Despite an attempt to ban smartphones in the theater, a video of the actor’s nude scene in the Broadway production of “Take Me Out” circulated widely online. Source: New York Times
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This Database Stores the DNA of 31,000 New Yorkers. Is It Illegal?
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2022
A database used by the New York Police Department violates state law and the Constitution, the Legal Aid Society contends in a lawsuit. Source: New York Times
A Fall From the Society Pages to Prison Unsettles Greenwich
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2022
The sealing of the case against Hadley Palmer, 53, who must register as a sex offender for secretly filming minors, has revived questions about judicial favoritism for the wealthy. Lawyers say they were trying to protect her victims. Source: New…
Greenwich Woman Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes for Secret Videos of Minors
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2022
The court record was sealed despite an A.P. reporter’s objection. Hadley Palmer, 53, pleaded guilty to making the videos and photos at her home in the wealthy enclave of Belle Haven, Conn. Source: New York Times
How the N.Y.P.D. Is Using Post-9/11 Tools on Everyday New Yorkers
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2021
Two decades after the attack on New York City, the Police Department is using counterterrorism tools and tactics to combat routine street crime. Source: New York Times
New York City’s Vaccine Passport Plan Renews Online Privacy Debate
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2021
The mainstreaming of digital vaccine passes could lead to more surveillance, privacy researchers cautioned. Source: New York Times
Will the Excelsior Pass, New York’s Vaccine Passport, Catch On?
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2021
More than 1 million Excelsior passes have been downloaded since they were introduced, but officials are hoping they will be adopted more widely. Source: New York Times
New York’s ‘Excelsior Pass’ Is the Country’s First Vaccine Passport
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2021
New Yorkers can download an app that they can use to show proof of their vaccination. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Will Stop Using Robot Dog After Backlash
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2021
The Police Department will return the device earlier than planned after critics seized on it as a dystopian example of overly aggressive policing. Source: New York Times
Digidog, a Robotic Dog Used by the Police, Stirs Privacy Concerns
By Gotham Rex on February 27, 2021
The New York Police Department has been testing Digidog, which it says can be deployed in dangerous situations and keep officers safer, but some fear it could become an aggressive surveillance tool. Source: New York Times
Natural History Museum Union Files Complaint Over Coronavirus App
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2020
The app would have asked employees to report if they had a fever and any new symptoms each day. Some see it as an invasion of privacy. Source: New York Times
City Praises Contact-Tracing Program. Workers Call Rollout a ‘Disaster.’
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2020
The contact tracers said the program was confusing and disorganized in its first six weeks, leaving them fearful that their work would not have an impact on the virus. Source: New York Times