S.T.O.P. Condemns Tisch NYPD Appointment

S.T.O.P. condemns Mayor Adams’ appointment of Jessica Tisch to be New York City’s next police commissioner.

View this email in your browser For Immediate Release S.T.O.P. Condemns Tisch NYPD Appointment (New York, NY, 11/20/2024) - Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemns Mayor Adams’ appointment of Jessica Tisch to be New York City’s next police commissioner. Ms. Tisch currently serves as sanitation commissioner, but began her career working for the NYPD, building some of the city’s most controversial surveillance programs. In particular, Ms. Tisch worked on the city’s Domain Awareness System, connecting tens of thousands of cameras and countless police databases into a single intelligence command center. Additionally, she worked to give every single officer nearly unfettered access to this system through their smartphones, with seemingly no protections against misuse of the system for non-police purposes. SEE: Gothamist - Mayor Adams names new NYPD commissioner: Jessica Tisch, current sanitation chief https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-sanitation-commissioner-jessica-tisch-to-head-nypd-mayor-adams-announces City & State NY - NYPD official tapped to lead DoITT criticized for surveillance work https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2019/12/nypd-official-tapped-to-lead-doitt-criticized-for-surveillance-work/176654/ “For a mayor marred by scandal, indictment, and blatant nepotism, this may stand as one of the worst appointments yet,” said Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn.  “Tisch built her career on building discriminatory surveillance systems across New York, systematically weaponizing technology against our most vulnerable communities. This appointment would be a nightmare under any circumstances, but it’s particularly alarming for undocumented New Yorkers at the dawn of a new Trump Administration.” SEE: Politico - Trump’s immigration crackdown is expected to start on Day 1 https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/18/immigration-100-days-trump-executive-action-00189286 S.T.O.P. Research Blog - Domain Awareness System https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2019/9/26/domain-awareness-system The civil rights group previously condemned Tisch's promotion of surveillance technology in her current role as commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation, including cameras on street sweepers, public litter baskets, and to track illegal dumping. SEE: Fast Company - New York’s garbage surveillance program is a privacy nightmare https://www.fastcompany.com/90943255/new-york-garbage-surveillance-program-is The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project is a non-profit advocacy organization and legal services provider. S.T.O.P. litigates and advocates for privacy, fighting excessive local and state-level surveillance. Our work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, and communities of color. --END-- Copyright © 2021 Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.