Dave Maass 🔦

Investigations @EFF, w/eyes on cops, surveillance and the border. Scholar in res. @RSJNevada. Author, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis (Berger Books 2024)

[Dave Maass 🔦 @maassive]

@b80123191 @EFF @WHRO No

[Dave Maass 🔦 @maassive]

@LouisThibault87 @nds_security @EFF @TheNVIndy Not always true. For example, Sparks PD has ALPRs also mounted to their patrol cars. Other entities have ALPR trailers that can be moved around.

[Los Angeles Review of Books @LAReviewofBooks]

"It is a visually rich yet ingeniously simple production that manages to both entertain audiences and convey the solemn backstory of its origins."

@melissakchan on how "Death Strikes" intersects with modernist opera "Der Kaiser von Atlantis": https://t.co/B7ZI6TgJt7

[EFF @EFF]

Automated license plate readers at the US-Mexico border come in a variety of shapes, sizes and disguises. Here's our guide to identifying them. https://t.co/JEpEu3aKGn

[Dave Maass 🔦 @maassive]

@InoperableSink Email me source docs?

[EFF @EFF]

LISTEN: EFF’s @Maassive joins @kpfaradio’s @LawAndDis to discuss our finding that Axon Draft One – AI that writes police reports based on audio from officers’ body-worn cameras – seems deliberately designed to avoid transparency and accountability. https://t.co/FZLbpnpcCB

[Dave Maass 🔦 @maassive]

@Newsforachange I love that art. Reminds me of some of Frank Lloyd Wright's designs.

[Dave Maass 🔦 @maassive]

We're bringing OPERA to San Diego Comic-Con! Come check out the panel about our graphic novel, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, which will include live performances from the opera that the book is based on. Friday, July 25 at 5pm. https://t.co/T9Z0zWzRT7

[Dave Maass 🔦 @maassive]

@Newsforachange I don't think so!

[EFF @EFF]

We chased the paper trail left by Axon's Draft One software and came back with some tips for getting records on how police use AI to generate incident reports.

https://t.co/9TkQBURNq7

[EFF @EFF]

After months of investigation EFF is prepared to say: Axon’s AI police report writing tool is even worse for transparency and accountability than we initially thought.

https://t.co/Zz4lEMKkn2

[EFF @EFF]

Hello #NAHJ25! Don't miss EFF's popup: Mapping the Virtual Wall—we're exposing surveillance tech at the U.S.-Mexico border. Find the map in the Expo Hall in the lower level of the Hilton!

[Dave Maass 🔦 @maassive]

Hey FOIA Punks! Want to see what AI-generated police reports and their paper trails look like? We posted a lot of examples online as well as tips for filing public records requests when Axon Draft One comes to your city https://t.co/ecTQroUiFh

[EFF @EFF]

EFF’s @Maassive told @TheIntercept he'd expected Trump’s budget bill "to quadruple-down on wasteful surveillance technology at the border, but I was not expecting language that appears to grant an exclusive license to Anduril to install AI-powered towers.”https://t.co/PhUgwEvkEc

[Dave Maass 🔦 @maassive]

@CBP That's Del Rio Sector, no?

[Dark Horse Comics @DarkHorseComics]

Featuring images and costumes pulled directly from @Maassive and Patrick Lay's Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, the @LouOrch performed an original production of "Der Kaiser von Atlantis."

More about the book: https://t.co/y1X89bETi7

With Berger Books (@KarenpBerger)

[Dave Maass 🔦 @maassive]

From opera to comics to opera again! Check out this stunning highlight video from @LouOrch's performance of Der Kaiser von Atlantis, featuring costumes and sets pulled right from the pages of our graphic novel, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis. https://t.co/PLrfqWCYPq

[EFF @EFF]

California law enforcement misused access to sensitive information stored in a state criminal justice system more than 7000 times in 2023, largely driven by @LASDHQ improperly using it during concealed carry background checks. https://t.co/bP2vVT06JC

[Dark Horse Comics @DarkHorseComics]

Explore the creative process behind the illustrations and story of Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis with @maassive and Patrick Lay on Jan 24 from 5-5:30 PM at @KMACMuseum. More: https://t.co/1uFhYelO8V

The special event precedes @LouOrch's upcoming performance of Der Kaiser Von Atlantis.

[EFF @EFF]

This year, EFF visited the California, Arizona, and Texas borders with Mexico to expose the surveillance technology used by both the U.S. and Mexican governments. https://t.co/fPocMifbT5