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Public commenters tell commission of alleged trafficking and surveillance; commission records complaints
Summary
During public comment several speakers alleged encrypted transmissions linked to trafficking, coercive actions at workplaces, SFPD misconduct (cash payments) and widespread surveillance; commenters asked for investigations and for city watchdogs to act; the claims were heard but not adjudicated at the meeting.
SAN FRANCISCO — Several members of the public used allotted comment time at the March 12 Police Commission meeting to make detailed, sometimes competing allegations including claims of encrypted data transmissions linked to human trafficking, personal claims of abduction and false evidence, and assertions that surveillance equipment is in use in the city.
A public commenter who identified themselves as a former Flexport employee said they discovered "encrypted data transmissions to Russia and cargo ship manifests listing hundreds of female names"…
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