Boston police pause plans for $1.4-million social media surveillance program
The Boston Police Department on Friday announced it was putting a hold on its plans to purchase $1.4 million worth of social media surveillance software, signaling a win for civil liberties activists who said the program was poised to chill free speech and hindered other constitutionally-protected activity. Local law enforcement had sought social media analytic technology…
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