[LACryptoparty] Culver City Police Department - Automated License Plate Reader & Drone Program

Richard Wheeler richarduwheeler at gmail.com
Mon Jul 16 23:24:15 GMT 2018


So much for going to a physical store and paying in cash to avoid
surveillance!

Richard Wheeler
richarduwheeler at gmail.com
347.661.8476

On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 1:28 PM, LA Cryptoparty <cryptopartyla at riseup.net>
wrote:

> So crazy!
>
> On Jul 14, 2018, at 2:48 PM, Richard Wheeler <richarduwheeler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> All
>
> Another followup:
>
> http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-irvine-company-
> license-plates-20180711-story.html
>
> "The developer said this week that it doesn’t see — or sell — the data and
> indicated that the information is “only shared with local police
> departments as part of their efforts to keep the local community safe.” The
> information, Irvine Co. said, is not sent to U.S. Immigration and Customs
> Enforcement."
>
> Richard Wheeler
> richarduwheeler at gmail.com
> 347.661.8476
>
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 7:28 AM, Richard Wheeler <
> richarduwheeler at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> All
>>
>> A followup on Vigilant: they sell their system to malls!
>>
>> https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/10/17555232/ice-license-plat
>> e-readers-california-mall-irvine-company
>>
>> "According to a disclosure on the company’s website
>> <https://www.shopirvinecompany.com/legal/alpr-policy/>, Irvine Company
>> [which operates a string of open-air malls in southeastern Los Angeles,
>> location list here <https://www.shopirvinecompany.com/centers/>] has
>> been an active client of Vigilant Solutions since at least 2016 by feeding
>> back data to the Vigilant network and appropriate law enforcement agencies."
>>
>> Richard Wheeler
>> richarduwheeler at gmail.com
>> 347.661.8476
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 9:31 AM, Richard Wheeler <
>> richarduwheeler at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> All
>>>
>>> Some background that I found interesting:
>>>
>>> This video <https://youtu.be/aJ-u7yDwC6g?t=1m27s> (link starts at 1:27)
>>> shows a little bit of how LAPD is using license plate readers and
>>> Palantir <http://www.palantir.com/>. This video
>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=66&v=SFWCDUArMGs> (link
>>> starts at 0:66) shows how a software system provided by the proposed ALPR
>>> hardware vendor, Vigiliant Solutions
>>> <https://www.vigilantsolutions.com/>, enables similar workflows.
>>>
>>> CCPD adoption of ALPR would add to the collection that LAPD and LASD are
>>> already conducting in their jurisdictions in LA County. From the proposed
>>> policy
>>> <https://culver-city.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=5787790&GUID=F1AF631D-685D-43D4-AF3B-D995DF83F298>:
>>> "428.5 RELEASING ALPR DATA: The ALPR data may be shared with other law
>>> enforcement or prosecutorial agencies for official law enforcement purposes
>>> or as otherwise permitted by law..." According to CCPD Captain Sam
>>> Agaiby the Vigilant Solution software enables departments to "'check a
>>> box' to openly share the entirety of their local license plate catalog with
>>> every other police department who checked that same box".
>>> <https://steemit.com/news/@warrensz/culver-city-council-tables-police-surveillance-purchases>
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 7:12 AM, Tim Schwartz <tim at timschwartz.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Close to home in Culver City.
>>>>
>>>> There is a hearing next Tuesday, March 13th @ 5pm to discuss Culver
>>>> City’s Police Departments proposed adoption of drones for automated data
>>>> collection and automated license plate readers.
>>>>
>>>> See you there!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>> *From: *"README @ UCLA" <uclareadme at riseup.net>
>>>> *Subject: **[uclareadme] Fwd: Culver City Police Department -
>>>> Automated License Plate Reader & Drone Program*
>>>> *Date: *March 2, 2018 at 6:48:32 PM PST
>>>> *To: *UCLA README Listserv <uclareadme at lists.riseup.net>
>>>> *Reply-To: *"README @ UCLA" <uclareadme at riseup.net>
>>>>
>>>> (Sharing the below message from Nash at Electronic Frontier Foundation
>>>> inviting us to attend a hearing on March 13th. If you would like to learn
>>>> more about Stop LAPD Spying's "No Drones!" campaign check out this link: <
>>>> https://stoplapdspying.org/action/current-campaigns/drones> –Karly)
>>>>
>>>> ***
>>>>
>>>> Ken Montenegro just reached out to us about this hearing
>>>> <https://local.nixle.com/alert/6431797/?sub_id=8275733> on the 13th
>>>> regarding Culver City Police Department use of ALPR's and Drones.
>>>>
>>>> Ken and the folks at Stop LAPD Spying are trying to make sure that
>>>> there is a strong presence of community members pushing back on these
>>>> programs. Feel free to give me a call (321.544.9399 <(321)%20544-9399>)
>>>> or send me a message via Signal with any questions. Ken (
>>>> kmontenegro at comeuppance.net) is also happy to talk about their efforts
>>>> to push back on these programs
>>>> ---
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