""It's important to stop the surveillance for all before it becomes the norm across the country. And S.T.O.P. is doing our best to make that happen, to rein in the surveillance and protect New Yorkers and folks across the country from this mass discriminatory surveillance,""
""New Yorkers really deserve safety strategies that don't come at the cost of civil rights, and S.T.O.P. is working to make that the reality, and we are absolutely, absolutely excited that Brooklyn Org is stepping up to support our work on that front.""
"The organization highlights how tools like facial recognition, NYPD drones, data-sharing systems and other tracking technologies are deployed - often with little oversight - disproportionately affecting low-income, immigrant, Black and Brown, and Muslim communities, as well as protesters."
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) is a Brooklyn-based civil rights nonprofit fighting discriminatory surveillance since 2019. S.T.O.P. targets technologies such as facial recognition, NYPD drones, data-sharing systems and other tracking tools that are often deployed with little oversight. Those technologies disproportionately affect low-income, immigrant, Black, Brown and Muslim communities, as well as protesters. S.T.O.P. conducts investigative research, policy advocacy, community education and litigation to challenge surveillance rollouts and protect privacy and civil rights. Campaigns include a Geolocation Tracking Ban to prevent large-scale location tracking and a "Ban the Scan" initiative. Brooklyn Org awarded S.T.O.P. a 2026 Spark Prize, enabling faster responses to new surveillance deployments nationwide and supporting efforts to promote safety strategies that do not sacrifice civil rights.
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