Cops Are Asking #Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From #Flock So People Don't Destroy Them

https://www.404media.co/cops-are-asking-axon-to-make-their-cameras-look-different-from-flock-so-people-dont-destroy-them/

#privacy #police #surveillance #ALPR

#Florida and #Texas move to block #Flock cameras over #privacy concerns

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/florida-and-texas-move-to-block-flock-cameras-over-privacy-concerns/

#ALPR #police #surveillance

Cities terminate #Flock contracts at record pace in August

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/cities-terminate-flock-contracts-at-record-pace-in-august/

#privacy #police #surveillance #ALPR

More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/more-americans-oppose-police-license-plate-cameras-than-support-them-survey/

#Flock #ALPR #privacy #police #surveillance

How an #Atlanta Suburb Ended Up Sharing #Flock Data With More Than 2,000 Organizations

https://www.wired.com/story/how-an-atlanta-suburb-ended-up-sharing-flock-data-with-more-than-2000-organizations/

#privacy #surveillance #police #Georgia #ALPR

A #Georgia #Cop Used #Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend

https://www.wired.com/story/a-georgia-cop-used-flock-to-track-2-other-cops-his-ex-and-her-friend/

#privacy #police #surveillance #ALPR

"But to become my own man in the America I inherited, I realized I’d have to try to solve the paradox of my parents."

Read our excerpt from Wilbert L. Cooper's new #memoir, THE BLACK SHIELD:

https://longreads.com/2026/08/25/the-black-shield-wilbert-l-cooper/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Longreads #Books #Police #Race #Policing #Cleveland

#Florida ‘ #Deputy of the Year’ Used #Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

https://www.404media.co/florida-deputy-of-the-year-used-flock-to-stalk-ex-held-gun-in-her-mouth-did-a-nazi-salute/

#surveillance #police #ALPR #privacy

"As many of us conclude from a life living in this country run by White people, Gayle figured the best way to stick around was to hide herself."

From Wilbert L. Cooper's new memoir, THE BLACK SHIELD: https://longreads.com/2026/08/25/the-black-shield-wilbert-l-cooper/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Longreads #Books #Police #Memoir #Cleveland

#Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as #surveillance company faces growing backlash

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/23/flock-ceo-calls-for-compromise-as-surveillance-company-faces-growing-backlash/

#privacy #ALPR #police

"Dad got his gun from the City of Cleveland. That’s where Mom got hers, too. Both are tools of policing, the Cooper family business."

In our excerpt from THE BLACK SHIELD, Wilbert L. Cooper recounts how his mother Gayle joined the police force: https://longreads.com/2026/08/25/the-black-shield-wilbert-l-cooper/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Longreads #Reading #Books #Cleveland #Police #Memoir #Policing

#EFF and Civil Society Groups Call on #Nottinghamshire #Police to Halt Live Face Recognition

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-and-civil-society-groups-call-nottinghamshire-police-halt-live-face

#privacy #UK #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition

' #DarthVader' Wants #Flock in #SanDiego

https://www.404media.co/darth-vader-spoke-in-support-of-flock-at-san-diego-city-council-meeting/

#privacy #ALPR #police #surveillance

A journalist wanted to go to a Flock Safety convention.

Flock cancelled their registration AND got the hotel to cancel their room.

Enter Benn Jordan and *some equipment*, 😉.

I haven't had that much fun with a YouTube short in a while.

https://youtube.com/shorts/GQoQkeMdvQM

#surveillance #flock #police #journalism

Proton: We asked #Flock’s CEO about surveillance abuse. Here’s what he said.

https://proton.me/blog/flock-ceo-interview

#privacy #surveillance #police

#Flock cameras: What you need to know

https://proton.me/blog/flock-cameras-explained

#privacy #ALPR #police #surveillance

#Flock Has a Powerful New #AI Tool for #Police. We Got Its Code

https://www.wired.com/story/flock-safety-os-investigate/

#privacy #surveillance #AI

The National Park Service Is Using #Flock. Rangers Are Pissed

https://www.404media.co/the-national-park-service-is-using-flock-rangers-are-pissed/

#NPS #NationalParks #privacy #surveillance #ALPR #police

The #Cop Who Took On #Flock

https://www.wired.com/story/the-cop-who-took-on-flock/

#privacy #surveillance #police

As #Wisconsin cities flee #Flock, its shared camera network loses value

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/as-wisconsin-cities-flee-flock-its-shared-camera-network-loses-value/

#privacy #ALPR #police #surveillance

Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.

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Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code

Bipartisan 'Uprising' Against #Flock Cameras: a Larger Fight Against #BigTech and #Surveillance?

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/16/217209/bipartisan-uprising-against-flock-cameras-a-larger-fight-against-big-tech-and-surveillance

#privacy #ALPR #police

Despite 'New' Updates, #Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/despite-new-updates-flocks-creepy-cameras-remain-major-civil-liberties-threat

#privacy #ALPR #surveilllance #police

Literally planning for #PoliceBrutality

#ICE is pitching a plan to help shield local #police officers who make #immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty #misconduct.

