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I should add that the Cambridge Day piece is authored by two lawyers from ACLU Massachusetts.
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"Contrary to claims that ShotSpotter gets officers to the scene faster, a University of Chicago analysis of response-time data found the opposite: in the Chicago neighborhoods that used to have ShotSpotter, police response times to high-priority calls got faster, not slower, after the system was removed — improving by roughly four minutes on average."
https://www.cambridgeday.com/2026/07/21/shotspotter-doesnt-prevent-gun-violence/#StopShotSpotter #ShotSpotter #surveillance #privacy #CambridgeMA
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"Contrary to claims that ShotSpotter gets officers to the scene faster, a University of Chicago analysis of response-time data found the opposite: in the Chicago neighborhoods that used to have ShotSpotter, police response times to high-priority calls got faster, not slower, after the system was removed — improving by roughly four minutes on average."
https://www.cambridgeday.com/2026/07/21/shotspotter-doesnt-prevent-gun-violence/#StopShotSpotter #ShotSpotter #surveillance #privacy #CambridgeMA
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Following the heartbreaking murder of Xavier Bautista, Cambridge City Council has come under tremendous pressure to reverse their decision to end the city's use of ShotSpotter, despite the fact that ShotSpotter does nothing to prevent gun violence.
Members of the Cambridge community, please write to your councilors to say that surveillance isn't safety: https://mobilize.aclum.org/a/email-your-city-councilors-surveillance-isnt-safety
#StopShotSpotter #ShotSpotter #surveillance #privacy #MAPol #CambridgeMA
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Following the heartbreaking murder of Xavier Bautista, Cambridge City Council has come under tremendous pressure to reverse their decision to end the city's use of ShotSpotter, despite the fact that ShotSpotter does nothing to prevent gun violence.
Members of the Cambridge community, please write to your councilors to say that surveillance isn't safety: https://mobilize.aclum.org/a/email-your-city-councilors-surveillance-isnt-safety
#StopShotSpotter #ShotSpotter #surveillance #privacy #MAPol #CambridgeMA
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Here is an official statement from #TheBlackResponse (TBR) about the vote to remove #ShotSpotter microphones from Cambridge, MA. In addition to reviewing the reasons for their long advocacy to #StopShotSpotter, they also highlight the ways in which TBR's leadership role in the effort has been erased, sidelining the central black and brown voices in the effort.
https://binj.news/2026/07/02/opinion-the-black-response-on-the-matter-of-shotspotter-in-cambridge/ -
Here is an official statement from #TheBlackResponse (TBR) about the vote to remove #ShotSpotter microphones from Cambridge, MA. In addition to reviewing the reasons for their long advocacy to #StopShotSpotter, they also highlight the ways in which TBR's leadership role in the effort has been erased, sidelining the central black and brown voices in the effort.
https://binj.news/2026/07/02/opinion-the-black-response-on-the-matter-of-shotspotter-in-cambridge/ -
Here are the councilors who took a stand against ShotSpotter last night. This was an act of bravery on an emotionally fraught issue, and they deserve our thanks:
Mayor: Sumbul Siddiqui
([email protected])
Public Safety Chair: Ayah A. Al-Zubi
([email protected])
Councilor: Marc C. McGovern
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Councilor: Patricia M. Nolan
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Councilor: Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
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Here are the councilors who took a stand against ShotSpotter last night. This was an act of bravery on an emotionally fraught issue, and they deserve our thanks:
Mayor: Sumbul Siddiqui
([email protected])
Public Safety Chair: Ayah A. Al-Zubi
([email protected])
Councilor: Marc C. McGovern
([email protected])
Councilor: Patricia M. Nolan
([email protected])
Councilor: Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
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Members of the #CambridgeMA community, in addition to honoring the years of activist struggle leading up to the vote to remove ShotSpotter, please also take a moment to write a note of appreciation to the brave City Councilors who voted to remove the technology. These councilors are putting their necks out to do what's right on a challenging and emotionally fraught issue, while putting themselvs at odds with the Cambridge Police Department.
