Objections to the shutdown of ShotSpotter gunfire-listening technology faded on the part of two Cambridge city councillors.
There won’t be a legal fight over the rejection of ShotSpotter in Cambridge
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Cambridge meetings, June 8-15: Two zoning laws that speed home construction are targeted for changes
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A second vote against ShotSpotter leaves no room for pushback, and over a member’s complaint
Councillors voted May 18 to turn off the system and remove its microphones within 90 days, and now again to ensure zero wiggle room for noncompliance.
Cambridge meetings, May 31-June 8: New homes, stopping the sewage and a gun buyback
Take part in meetings on changes that can reshape Cambridge Street, 92 homes for Rindge Avenue and ending sewage outflow into public waters.
Online safety shouldn’t come at the cost of access
Recent efforts by the House and the governor to create online protections for our state’s youth risk serious unintended consequences.
Police union says it is ‘deeply disappointed’ in council quitting ShotSpotter tech, reiterates points from losing vote
The organization spoke to fears that ShotSpotter audio could be used by federal agencies for surveillance but not a cited false-positive rate of 82 percent.
Cambridge vote calls for ShotSpotter gunfire detection to be turned off and dismantled within 90 days
Supporters made emotional pleas and tried a variety of ploys, but five councillors said they saw no evidence that the system keeps anyone safe.
City councillor wields race to oppose an antisurveillance order about devices that listen for gunfire
Harsh remarks toward fellow city councillors sidelined a vote on whether Cambridge keeps the gunfire-detection technology known as ShotSpotter.
ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology takes fire as surveillance that may not make Cambridge safer
The gunfire-detection technology used by Cambridge police is surveillance that has a high false alarm rate, residents and experts say.
New data privacy laws will have unintended consequences that hurt mom-and-pops and nonprofits
The bills gaining traction on Beacon Hill are well-intentioned but threaten to create unintended consequences for small businesses and nonprofits.