In Depth
The Post-9/11 Surveillance Payday
How the pretext of homeland security birthed a public–private tech surveillance economy that makes billions in profit every year.
Ed Vogel
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In Depth
Turning Death into a Commodity
ShotSpotter has leveraged gun violence into a multimillion-dollar business that promises safety but delivers only increased policing and drain on the public’s resources.
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Safety from Surveillance
In their fight to get ShotSpotter out of Chicago, organizers have emphasized the ways that for-profit technology can never deliver on its promises to make communities safer.