One System to Rule All of NYC’s Surveillance

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has long been known for its ambitious approach to policing, but its most pervasive tool isn’t a badge or a bullet. It is a centralized, all-seeing electronic brain called the Domain Awareness System (DAS). In partnership with Microsoft, this platform was designed to give law enforcement an unprecedented, God-like view of the city. And what could possibly go wrong when you build a system specifically designed to digitally profile every resident in a city of 8 million people?The All-Seeing Eye of the NYPDSince its launch in 2012, the DAS has evolved into what a recent civil rights lawsuit calls a “voyeuristic policing platform source: https://medium.com/pivx/one-system-to-rule-all-of-nycs-surveillance-641686019763?source=rss----430d9242e45e---4