Open Letter to Lexington Mayor Jim Gray on Surveillance
The following email was sent to Lexington Mayor Jim Gray on Aug. 6. My name is Clay Davis, and I am the Community Outreach Director for a local, grassroots organization called We See You Watching...
View ArticleLexington Officer Accused of Stalking Underscores Need for Surveillance...
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Accusations that a Lexington Police Department officer stalked and spied on a woman underscore the need for oversight and transparency for all government surveillance technologies and...
View ArticleLexington Mayoral Candidates on Surveillance: Bastin Acknowledges Tech Abuse...
Lexington will choose a new mayor on Nov. 6. Former vice-mayor Linda Gorton squares off against former police chief Ronnie Bastin. So where do the two candidates stand on surveillance? Both Bastin and...
View ArticleRonnie Bastin the Stronger Lexington Mayoral Candidate on Privacy
After evaluating statements by both Lexington mayoral candidates, We See You Watching Lexington has determined Ronnie Bastin takes a stronger position on protecting privacy and establishing oversight...
View ArticleThe Best Lexington Council Candidates on Privacy
On Nov. 6, Lexington will elect a new city council. Over the last few months, we’ve reached out to council candidates and current council members to discuss their views on surveillance issues and...
View ArticleThe Lawsuit Is Over; Here’s What the Lexington Police Department Is Hiding
After over two-and-a-half years of legal wrangling, the lawsuit filed against me by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government is over and I am going to reveal what I know about the Lexington Police...
View ArticleNo Expectation of Privacy?
A lot of people just parrot things they hear without really thinking about it. If they did carefully consider what they were saying, they probably wouldn’t say it. This is particularly true when it...
View ArticleLexington License Plate Readers: What We Know
In December of 2021, The Lexington Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) entered into an agreement with Axon Enterprises and Flock Safety to participate in a one year test pilot program that will...
View ArticleTimeline: The Evolution of Lexington Surveillance
2007-The Lexington Police Department partners with a company called Elsag to purchase its first high tech surveillance device. -One (1) Automatic License Plate Reader was acquired for $20,100....
View ArticleWhy Should We Trust Lexington With Surveillance Technology?
How dare the Lexington Police Department ask us to trust them with automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) or any other surveillance gear, for that matter! Police Chief Lawrence Weathers can’t even be...
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