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Members of the #CambridgeMA community, in addition to honoring the years of activist struggle leading up to the vote to remove ShotSpotter, please also take a moment to write a note of appreciation to the brave City Councilors who voted to remove the technology. These councilors are putting their necks out to do what's right on a challenging and emotionally fraught issue, while putting themselvs at odds with the Cambridge Police Department.
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Tonight Cambridge, MA City council voted by a narrow vote to ask the City Manager to remove all ShotSpotter microphones.
5 ayes, 2 nays, and 2 abstentions.
This has been the product of many years of work by many organizers. Many thanks to all of the people who have contributed to this win!
Truly a historical moment.
#CambridgeMA #StopShotSpotter #ShotSpotter #surveillance #MAPol
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Tonight Cambridge, MA City council voted by a narrow vote to ask the City Manager to remove all ShotSpotter microphones.
5 ayes, 2 nays, and 2 abstentions.
This has been the product of many years of work by many organizers. Many thanks to all of the people who have contributed to this win!
Truly a historical moment.
#CambridgeMA #StopShotSpotter #ShotSpotter #surveillance #MAPol
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Whether you share a voice note or not, if you want to sign up to testify, you can use the Cambridge City Council form to sign up to give testimony at the 5:30pm council meeting on May 18th:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/publiccommentsignupform#StopShotSpotter #surveillance #ShotSpotter #CambridgeMA #MApol
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Whether you share a voice note or not, if you want to sign up to testify, you can use the Cambridge City Council form to sign up to give testimony at the 5:30pm council meeting on May 18th:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/publiccommentsignupform#StopShotSpotter #surveillance #ShotSpotter #CambridgeMA #MApol
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More information on Cambridge's upcoming #ShotSpotter vote and actions you can take is available from the #StopShotSpotter coalition here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xh3yfo9bPVAKtYTJjMwvV1rg9q-tBwsgUtGsO3VJKZs/edit?tab=t.0 -
More information on Cambridge's upcoming #ShotSpotter vote and actions you can take is available from the #StopShotSpotter coalition here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xh3yfo9bPVAKtYTJjMwvV1rg9q-tBwsgUtGsO3VJKZs/edit?tab=t.0 -
If you'd like to give in-person or virtual comment at the Cambridge City Council hearing on #ShotSpotter, the hearing link is now open for public comment: https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/CityCouncil/PublicCommentSignUpForm
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For residents of Cambridge, Massachusetts and surrounding communities, on June 2, 2025, Cambridge City Council is holding a hearing reviewing the city's use of #ShotSpotter audio surveillance technology.
This technology claims to use AI to specifically identify the sounds of gunshots, but in fact is highly unreliable, and primarily results in higher policing of the disproportionately black and brown neighborhoods where the devices are deployed.
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For residents of Cambridge, Massachusetts and surrounding communities, on June 2, 2025, Cambridge City Council is holding a hearing reviewing the city's use of #ShotSpotter audio surveillance technology.
This technology claims to use AI to specifically identify the sounds of gunshots, but in fact is highly unreliable, and primarily results in higher policing of the disproportionately black and brown neighborhoods where the devices are deployed.
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Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
Until now, the exact locations of SoundThinking’s sensors have been kept secret from both its police department clients and the public at large. A leaked document, which WIRED obtained from a source under the condition of anonymity, details the alleged precise locations and uptime of 25,580 ShotSpotter microphones.
https://www.wired.com/story/shotspotter-secret-sensor-locations-leak/
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Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
Until now, the exact locations of SoundThinking’s sensors have been kept secret from both its police department clients and the public at large. A leaked document, which WIRED obtained from a source under the condition of anonymity, details the alleged precise locations and uptime of 25,580 ShotSpotter microphones.
https://www.wired.com/story/shotspotter-secret-sensor-locations-leak/
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Brandon Johnson didn't attend this shotspotter informational meeting yesterday. He's the one who gets to say yes or no to the contract. The meeting itself seemed like it was PR for the system, with a panel dominated by system advocates, and it's CEO. Who was this CCPSA meeting for? What point is public comment at a meeting where the person making the decisions isn't present?
https://bertshouse.social/@ChicagoNewsBot/111901926560358224
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The Maker of ShotSpotter Is Buying the World’s Most Infamous Predictive Policing Tech
https://www.wired.com/story/soundthinking-geolitica-acquisition-predictive-policing/
SoundThinking, the company behind the gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter, is quietly acquiring staff, patents, and customers of the firm that created the notorious predictive policing software PredPol, WIRED has learned.
