Katya Schwenk

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Katya Schwenk is a freelance journalist covering technology, surveillance, and policing.

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Police watch while people gather for a labor march on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. April 4, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Operation Legend Is Bringing Surveillance Tech to Cities

Katya Schwenk

- Sep. 13, 2020

Using federal grants, cities are contracting with companies that hack smartphones and detect gunshots.