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  • Speaking at NOLACon

    Speaking at NOLACon

    I’m happy to announce that NOLACon accepted my talk “Defending New Orleans from a Private Spy Network”. I’ll be speaking at the Astor Crowne Plaza on Saturday May 16th. If you have the time please come and see me. This is a special opportunity. NolaCon is an infosec conference with speakers from around the world…

  • NOPD is Still Using FRT, Still Lying, and Now Covering It Up — Part 4

    I’ll give this one to NOPD. While SPO Pope wanted to use FRT, technically, the target is masked and his face isn’t recognizable. Arguably this is still a violation of NOPD process, handling of police-sensitive material, and mass surveillance but by definition it’s not facial recognition.

  • NOPD is Still Using FRT, Still Lying, and Now Covering It Up — Part 3

    NOPD is Still Using FRT, Still Lying, and Now Covering It Up — Part 3

    NOPD determined that SPO Micheal Lane didn’t use FRT. Let’s walk through the complaint: The complaint The Evidence Micheal Lane sends the request to Bryan Lagarde at Project NOLA with pictures of Javone Washington asking to alert when his face matches in the Project NOLA FRT system. Bryan Lagarde at Project NOLA replies with a…

  • NOPD is Still Using FRT, Still Lying, and Now Covering It Up — Part 2

    In Part 1, I introduced you to my complaint against NOPD for illegally spying on New Orleans using facial recognition technology (FRT). We move on to bullet point 2: SGT Cherny. This one is spectacular. Sarah Cherny is NOPD’s most prolific user of facial recognition technology. I don’t think detective Cherny works a case without…