#Trump #law #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #Sturmabteilung #StateSponsoredTerrorism #Constitution #DueProcess #CivilRights #HumanRights #RightToProtest #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #AbuseOfPower #fascism #tyranny #MafiaState #WhiteSupremacy
https://apnews.com/article/ice-liability-insurance-misconduct-civil-lawsuit-af330d49dcb9e40295c1fea4fc9ae6f6?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

#Flock says its new tool will help identify #police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/flock-says-its-new-tool-will-help-identify-police-abuse-but-hasnt-explained-how-it-works/

#privacy #surveillance #stalking #ALPR

The Government is Monitoring Anti- #Flock #TikTok and #Instagram Accounts

https://www.404media.co/the-government-is-monitoring-anti-flock-tiktok-and-instagram-accounts/

#privacy #surveillance #FreeSpeech #ALPR #police

Critics of the company reacted skeptically to the changes, which they said appeared designed to address the growing bipartisan anger about the cameras but could still leave room for #police to abuse the system.

The ACLU said that the shortened evidence retention window could be “a step in the right direction,” but it characterized the other changes as “retreads” of inadequate safety measures.

#Flock #law #privacy #InfoSec #immigration #MassSurveillance #tech #AbuseOfPower #deflock

#Police credit the #tech as an important crime-fighting innovation that helps locate missing people & track suspects in violent crimes. But critics say it amounts to #unconstitutional warrantless #MassSurveillance. Dozens of cities & agencies have nixed their relationships with #Flock amid concerns that the data can be accessed for #immigration enforcement or in unauthorized tracking, after a flurry of examples surfaced of #LawEnforcement officers misusing the tech for personal searches.

#law

"BTP expands Live Facial Recognition (LFR) trial into London Underground stations" - https://www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/news/england/btp-expands-live-facial-recognition-lfr-trial-into-london-underground-stations/
#london #travel #surveillance #police

Study after study after study has proven the exact same things:

1. Black Americans are much more likely to face police brutality.

2. Black Americans are MUCH more likely to be stopped by the police in the first place.

https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-cops-race-injury-20160725-snap-story.html

#acab #police #blackmastodon #blacklivesmatter

No, what I'm experiencing is closer to being a WW2 pilot.

And the sad reality is just like WW2 pilots I've already put in more contact with the forces of fascism than anyone really expects a Black person to survive.

https://dayssinceivebeenstoppedbythepolice.com

#WWII #HumanRights #WW2 #BlackMastodon #ParentingWhileBlack #Police #ACAB

#Flock Camera Vandalism Continues Around America, While 100 Communities Reject ALPRs

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/08/059204/flock-camera-vandalism-continues-around-america-while-100-communities-reject-alprs

#ALPR #privacy #surveillance #police

More #Police Officers Fired, Investigated, or Arrested for Misusing #Flock Camera Systems

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/08/0453229/more-police-officers-fired-investigated-or-arrested-for-misusing-flock-camera-systems

#surveillance #privacy #ALPR

Woman Pulled From Car at Gunpoint By #Police After Mistaken #Flock Alert - Twice

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/08/042259/woman-pulled-from-car-at-gunpoint-by-police-after-mistaken-flock-alert---twice

#surveillance #privacy #ALPR

As we dug into a little-known church, we started to see a pattern: women describing similar abuse; a preacher who knew what was going on.

And the same prescription for the problem: forgiving and forgetting it happened.

Listen to the latest episode of "Paper Trail": https://www.propublica.org/podcast/old-apostolic-lutheran-church-sexual-abuse-clint-massie?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Church #Religion #Minnesota #Police #Children #Abuse

Flock posted videos on its YouTube channel highlighting at least four police departments whose officers have faced allegations of misusing the company’s tech.

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Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse

‘DO NOT MENTION #ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of #Flock

https://www.404media.co/do-not-mention-alpr-usage-how-cops-are-trying-to-hide-the-existence-of-flock/

#police #privacy #surveillance

‘DO NOT MENTION #ALPR USAGE’: How #Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of #Flock
A usage policy for the automated license plate reader cameras in the county tells #police, in no uncertain terms, to keep them a secret: “DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE,” the policy document reads. “DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.”
Flock is now operating in thousands of cities and towns!
https://www.404media.co/do-not-mention-alpr-usage-how-cops-are-trying-to-hide-the-existence-of-flock/
https://archive.is/20260804160721/https://www.404media.co/do-not-mention-alpr-usage-how-cops-are-trying-to-hide-the-existence-of-flock/

#ExfilSquad hackers leak info of over 100,000 #UK #police officers, staff

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exfilsquad-hackers-leak-info-of-over-100-000-uk-police-officers-staff/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach

