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SASSI South@sassisouth· 4d

Across the country, cities and counties have been cancelling their surveillance tech contracts with Flock. But the problem has always been bigger than any one company --- it's the surveillance tech itself. Join us on Monday, August 31st at 6pm CT to learn more.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Jul 28

Join us for our next SASSI School where we will explore how the rise of AI is essential to optimizing the joint projects of counterinsurgency and state-making. Register at tinyurl.com/aipolicestate

SASSI South@sassisouth· Jul 21

The problem is bigger than Flock Safety. The problem is bigger than Axon. The problem is much, much bigger than automated license plate readers. Register at tinyurl.com/axonflock

SASSI South@sassisouth· May 6

www.noalprs.com

SASSI South@sassisouth· Apr 29

The ACLU really putting a strong stake in the sand when it comes to ALPRs. indyweek.com/news/what-th...

SASSI South@sassisouth· Apr 29

The only way to prevent ICE from getting ALPR data is to never install ALPRs. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/04...

SASSI South@sassisouth· Apr 28

SASSI South@sassisouth· Apr 2

Fusion centers like GISAC make it clear that the distinction between local police and ICE is illusory. To abolish ICE, we must abolish policing and the surveillance infrastructures fueling both mass incarceration and mass deportation.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Apr 2

Read our new zine on the architecture of APD’s surveillance apparatus and Georgia’s very own DHS-sponsored fusion center, the Georgia Information Sharing & Analysis Center (GISAC). sassisouth.org/projects/gisac

SASSI South@sassisouth· Mar 25

The problem of surveillance is bigger than Flock Safety. Join us on 4/15 for a webinar to learn more about why Flock Safety is just a starting point for challenging the surveillance apparatus around us. Please register at tinyurl.com/biggerthanflock

SASSI South@sassisouth· Mar 10

The Atlanta Police Department is doing the Lord's work. Included in the Homeland Security Unit's report about the April 2023 Stop Cop City "Week of Resiliency" are a number of events with national security concerns, including a bake sale. Cupcakes are known to be a telltale sign of terrorism.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Jan 21

During this digital workshop, we will explain Webloc and walk through how to change specific settings on our phones in order to limit ICE's ability to access our location history. This session will be in English. Stay tuned for a Spanish session. Please register at tinyurl.com/sassimeltsice

SASSI South@sassisouth· Jan 21

Join SASSI on Wednesday, February 4th at 8pm ET for, "Simple Steps to Melt ICE." This is the latest session in our ongoing community safety series. On January 8th, @404media.co published a story about how ICE is using a tool called Webloc.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Jan 19

This week on January 22nd, the Durham City Council is having a work session focused on the proposed contract with Peregrine, a Palantir-like, predictive policing company, with a vote coming at the February 2nd City Council meeting. Now's the time to make your voice heard!

SASSI South@sassisouth· Jan 19

Call to Action for Durham! The Durham City Council is currently considering building a Real Time Crime Center. This surveillance hub won't make Durham safer, it will only intensify the criminalization of Durham's Black, brown, immigrant, queer, trans, and activist communities, among other folks.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Jan 16

According to John Brown over at the FBI office in Atlanta, HaveIBeenFlocked.com "poses significant officer safety risk to law enforcement personnel." Surprise, surprise but the FBI doesn't like anyone interrogating what cops do, especially when it comes to their surveillance toys like Flock.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Jan 14

The Huffman Independent School District in Texas contracts with Flock Safety for ALPRs & shares their data directly to the Texas Department of Public Safety. From Nov.: "Texas DPS troopers will have immigration enforcement powers under new agreements with ICE" www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...

