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STOP litigates and advocates for the privacy rights of New Yorkers, fighting for effective regulations of local and state police surveillance.

06/03/2026

Join STOP and TODAY, 6:30-8:00PM, at for a panel on how surveillance technology is reshaping privacy, protest and policing.

This panel features STOP’s Michelle Dahl, Derrick “Dwreck” Ingram , Olivier Sylvain, and Moustafa Bayoumi.

RSVP at: https://brooklyn.org/event/just-conversations-watching-the-watchers-surveillance-power-and-the-fight-for-accountability/

https://brooklyn.org/event/just-conversations-watching-the-watchers-surveillance-power-and-the-fight-for-accountability/

06/02/2026

“Facial recognition is marketed to landlords as a tool to ‘de-stabilize NYC units’ — in plain English, to evict tenants and raise rents.”

In our latest op-ed, Fabian Rogers and Jason Taper warn that landlord facial recognition systems threaten tenant privacy, rent stabilization, and housing security — and urge New York lawmakers to ban landlords from using facial recognition technology against tenants.

Read more at:

https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/commentary-landlords-latest-eviction-tool-22286459.php

06/01/2026

Join STOP and on Wednesday, June 3, at for a panel on how surveillance technology is reshaping privacy, protest and policing.

This panel features STOP’s Michelle Dahl, Derrick “Dwreck” Ingram , Olivier Sylvain, and Moustafa Bayoumi.

RSVP at: https://brooklyn.org/event/just-conversations-watching-the-watchers-surveillance-power-and-the-fight-for-accountability/

https://brooklyn.org/event/just-conversations-watching-the-watchers-surveillance-power-and-the-fight-for-accountability/

05/30/2026

Hit the ground running in the fight to protect community freedom by ending mass surveillance. Learn more about becoming a charity runner at stopspying.org/marathons.

Not a runner, but still want to support S.T.O.P.'s mission? Visit bit.ly/supportstop

05/27/2026

Join us tomorrow, May 28, for a webinar on how carceral surveillance is eroding civil liberties and exposing vulnerable communities to false arrest, immigration enforcement, and mass surveillance.

Registration at the link in bio!

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G5V0GuObSYepqRimsdwi7w #/registration

05/22/2026

Next week! Join S.T.O.P., Brooklyn Defender Services, the RAPP Campaign, and the Forensic Evidence Table for a panel on carceral surveillance. We'll discuss how pervasive call recording erodes fundamental protections for incarcerated people, their families, and their communities.

RSVP:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G5V0GuObSYepqRimsdwi7w

05/15/2026

Tell your NYC councilmembers to support a ban on biometric surveillance in places of public accommodation, and join us in the fight against surveillance by reporting sites of biometric information-gathering in New York City.

https://www.stopspying.org/biometric-map

05/14/2026

As NYC moves to renew its contract with Securus, join us on May 28 for a panel on how carceral surveillance normalizes permanent criminal suspicion and an infrastructure of invasive surveillance tools.

Register at the link in bio.

https://www.stopspying.org/events

05/04/2026

In case you missed our webinar on Thursday, we're sharing an overview of how algorithms & law enforcement collide to monitor students and fortify the school-to-prison pipeline. Visit the link in bio to learn more.

https://www.stopspying.org/jep-stop-policybriefing

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1350 Avenue Of The Americas, Fl 2, Box 1089
New York, NY
10006

Telephone

+12125187573

Website

http://www.STOPSpying.org/

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