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Brian Howey

Brian Howey is an award-winning journalist and master's student at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. His reporting has focused on homelessness, extremism and police accountability.

Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams is sworn into office under the gaze of a city surveillance camera on Nov. 12, 2019. A BuzzFeed News investigation found that Vallejo was one of more than 1,800 public entities to use a facial recognition technology so powerful, it is the subject of numerous lawsuits and several government probes. A Vallejo police spokesperson said the department’s command staff were unaware of its use prior to being contacted for comment by Open Vallejo.
Surveillance

Vallejo police secretly tested ‘dystopian’ facial recognition tool

By Brian Howey | April 13, 2021

Vallejo police tested a facial recognition system that is the subject of numerous lawsuits and government investigations, according to search data obtained by BuzzFeed News.

A photograph depicting the facade of the University of Southern California's Annenberg Hall
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Open Vallejo wins national journalism honor for exposing secret police ritual

By Brian Howey | February 10, 2021

USC’s Annenberg School of Journalism has awarded Open Vallejo a Selden Ring Special Citation for revealing a secret post-killing tradition within the Vallejo Police Department.

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