Salem Police Department seeking information related to facial recognition technology.
| Request Submitted To | Salem PD |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2019 |
| Number of Documents Received | 2 |
Responsive Documents
| # | File Name | File Type | File Size |
| 1 | Salem PD second and third response attachemnt D4J | 57.4 MB | |
| 2 | ACLU Follow up on July 10 | 218.1 KB |
Facial Recognition at the Revere PD
Background
In 2018, we filed a public records request with the Revere Police Department seeking information related to facial recognition technology.
| Request Submitted To | Revere PD |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2018 |
| Number of Documents Received | 5 |
Responsive Documents
| # | File Name | File Type | File Size |
| 1 | scanned_ACLUM_PRR | 128.9 KB | |
| 2 | scanned_emails | 206.2 KB | |
| 3 | ILP_brochure | 421.2 KB | |
| 4 | revere_emails | 7.0 MB | |
| 5 | Scanned from a Xerox Multifunction Printer (1) | 19.3 KB |
Facial Recognition at the Plymouth PD
Background
In 2019, we filed a public records request with the Plymouth Police Department seeking information related to facial recognition technology.
| Request Submitted To | Plymouth PD |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2019 |
| Number of Documents Received | 0 |
Responsive Documents
No responsive documents returned.
Suspect Technologies and the Plymouth PD
Background
In July 2018, the ACLU of Massachusetts filed requests with dozens of police departments to learn about how they use face surveillance technology. The Plymouth Police Department provided hundreds of emails in response to that request. The emails contain a years long correspondence between a billionaire-backed face surveillance start-up called “Suspect Technologies” and representatives for the Plymouth Police Department.
| Request Submitted To | Plymouth PD |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2018 |
| Number of Documents Received | 1 |
They said…
- No formal written acknowledgement or response was received.