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REVEALED: Nypds israeli surveillance deal gets put under surveillance after privacy backlash | Rare Historical Photos

New York Police Department Surveillance Privacy Cognyte New York

The NYPD faces privacy backlash over its proposed $750,500 cellphone surveillance deal with Israeli technology firm Cognyte (For illustration purposes only) (Credit: Florian Süß/Pexels)

The New York Police Department's proposed $750,500 (£564,732) surveillance deal with Israeli technology firm Cognyte has come under scrutiny following a privacy backlash, prompting questions about whether the city should acquire advanced equipment capable of identifying nearby mobile phones.

The controversy intensified on 26 October 2026 when the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) condemned the planned purchase of FalcoNet, a portable cellphone-tracking system.

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