S.T.O.P. Reflects On Post-9/11 Surveillance

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View this email in your browser Media Availability S.T.O.P. Reflects On Post-9/11 Surveillance (NEW YORK, NY, 9/7/2023) - On Monday, September 11th from 8 AM – 6 PM EST the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) will be available for comment about the rapid expansion of facial recognition, location tracking, and other forms of surveillance in the 22 years since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Over the past generation, surveillance has become one of democracy’s greatest threats, stifling freedom of speech, religion, and other civil liberties. These technologies are deeply discriminatory, disproportionately targeting BIPOC communities and anti-racist protesters.  WHAT: S.T.O.P. Reflects On State Of Surveillance On 9/11 Anniversary WHO: S.T.O.P. Executive Director, Albert Fox Cahn WHEN: Tuesday, September 11th, 8 AM – 6 PM EST WHERE: Available for remote interviews and in-person interviews in New York City CONTACT: S.T.O.P. Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn; S.T.O.P. Communications Director Will Owen SEE: WIRED - 20 Years After 9/11, Surveillance Has Become a Way of Life https://www.wired.com/story/20-years-after-911-surveillance-has-become-a-way-of-life/ Albert Fox Cahn TED Talk - The shift we need to stop mass surveillance https://www.ted.com/talks/albert_fox_cahn_the_shift_we_need_to_stop_mass_surveillance   ###   Copyright © 2021 Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, All rights reserved.