SASSI South@sassisouth· Jan 13

This bizarre email that Flock Safety sent to its customers in December has made the rounds. What we haven't seen discussed is the odd inclusion of a hyperlink to this story: theoutline.com/post/6131/sn... Garrett's feelings were hurt in 2018 and he holds grudges.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Jan 8

Join us and Healthy and Free Tennessee to learn about how we can use pod-mapping as one tool to improve our personal and community's safety, both in real life and digitally. Please register at tinyurl.com/podmapping101

Image of a purple and pink background with white text that says Join Healthy & Free Tennessee and SASSI for. Next, in a white background are the Health & Free Tennessee and SASSI logos with purple text that says An Introduction to Pod-Mapping. Next, over a purple and pink background, white text says Pod-mapping is one tool that we can use in this time of heightened oppression and repression to better support and care for each other. Join to learn abut pod-mapping and how it can be used to create caring and accountable communities, in real life and digitally. Finally, over a white background, purple text reads Sunday, January 18th 6pm ET Register: tinyurl.com/podmapping101

SASSI South@sassisouth· Dec 20

Here's James Williams, Police Chief in Staunton, VA, telling Garrett that he's wrong. source: www.ci.staunton.va.us/home/showpub...

SASSI South@sassisouth· Dec 20

Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, is oblivious. This man cares more about selling a product than actual community safety or anything that might resemble democracy. Shameless plug but we're starting a session of SASSI School focused on Techno-Fascism in January. Garrett may be discussed.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Nov 19

In developing their facial recognition policy, the Atlanta Police Department thought that using facial recognition "may be too aggressive and create unnecessary concern and backlash." What do we think of the proposed alternatives @atlpresscollective.com

SASSI South@sassisouth· Nov 11

Join SASSI to challenge the growing surveillance apparatus where you live.

Image: An illustration of a cat wearing a balaclava says SASSI

Script: Surveillance is NEVER safety. Join SASSI as we build an abolitionist future free from state & corporate surveillance systems & infrastructure.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Nov 11

What can you do? The Durham Police Department is hosting a series of listening sessions from 11/4 - 11/15. You can attend these sessions and tell the police that Peregrine and a Real Time Crime Center have no place in Durham! 🧵

Image: A calendar of dates for town hall listening sessions on real time crime centers posted by the Durham Police Department

Script: What can you do? The Durham Police Department is hosting a series of listening sessions from 11/4 - 11/15. You can attend these sessions and tell the police that Peregrine and a Real Time Crime Center have no place in Durham!

SASSI South@sassisouth· Nov 11

By building a Real Time Crime Center, Durham is putting its residents at risk of intensified monitoring not only by the Durham Police Department but also potentially by federal agencies like ICE, CBP, among others who could access Durham’s data using methods beyond the city’s control. 🧵

Text: Why is a Real Time Crime Center dangerous? By building a Real Time Crime Center, Durham is putting its residents at risk of intensified monitoring not only by the Durham Police Department but also potentially by federal agencies like ICE, CBP, among others who could access Durham’s data using methods beyond the city’s control.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Nov 11

What is predictive policing? Police use predictive policing tools and practices to predict who will commit crime and where crime will occur. These tools reinforce racist police practices by using data to justify policing of Black, brown, poor, and other criminalized communities. 🧵

Text: What is predictive policing? Police use predictive policing tools and practices to predict who will commit crime and where crime will occur. These tools reinforce racist police practices by using data to justify policing of Black, brown, poor, and other criminalized communities.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Nov 11

According to a presentation given by the Durham Police Department, the agency wants Peregrine because its "core strength lies in its predictive analytics to forecast crime hotspots and patterns." This is predictive policing. 🧵

Text: Why is Peregrine in Durham? Based upon a presentation given by the Durham Police Department, the agency wants Peregrine because its “core strength lies in its predictive analytics to forecast crime hotspots and patterns.” The Durham Police Department wants to deploy predictive policing.

SASSI South@sassisouth· Nov 11

Peregrine is rapidly growing and was valued at $2.5 billion as of March 2025. The company’s investors include Sequoia Capital, a firm led by an outspoken Zionist and Trump supporter. 🧵

SASSI South@sassisouth· Nov 11

Peregrine is especially dangerous because of the company's similarities to Palantir, the company enabling ICE's mass kidnappings. The CEO of Peregrine is a former Palantir executive and he built Peregrine to offer a similar data-mining product to Palantir. 🧵

SASSI South@sassisouth· Nov 11

Why is this a problem? Durham wants a predictive policing tool and Peregrine will deliver that. 🧵