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T969389Tactical Guides for Campaigns
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Step-by-step guides based on strategies from communities that won.
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Building an Open Records Paper Trail
T969389Public records
A single FOIA request is a question. A systematic series of requests
is an investigation. This guide shows how to build a comprehensive
paper trail that exposes the full scope of a surveillance program from
initial vendor contact through deployment and ongoing operation.
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City Council Campaign Playbook
T969389Political organizing
How to organize a community campaign to reject or remove surveillance
technology through city council or county commission action. Based on
strategies from 27+ successful campaigns.
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Coalition Building Guide
T969389Community organizing
How to build cross-ideological coalitions against surveillance
technology. The most successful campaigns unite groups that rarely
agree on anything else.
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Digital Security for Protesters
T969389OPSEC
Phones are the biggest surveillance liability at a protest - they can
be tracked, seized, and compelled unlocked. This is the
before/during/after checklist EFF and allied groups recommend to
reduce what police can pull from your device if you're stopped or
arrested.
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FOIA / Open Records Request Guide
T969389Public records
Step-by-step guide to filing public records requests for surveillance
technology contracts, policies, and usage data. Covers federal FOIA
and state open records laws.
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File a State Privacy-Law Complaint
T969389Legal Action
If an organization mishandles your personal data, U.S. states with
comprehensive consumer-privacy laws let you file a complaint with the
enforcing authority. This playbook adapts Privacy Guides' "Report
Privacy Violations" guidance into a step-by-step path.
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How to Approach Elected Officials Directly
T969389Political organizing
Elected officials vote based on what they hear from constituents, what
they think will get media attention, and what their colleagues
support. This guide covers how to request meetings, what to bring, and
how to turn a conversation into a commitment.
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How to Document Surveillance Infrastructure
T969389Field documentation
Before you can fight surveillance you need to map it. This guide
covers how to systematically identify, photograph, and document every
camera, sensor, and reader in your area, and how to submit your
findings to public databases.
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How to Get Flock / ALPR Cameras Removed From Your Town
T969389Organizing
Automated license plate readers from Flock Safety and competitors are
being canceled by dozens of cities after residents exposed weak
contract language and unauthorized federal/out-of-state access to the
data. This is the proven 2025-2026 removal playbook: build public
pressure on the mayor and council, who almost always hold the contract
renewal.
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How to Investigate Whether Your PD Shares Data With ICE / CBP
T969389Investigation
Flock's 'national lookup' and pilot data-sharing features let federal
agencies and out-of-state police query local ALPR data, often without
local approval. Audit logs obtained through records requests have
repeatedly exposed hundreds to thousands of immigration-related
searches and become the strongest single argument for canceling
contracts.
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How to Map Your Local Surveillance
T969389Investigation
You cannot organize against surveillance you can't see. Combine EFF's
Atlas of Surveillance (what agencies own), the crowdsourced DeFlock
map (where ALPR cameras physically sit), and targeted records requests
to produce a concrete, evidence-backed map of your town's surveillance
footprint.
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How to Opt Out of Facial Recognition at Airports (TSA)
T969389Personal Defense
TSA facial recognition is voluntary at the checkpoint - you can
decline and be verified manually with no lawful penalty or extra
screening. Opting out is a simple, zero-paperwork action that also
builds the public record that travelers reject face scanning.
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How to Pass a CCOPS Ordinance
T969389Legal Action
A CCOPS (Community Control Over Police Surveillance) ordinance
requires city-council approval and a public surveillance impact report
before police may acquire or use any surveillance technology, and
forces existing tech to be approved or discontinued. It is the durable
structural fix - passed in 26+ jurisdictions covering ~18 million
people.
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How to Research Your Local Surveillance Spending
T969389Research
Most surveillance programs are funded through line items buried in
county budgets, federal grants, or special tax allocations like
SPLOST. This guide shows you how to trace the money from approval to
deployment so you can tell your community exactly what they are paying
for.
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How to Respond to a Facial-Recognition Misidentification or Wrongful Arrest
T969389Legal Action
Facial recognition falsely matches innocent people, disproportionately
people of color, and police have wrongfully arrested more than a dozen
based on it despite policies saying a match alone isn't probable
cause. If it happens to you, the priority is to preserve rights,
extract the FRT paper trail, and connect with litigators who have won
on exactly this.
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How to Secure Your Devices Before Crossing a U.S. Border
T969389OPSEC
CBP claims authority to search electronic devices at ports of entry
without a warrant under the border-search exception. U.S. citizens and
LPRs can't be denied entry for refusing to unlock, but devices can be
seized - so the defense is to minimize what's physically on the device
before you travel.
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How to Testify Effectively at a City Council or Police Commission Meeting
T969389Organizing
Public testimony is where surveillance contracts and ordinances are
actually won or lost. A tight, informed, solution-oriented 2-3 minute
comment, delivered by many people who showed up, moves decision-makers
far more than an angry monologue.
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How to Use Public Comment Periods
T969389Political organizing
Public comment is often the only moment where residents can address
their elected officials on the record. Most people waste it. This
guide covers how to prepare, deliver, and follow up on public comment
so it actually changes votes.
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Legal Challenge Pathways
T969389Legal action
When political channels fail, these are the legal paths available to
challenge surveillance programs. Legal action is typically a last
resort after exhausting political options.
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Media Strategy Template
T969389Communications
How to work with journalists to get surveillance stories covered.
Provides reporters with documents, data, and context they need to
publish.
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Running a Social Media Campaign
T969389Communications
Social media does not replace organizing but it amplifies it. A
focused campaign with local specifics, real numbers, and shareable
evidence can put pressure on officials who care about public
perception. This guide covers how to build and sustain a social media
campaign against local surveillance.
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Scrub Yourself From Data Brokers & People-Search Sites
T969389OPSEC / Personal Privacy
People-search sites expose your address, phone, email, age, and
relatives to anyone who searches your name — the first place a
stalker, doxxer, or hostile investigator looks. Most will remove your
data on request. The catch: hundreds of sites are run by a small
handful of companies, so opting out of the big ones clears many
smaller ones at once.
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Surveillance Impact Assessment Checklist
T969389Research
Before you can fight a surveillance program you need to know exactly
what you are fighting. This checklist produces a comprehensive
assessment of every surveillance technology deployed in your
jurisdiction, its cost, its legal basis, and its actual use.
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