surveillance state

A new report from the Office of the Inspector General finds police often ignore rules governing surveillance of political activity.

"Our agents would dispute that having a conversation at a restaurant or a gym is private. There should not be an assumption of privacy."

Commissioner Ray Kelly announced that he will unveil a new "Domain Awareness System" that will combine video feed from across with city with the department's existing databases to create something the AP describes as "all-seeing."

It turns out there's one NJ official who was informed about the NYPD's extensive surveillance of Muslims in NJ: Christie's predecessor Governor Richard Codey.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker tells the AP he's undertaking an investigation into the NYPD's surveillance of Muslims in his city.

In an email obtained last summer by a FOIA request, an NYPD detective states, "Currently, we are in the basic stages of investigating the possible use of UAV's as a law enforcement tool.