Research Reports and Projects

S.T.O.P. researches how emerging surveillance technology impacts civil rights, privacy, and systemic racism. Read our in-depth research reports below. Check out our privacy toolkits, research blog, and videos for more information on the latest forms of mass surveillance.

Deportation Data Centers: How Fusion Centers Circumvent Sanctuary City Laws

Deportation Data Centers: How Fusion Centers Circumvent Sanctuary City Laws

Genetic Surveillance: The NYPD's Rogue DNA Database

Genetic Surveillance: The NYPD's Rogue DNA Database

Seeing is Misbelieving: How Surveillance Technology Distorts Crime Statistics

Seeing is Misbelieving: How Surveillance Technology Distorts Crime Statistics

Selling Surveillance: Fact vs. Ad Fiction

Selling Surveillance: Fact vs. Ad Fiction

Age Of Surveillance: Conservative Age Surveillance Of LGBTQ+ Youth

Age Of Surveillance: Conservative Age Surveillance Of LGBTQ+ Youth

Anti-Abortion Ad Tech: Ad Tech Puts Abortion Seekers at Risk

Anti-Abortion Ad Tech: Ad Tech Puts Abortion Seekers at Risk

Orwell's Classroom: Psychological Surveillance in K-12 Schools

Orwell's Classroom: Psychological Surveillance in K-12 Schools

Automated Decision System Regulation Survey 2023

Automated Decision System Regulation Survey 2023

The Kids Won't Be Alright: The Looming Threat of Child Surveillance Laws

The Kids Won't Be Alright: The Looming Threat of Child Surveillance Laws

Guilt by Association: How Police Databases Punish Black and Latinx Youth

Guilt by Association: How Police Databases Punish Black and Latinx Youth

Roadblock to Care: Barriers to Out-of-State Travel for Abortion and Gender Affirming Care

Roadblock to Care: Barriers to Out-of-State Travel for Abortion and Gender Affirming Care

Game Over: The Unintended Consequences of Video Game Censorship

Game Over: The Unintended Consequences of Video Game Censorship

Banned for Being: Moderating Online Games’ Public Sphere

Banned for Being: Moderating Online Games’ Public Sphere

Obstructed Justice: NYC’s Biased License Plate Enforcement

Obstructed Justice: NYC’s Biased License Plate Enforcement

Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) Litigation Tracker

Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) Litigation Tracker

The Trojan House

The Trojan House

Privatizing the Surveillance State: How Police Foundations Undermine Rule of Law

Privatizing the Surveillance State: How Police Foundations Undermine Rule of Law

Wiretaps on Wheels: The Acceleration of Automotive Surveillance

Wiretaps on Wheels: The Acceleration of Automotive Surveillance

Shotspotter and the Misfires of Gunshot Detection Technology

Shotspotter and the Misfires of Gunshot Detection Technology

Pregnancy Panopticon: Abortion Surveillance After Roe

Pregnancy Panopticon: Abortion Surveillance After Roe

January 6th: A Surveillance Review

January 6th: A Surveillance Review

2021 NYC Hikvision Camera Census

2021 NYC Hikvision Camera Census

NYC Internet Remastered: A Privacy and Equity Analysis of the New York Internet Master Plan

NYC Internet Remastered: A Privacy and Equity Analysis of the New York Internet Master Plan

The Spy Next Door: The Danger of Neighborhood Surveillance Apps

The Spy Next Door: The Danger of Neighborhood Surveillance Apps

Scarily Precise: Location Tracking with Ultra-Wideband

Scarily Precise: Location Tracking with Ultra-Wideband

Above The Law?: NYPD Violations of the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act

Above The Law?: NYPD Violations of the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act

Scan City: A Decade of NYPD Facial Recognition Abuse

Scan City: A Decade of NYPD Facial Recognition Abuse

The Good, The Bad, & The Invasive: The Impact of Vaccine Registries, Day Passes, & Passports

The Good, The Bad, & The Invasive: The Impact of Vaccine Registries, Day Passes, & Passports

Data Privacy & Public Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing Legislation Across All 50 States

Data Privacy & Public Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing Legislation Across All 50 States

New CCOPS on the Beat: An Early Assessment of Community Control of Police Surveillance Laws

New CCOPS on the Beat: An Early Assessment of Community Control of Police Surveillance Laws

Snooping Where We Sleep: The Invasiveness and Bias of Remote Proctoring Services

Snooping Where We Sleep: The Invasiveness and Bias of Remote Proctoring Services

Listening Beyond the Bars: New York’s Artificial Surveillance of Prisoners and their Loved Ones

Listening Beyond the Bars: New York’s Artificial Surveillance of Prisoners and their Loved Ones

Schoolyard Surveillance: The Rise of K-12 Contact Tracing Technologies

Schoolyard Surveillance: The Rise of K-12 Contact Tracing Technologies

Virtual Justice: Online Courts During COVID-19

Virtual Justice: Online Courts During COVID-19

Combating COVID on Campus: Contact Tracing & Higher Education

Combating COVID on Campus: Contact Tracing & Higher Education

Turning the Camera Around: The Public’s Right to Record in Public

Turning the Camera Around: The Public’s Right to Record in Public

Beware: Bluetooth Ahead: The Civil Rights and Privacy Dangers of Deploying Bluetooth to Track Covid-19 Exposure

Beware: Bluetooth Ahead: The Civil Rights and Privacy Dangers of Deploying Bluetooth to Track Covid-19 Exposure

Congestion Privacy: The Surprising Privacy Toll of New York City’s Proposed Congestion Pricing System

Congestion Privacy: The Surprising Privacy Toll of New York City’s Proposed Congestion Pricing System

Searches Without Borders: CBP’s Warrantless Searches of American Citizens on U.S. Soil

Searches Without Borders: CBP’s Warrantless Searches of American Citizens on U.S. Soil

OMNY Surveillance Oh My: New York City’s Expanding Transit Surveillance Apparatus

OMNY Surveillance Oh My: New York City’s Expanding Transit Surveillance Apparatus

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