San Francisco Passes Proposition E, Allowing Police Year-Long Use of Surveillance Tech Without Assessing Effectiveness or Privacy Risks
Voters in San Francisco have decided to approve controversial new rules known as Proposition E, that significantly expand law enforcement’s powers of surveillance.
Other than allowing the police free rein when it comes to the surveillance tech they choose to use for a period of one year, Preposition E also absolves them of any duty to properly assess how effective the technology might be or how it may affect people’s privacy and safety.
To top it off, some types of surveillance will not be subject to oversight for an indefinite amount of time.
The approval of measures, pushed by Mayor London Breed, a Democrat, as a way to “make San Francisco affordable and safe again” – to paraphrase his sloganeering – can be seen as pushback regarding the developments in the city once known for its liberalism and “peace and love.”
Preposition E is one of three different key policy measures from a mayor who is reportedly engaged in an uncertain reelection battle set to play out in the fall. Meanwhile, some reports tie the outcome of the vote to the difficulties San Francisco has faced post-pandemic.
But it’s almost a smokescreen for long-standing public safety concerns, poverty, and gentrification – brought on not only by the mishandling of the pandemic but San Francisco’s role as “ground zero” of the Big Tech phenomenon. And Big Tech apparently had a hand in making Preposition E happen.
Despite the legislation coming from the Democrat camp, the outcome of the vote is seen as a win in liberal media reports for “conservative ideas” – notwithstanding the fact that privacy-invasive policies are often opposed by the conservatively-minded people in the US.
One of the provisions of Proposition E is to allow the police to use drones in addition to cars in pursuit of suspects, and deployment of facial recognition and surveillance cameras even without getting permission from the police commission board.
Among those campaigning against Preposition E was the digital rights group EFF, which said the measure was a threat not only to privacy and safety, but also, “democratic ideals.”
And EFF had no problem calling it “deceptive” – and calling on voters to say “no” to it.
“Don’t be fooled by the misleading arguments of Prop E’s supporters. A group of tech billionaires have contributed a small fortune to convince San Francisco voters that they would be safer if surveilled,” said EFF.
Maher: Biden Should Stay in His Basement Because ‘He F*cks Up’
Late night talk show host Bill Maher said Friday that Joe Biden would be better off hiding in his basement for the duration of his 2024 presidential campaign.
On HBO’s “Real Time” broadcast, Maher explained that Biden’s State of the Union was a success only because he had a teleprompter in front of him, and that he should remain out of the public eye for the remainder of his campaign.
“I think the strategy that Joe Biden should employ if he wants to win this election is just to come out every once in a while. I’ve been — when I first said he is going to be Ruth Bader Biden — and I still think that may be the possibility, I still think we still would do better with a younger candidate, but okay, maybe not, we’ll see,” Maher said.
“He did well last night. But everybody said, and I said, well, he can — I don’t think he’s doing a bad job as President, he can do the job, I don’t think he can win the job, because it’s a grueling thing to run for President.”
“And everyone said, yeah, well, he can’t do what he did last time because there was a pandemic, stay in his basement,” Maher continued. “Yes he can. No one gives a shit about that, …the chattering classes will talk about it, and the public will [say,] what do I care, I don’t want to watch this all the time anyway, I don’t need to see him every day, he doesn’t need to go around the country.”
“Stay where you are, every once in a while, make a speech like this. Trump proved in 2016 — he saved all his money and put one big ad at the end and people liked it better, they weren’t sick of him,” he added.
Maher also said Biden shouldn’t do many interviews or press conferences before the election “because he f*cks up.”
“That’s a terrible strategy. This was great, it was on the teleprompter, and once in a while, they played right into his hands, somebody heckles him, he can riff, because he’s not too feeble to do that,” Maher claimed “But being on the [campaign trail], one bad piece of fish, one slip on the ice, one slip of the tongue, which he does all the time, they’ll just – I think it’s better to have them say you’re a zombie than to look like one.”
Michelle Obama ‘Beat Sh*t Out of Barack’ After Trans Rumors Forced Her Out of 2024 Race
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FDA Alert: Popular Acne Treatments Used by Millions of Teens Linked to Leukemia
Dangerous levels of benzene, a chemical that causes cancer, have been detected in many popular acne treatments, according to a report issued last week. Valisure tested dozens of prescription and over-the-counter products, including popular brands […]
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New Zealand Young Global Leader Who Pushed Vaccine Passports Dies Suddenly
New Zealand Young Global Leader Efeso Collins, who aggressively pushed mRNA shots and vaccine passports on the public, died suddenly last month according to reports. He collapsed while participating in a charity event, a ChildFund […]
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NHS Insider: “Gov’t Ordered Us To Euthanize MILLIONS of Patients Before First COVID Lockdown”
The British government secretly gave NHS staff the order to euthanize millions of patients just before the COVID pandemic was declared in 2020, according to a senior NHS whistleblower. Graham Atkinson decided to quit his […]
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