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TitleSubmitted ToCategoryNumber of DocumentsYear FiledDate Published
Lantel at the Boston Office of Emergency ManagementBoston Office of Emergency ManagementSurveillance26620192/26/21
Lantel at the Executive Office of Health and Human ServicesExecutive Office of Health and Human ServicesSurveillance120192/26/21
Lantel at the Executive Office of Public Safety and SecurityExecutive Office of Public Safety and SecuritySurveillance220192/26/21
Lantel at the Executive Office for Administration and FinanceExecutive Office for Administration and FinanceSurveillance020192/26/21
Lantel at the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA)Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA)Surveillance220192/26/21
Lantel at the Massachusetts State PoliceMassachusetts State PoliceSurveillance1420192/26/21
DataWorks at the Executive Office of Public Safety and SecurityExecutive Office of Public Safety and SecuritySurveillance720192/26/21
Morpho at the Executive Office of Health and Human ServicesExecutive Office of Health and Human ServicesSurveillance220192/26/21
IBM at the Springfield Police DepartmentSpringfield Police DepartmentSurveillance220202/26/21
Briefcam at the City of Boston (2019)City of BostonSurveillance720192/26/21
MA Police Departments Receiving Solicitations from Clearview AIVarious Police DepartmentsSurveillance10220202/26/21
MA Police Departments with No Records from Clearview AIVarious Police DepartmentsSurveillance44520202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Agawam PDAgawam PDSurveillance320202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Andover PDAndover PDSurveillance420202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Boston PDBoston PDSurveillance020202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Beverly PDBeverly PDSurveillance120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Marlborough PDMarlborough PDSurveillance120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Salem PDSalem PDSurveillance320202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Somerset PDSomerset PDSurveillance220202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Wellesley PDWellesley PDSurveillance320202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Yarmouth PDYarmouth PDSurveillance120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Bourne PDBourne PDSurveillance120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Dalton PDDalton PDSurveillance020202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Falmouth PDFalmouth PDSurveillance420202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Great Barrington PDGreat Barrington PDSurveillance020202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Harvard PDHarvard PDSurveillance120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Norfolk Sheriff's OfficeNorfolk Sheriff's OfficeSurveillance020202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Oxford PDOxford PDSurveillance320202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Sudbury PDSudbury PDSurveillance220202/26/21
Clearview AI at the West Bridgewater PDWest Bridgewater PDSurveillance1120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Foxbourugh PDFoxbourugh PDSurveillance120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP)Massachusetts State Police (MSP)Surveillance520202/26/21
Briefcam at the City of Boston (2020)City of BostonSurveillance320202/26/21
COPLINK Facematch at the Massachusetts State PoliceMassachusetts State Police (MSP)Surveillance12019-20202/26/21
EOPSS Grants for Surveillance Tech in MA SchoolsExecutive Office of Public Safety and SecuritySurveillance220192/26/21
Face Recognition in MA SchoolsVarious School DistrictsSurveillance120192/26/21
Face Recognition in Revere Public SchoolsRevere Public SchoolsSurveillance2320192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS)Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS)Surveillance420192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Executive Office of Public Safety and SecurityExecutive Office of Public Safety and SecuritySurveillance120192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP)Massachusetts State Police (MSP)Surveillance720182/26/21
Known Use of Face Recognition at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP)Massachusetts State Police (MSP)Surveillance720192/26/21
Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Use of Face Recognition at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)Massachusetts State Police (MSP)Surveillance120192/26/21
Face Recognition at the MA Sheriff's Association [2019]MA Sheriff's AssociationSurveillance120192/26/21
Face Recognition at the MA Sheriff's Association [2018]MA Sheriff's AssociationSurveillance020182/26/21
Face Recognition at the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA)Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA)Surveillance02018-20192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Department of Transportation (DOT)Department of Transportation (DOT)Surveillance38020192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Executive Office of Health and Human ServicesExecutive Office of Health and Human ServicesSurveillance020192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS)Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS)Surveillance020192/26/21
Massachusetts State Police Access to Fusion Center Booking DatabaseMassachusetts State Police (MSP)Surveillance420172/26/21
MA Police Departments with No Records on Face Recognition (2018-2019)Various Police DepartmentsSurveillance262018-20192/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Cambridge PDCambridge PDSurveillance120182/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Medford PDMedford PDSurveillance220192/26/21
Facial Recognition at the New Bedford PDNew Bedford PDSurveillance120182/26/21
Facial Recognition & COPLINK at the Northampton PDNorthampton PDSurveillance820192/26/21
