NYPD drops no-bid $750K surveillance deal with Israeli firm Cognyte after backlash | Bushwick Daily
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The NYPD is restarting a $750,000 contract for Cognyte's FalcoNet cellphone tracking system as an open, competitive procurement after Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced criticism over the no-bid deal.

The department will reopen the $750,000 contract for FalcoNet, an AI-driven cellphone tracker from Cognyte, to competitive bids, and Cognyte can still bid, the Daily News reported. Meta said in 2021 it removed about 100 accounts linked to the firm, whose customers targeted journalists and politicians.

    • decolo@piefed.socialEnglish
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      2 days ago

      If I had to baselessly speculate, there’s probably a shortage of progressive people who both want that job and could survive the terrorism from the police unions

      • banana_pie@piefed.zipEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I rather think this line of reasoning is more accurate:

        She’s a full on oligarch who got into policing “fo funsies”

      • potatomuncher@lemmy.ca
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        2 days ago

        Police commissioner is a cushy job. I’m certain he can find 1 decent person to replace her with.

        Fish rots from the head. He’s not serious about police reforms and community policing if he’s not willing replace her.

        • decolo@piefed.socialEnglish
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          2 days ago

          I was playing devil’s advocate to some extent - I’m sure there is someone who could do the job. However, I think it’s disingenuous to say that ‘reformist NYC police commissioner’ would be any kind of a cushy job.

          Obviously if you don’t care what happens, and have the force of will required to lead one of the largest militarized gangs in the world, it’s not a terrible job. But that’s not what is being asked for and the person who replaces Tisch is going to be under a lot of direct and indirect pressure from people who enjoy violence.