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Transparency is Accountability
In my last post, I showed that NOPD had refused to release the results of PIB complaint 2025-0366-P. That case was created in June 2025 and demonstrated systemic abuse of facial recognition technology (FRT) and mass surveillance in New Orleans. As the months passed, it became increasingly obvious that NOPD cannot be trusted to police…
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New Orleans is Covering Up Illegal Mass Surveillance
New Orleans is Covering Up Illegal Mass Surveillance
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What is Project NOLA?
Project NOLA is a spy network. It is a private nonprofit corporation running America’s first known live facial recognition system — with over 5,000 cameras monitoring New Orleans. Founded in 2009 by former NOPD officer Bryan Lagarde, it evolved from a post-Katrina crime initiative into a massive surveillance network operating outside public oversight. The system…
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NOPD is Using FRT Against Suspects in Custody
Everyone hates reading emails. Processing thousands of pages of NOPD emails is beyond tedious. While there are many violations of New Orleans laws and NOPD policy, most of the emails are rote and bureaucratic. But occasionally there are surprises where we discover evidence of new types of violations. Recently reviewed emails show that NOPD is…
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Speaking at Wild West Hackin Fest (WWHF)
I’m happy to announce that my talk “Defending New Orleans from a Private Spy Network” was accepted to WWHF. I speak Thursday Feb 12th at 3pm. Hope to see you there.