Suspect Technologies and the Plymouth PDPlymouth PDSurveillance120182/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Plymouth PDPlymouth PDSurveillance020192/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Revere PDRevere PDSurveillance520182/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Salem PDSalem PDSurveillance220192/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Springfield PDSpringfield PDSurveillance1420192/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Peabody PDPeabody PDSurveillance120192/26/21
Location of Surveillance Cameras Across BostonCity of BostonSurveillance020192/26/21
Video Surveillance Data Sharing in BostonCity of BostonSurveillance120192/26/21
Boston Security Camera Strategy MeetingsCity of BostonSurveillance120192/26/21
Federal Funds for the BRIC and OEMCity of BostonLaw Enforcement3220207/22/20
DEA and FBI Face Surveillance RecordsFederal & State Law EnforcementSurveillanceOngoing production20196/17/20
MA Dept. of Public Health COVID-19 Response
Massachusetts Department of HealthPublic Health520205/7/20
Face Recognition in Revere Public SchoolsRevere Public SchoolsSurveillance2220192/19/20
State Audit of Bristol SheriffBristol County Sheriff’s OfficeLaw Enforcement1069201912/5/19
Use of Robotics in Law EnforcementMassachusetts State PoliceLaw Enforcement7201911/25/19
Boston Police Department Collaboration with ICEBoston Police DepartmentImmigration10201910/26/19
Towing Profits by Massachusetts Dept. of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Department of Public UtilitiesLaw Enforcement1020199/27/19
Surveillance Cameras and Associated Technologies in the Metro Boston AreaBoston Office of Emergency ManagementSurveillance220199/4/19
Records Regarding Face Surveillance TechnologyNorthampton Police DepartmentSurveillance1520196/27/19
Minutes from Boston Area Homeland Security MeetingsBoston Metro Homeland Security RegionLaw Enforcement2520186/25/19
Plymouth Police Face Surveillance EmailsPlymouth Police DepartmentSurveillance320185/6/19
SWAT Team Deployments ↗Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement CouncilLaw Enforcement11920123/18/19
Boston Police Filming Protesters at BPDA meetingBoston Police DepartmentSurveillance220177/19/18
Massachusetts Use of Facial Recognition TechnologyMassachusetts State PoliceSurveillance620177/19/18
New Bedford Field Interrogation and Observation ReportsNew Bedford Police DepartmentLaw Enforcement1720157/19/18
Social Media Monitoring by Boston PoliceBoston Police DepartmentSurveillance320167/10/18
Administrative Subpoena Use by District AttorneysVarious Commonwealth District Attorney'sSurveillance3120177/9/18
Drone Use by Boston Police DepartmentBoston Police DepartmentSurveillance420177/9/18
Info about First Responder Network AuthorityMassachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety & SecuritySurveillance1520156/19/18
Short-Term Detention and Cooperation with CBP and DHSWilmington Police DepartmentLaw Enforcement720156/19/18
Info about Metropolitan Law Enforcement CouncilMetropolitan Law Enforcement CouncilLaw Enforcement920156/19/18
Regional Interagency Mutual Aid Organizations Between Law EnforcementVarious Commonwealth Police DepartmentsLaw Enforcement1220146/19/18
Mass DOT's Use of Facial Recognition TechnologyMassachusetts Executive Office of TransportationSurveillance620146/19/18
Administrative Subpoena Use Across the CommonwealthAttorney General & District Attorney OfficesSurveillance4420136/19/18
National Guard Resources and RecordsMassachusetts National GuardLaw Enforcement520136/19/18
Relationship Between Police and Drug Enforcement AdministrationVarious Commonwealth Police DepartmentsLaw Enforcement1520136/19/18
Procurement for Urban Areas Security InitiativeBoston Office of Emergency ManagementSurveillance2920136/19/18
Information about Joint Terrorism Task Force and Todashev CaseFBILaw Enforcement3420136/19/18
Information about Joint Terrorism Task Force & Todashev CaseUS Attorney for MassachusettsLaw Enforcement2920136/19/18
SWAT & Special Ops Deployment HistoryVarious Commonwealth Police DepartmentsLaw Enforcement3820136/12/18
Surveillance Technology in SchoolsVarious Commonwealth Public SchoolsSurveillance2820106/12/18
Asset Forfeiture by Suffolk County District AttorneySuffolk District AttorneyLaw Enforcement920156/11/18
Passenger Tracking InformationMBTA & Transit PoliceSurveillance1320126/11/18
Information About DoD 1033 ProgramMassachusetts State PoliceLaw Enforcement720126/11/18
Use of Administrative SubpoenasVarious Commonwealth District Attorney'sLaw Enforcement5720116/11/18
Use of Automatic License Plate ReadersMassachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety & SecurityLaw Enforcement6620116/11/18
Surveillance of Protected ActivityBoston Police DepartmentLaw Enforcement820116/11/18
Obtaining Historical Cell Phone Location DataVarious Commonwealth Police DepartmentsSurveillance1720116/11/18
Use of Facial Recognition TechnologiesVarious Commonwealth Police DepartmentsLaw Enforcement3820106/11/18
TSA Use of Screening TechnologiesTransportation Security AdministrationSurveillance5220106/11/18
Purchase Info from Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)Office of Emergency PreparednessLaw Enforcement4620106/11/18
Information About the Joint Terrorism Task ForceUS Attorney for MassachusettsLaw Enforcement8920096/11/18
EOPSS Fusion Center Intelligence Sharing InformationMassachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety & SecurityLaw Enforcement920106/11/18
EOPSS Fusion Center InformationMassachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety & SecurityLaw Enforcement4920056/11/18
Officer Barry Flanders & Cooperation with the JTTFFederal & State Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement020026/11/18
CBP Title 42 ExpulsionsU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionImmigration5202110/1/21
Plymouth County Sheriffs Department RecordsPlymouth County Sheriffs DepartmentLaw Enforcement3320211/10/22
Department of Unemployment Assistance: Use of Facial Recognition and ID.meDepartment of Unemployment AssistanceSurveillance2420211/26/22
Drone use by Massachusetts State PoliceMassachusetts State PoliceSurveillance132202112/19/22