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Portland auditor opens investigation into ShotSpotter for lobbying violations (opb.org)
3 points by trynewideas on Feb 17, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



Previously:

"ShotSpotter requests to be held in contempt rather than disclose its methodology" discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32258854

"ShotSpotter defamation lawsuit against Vice has been dismissed" discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31958201

"Lobbying and lawsuits: How ShotSpotter convinced Portland to spend big on gunshot detection", OPB: https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/07/shotspotter-convinced...,

"How ShotSpotter fights criticism and leverages federal cash to win police contracts", NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shotspotter-police-guns...

"Deployment of Controversial Urban Sensor System Aided by Aggressive Lobbying", The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2015/03/26/rapid-deployment-shotspo...




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