Summary
When you attend and report on protests, law enforcement use surveillance technology to monitor your social media, break into your phones, and track your location. Law enforcement routinely target peaceful protesters with these destructive measures. In partnership with PROTEST_NYC, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) has created this toolkit to help journalists with cybersecurity and source protection.
We tackle the thorny ethical issues surrounding protest reporting in the age of biometric surveillance, offering best practices on how to report on events in light of facial recognition and other emerging technologies that can allow police to weaponize photojournalism against protesters.
This information is offered only for educational purposes, not as legal advice. Please contact an attorney in your jurisdiction if you have any questions about how to protect your rights.