In an August earnings call, SoundThinking CEO Ralph Clark announced to investors that the company was negotiating an agreement to acquire parts of Geolitica—formerly called PredPol—and transition its customers to SoundThinking’s own “patrol management” solution.
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The Maker of ShotSpotter Is Buying the World’s Most Infamous Predictive Policing Tech
https://www.wired.com/story/soundthinking-geolitica-acquisition-predictive-policing/
SoundThinking, the company behind the gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter, is quietly acquiring staff, patents, and customers of the firm that created the notorious predictive policing software PredPol, WIRED has learned.
In an August earnings call, SoundThinking CEO Ralph Clark announced to investors that the company was negotiating an agreement to acquire parts of Geolitica—formerly called PredPol—and transition its customers to SoundThinking’s own “patrol management” solution.
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Progressives press Chicago mayor over pledge to end controversial policing tool
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/16/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-anti-crime-promise?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
Progressives press Chicago mayor over pledge to end controversial policing tool
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/16/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-anti-crime-promise?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
@Tbeauchamp ShotSpotter's own numbers show they change the results 10% of the time was important new information ... they can try to spin it but it clearly highlights that their "97% accuracy" is a lie even with their own numbers. Before this, there wasn't any info about the frequency. Agreed though it's not surprising!
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@Tbeauchamp ShotSpotter's own numbers show they change the results 10% of the time was important new information ... they can try to spin it but it clearly highlights that their "97% accuracy" is a lie even with their own numbers. Before this, there wasn't any info about the frequency. Agreed though it's not surprising!
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After #bikegridnow I'm throwing myself at #stopshotspotter
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#ShotSpotter is a SCAM at best.
According to Mark-Anthony Middleton , it's biggest booster on the Durham City Council, "the technology is not designed to pick up acoustical signatures from inside a vehicle or a building."
This is just more funding for over-policing that does nothing to help our communities be safer, healthier, or less violent.
#stopShotSpotter #DurhamNC #defundThePolice
Why didn't ShotSpotter sensors notify Durham police of weekend's mass shooting?
https://www.wral.com/amp/why-didn-t-shotspotter-sensors-did-not-notify-durham-police-of-sunday-s-mass-shooting/20654929/ -
#ShotSpotter is a SCAM at best.
According to Mark-Anthony Middleton , it's biggest booster on the Durham City Council, "the technology is not designed to pick up acoustical signatures from inside a vehicle or a building."
This is just more funding for over-policing that does nothing to help our communities be safer, healthier, or less violent.
#stopShotSpotter #DurhamNC #defundThePolice
Why didn't ShotSpotter sensors notify Durham police of weekend's mass shooting?
https://www.wral.com/amp/why-didn-t-shotspotter-sensors-did-not-notify-durham-police-of-sunday-s-mass-shooting/20654929/ -
ShotSpotter routinely creates dangerous situations by sending police alerts of gunfire that never took place and dispatching armed police into predominantly Black and brown neighborhoods. Tell your city to #StopShotSpotter by closing or refusing new contracts with ShotSpotter. Sign the petition here: http://mpowerchange.org/stop_shotspotter
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Good! Fuck this garbage surveillance-to-prison pipeline. Maybe we can delay it all the way to never.
Durham's ShotSpotter plans delayed again - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
https://abc11.com/shotspotter-login-technology-durham-what-is/12452352/ -
Good! Fuck this garbage surveillance-to-prison pipeline. Maybe we can delay it all the way to never.
Durham's ShotSpotter plans delayed again - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
https://abc11.com/shotspotter-login-technology-durham-what-is/12452352/ -
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