"When Zohran Mamdani was a New York state assembly member, he sponsored the Stop Fakes Act, which would have prohibited law enforcement from creating fake electronic communication service accounts and collecting users' account information. Digital dragnet surveillance is widespread and dangerous, yet it continues to go unregulated, Mamdani co-wrote in a 2023 City & State op-ed. Although the NYPD claimed in a Department of Justice report to keep detailed records of its undercover accounts, the department refuses to provide any documentation"
"Only now Mamdani is the city's mayor, and as a democratic socialist backed by an enthusiastic leftwing coalition, his every move is closely scrutinized especially when it comes to law enforcement. On 4 February, the NYPD disclosed that it used internet attribution management infrastructure from the technology company Ntrepid to allow its personnel to safely, securely and covertly conduct investigations and detect possible criminal activity on the internet."
Zohran Mamdani sponsored the Stop Fakes Act as a state assembly member to prohibit law enforcement from creating fake electronic communication service accounts and collecting users' account information. Digital dragnet surveillance remains widespread, unregulated, and dangerous. The NYPD claims to keep detailed records of undercover accounts but refuses to provide documentation of social media surveillance policies for public review. The Stop Fakes Act failed and disputes over surveillance technology continued. As mayor and a democratic socialist backed by a leftwing coalition, Mamdani faces scrutiny after the NYPD disclosed using Ntrepid infrastructure to enable covert online identities, creating a political conflict between reform and operational cooperation.
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