Why a #Flock Worker Quit: ‘They Lied’

https://www.404media.co/why-a-flock-worker-quit-they-lied/

#privacy #surveillance #police

How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/rogue-officers-turned-nationwide-camera-122127787.html

#privacy #surveillance #police

Tuesday: Local officials' attempts to investigate the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo have been stonewalled at every turn. They've even consulted with Minneapolis for tips on forcing #ICE to face justice. https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-ice-killing-district-attorney-trump/

#police #law #fascism #Trump #Houston #GulfCoast #news #Texas

Don't miss out ... Catch up with everything we've published from the July/August 2026 issue of our magazine: https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/july-august-2026/

#journalism #media #Texas #politics #education #USpol #news #law #police

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The July/August 2026 issue of Texas Observer magazine features an illustration of a BIPOC boy in a classroom, holding a toy white school bus, while looking pensively out the window at barbed-wire festooned prison walls. Headline: The Texas School Arrests Crisis, How kids as young as 10 bear the burden of tough-on-crime policies, by Josephine Lee. Other headlines: An East Texas Love Letter by Dalyah Jones, The Houe That Youtube Built by Steven Monacelli.

BREAKING: Madison Wisconson cops were seen today shooting an unarmed Black man execution style in the head THREE times.

Witnesses say the man was struggling to flee but was not armed and they didn't see cops recover any weapons from the man.

The cops just got frustrated and killed him.

Video from multiple angles shows the cops were facing only the threat of a bruised ego if the man ran away.

#Madison #WI #Police #ACAB #FuckICE

#Police dismantle #Kratos #phishing platform, arrest developer

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-dismantle-kratos-phishing-platform-arrest-developer/

#cybersecurity #cybercrime

#US #police now armed with Israeli spy vans simulating mobile phone towers

https://cybernews.com/privacy/us-police-israeli-spy-vans-falconet-cognyte/

#privacy #Israel #FalcoNet #Cognyte #IMSIcatcher #surveillance

DA: #Cop covered #bodycam to snap nude prisoners on his #iPhone—but other cams caught him

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/cop-charged-with-covering-bodycam-to-photograph-naked-prisoners/

#privacy #police

On #Flock License Plate Tracking Cameras

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/on-flock-license-plate-tracking-cameras.html

#ALPR #privacy #surveillance #police

A new toolkit for attorneys in Massachusetts targets the technologies police use—and conceal—to build criminal cases, from facial recognition to AI-written police reports.

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The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance Secrets

How Cops Use #Flock to Track People, Not Cars

https://www.404media.co/how-cops-use-flock-to-track-people-not-cars/

#police #ALPR #surveillance #privacy

A Leak of #SanFrancisco #Police #Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban #Surveillance

https://www.wired.com/story/sfpd-drone-video-leak-surveillance/

#privacy

Alarm over launch of #FacialRecognition in #UK shops that instantly alerts #police

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/facewatch-facial-recognition-uk-shops-instantly-alerts-police-civil-liberties

#privacy #surveillance #FRT

The SFPD’s exposure of hours of videos from drone platform Skydio reveals how broadly it’s watching the city from above—and how the results can spill online.

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A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance

How #Flock Cameras Wrongly Tracked a Journalist for Days, Then Sent #Police to Arrest Him

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/07/11/0556236/how-flock-cameras-wrongly-tracked-a-journalist-for-days-then-sent-police-to-arrest-him

#privacy #surveillance #ALPR #journalism

Cops Say #Waymo Snitched on Teens for Allegedly Drinking and Shooting a Toy Gun

https://www.404media.co/waymo-called-police-on-teens-san-mateo/

#privacy #surveillance #police

Footage Shows #Cop #Stalking Woman He Met on a TV Set After #Surveilling Her With a License Plate Reader

https://www.404media.co/footage-shows-cop-stalking-woman-he-met-on-a-tv-set-after-surveilling-her-with-a-license-plate-reader/

#privacy #ALPR #police

#Framingham #police will not renew #Flock Safety contract after months of resident opposition

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/06/25/framingham-police-will-not-renew-flock-safety-contract-after-months-of-resident-opposition/

#ALPR #surveillance #privacy #Boston

UK launched largest facial recognition programme in British history: 27 police forces, £26m, LFR in knife crime hotspots. Algorithm has documented racial bias, scans everyone, 50 vans deployed. Mainstream coverage: almost none.

https://thomaster.substack.com/p/the-uks-largest-facial-recognition

#FacialRecognition #LFR #Surveillance #Police #KnifeCrime #Privacy #AI #UKPolitics

Lawmakers Must Act Now to Prevent Armed #Police Drones

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/lawmakers-must-act-now-prevent-armed-police-drones

#surveillance #privacy

Are Your Local #Police Using #Flock Safety ALPRs to Scan for Immigrants?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/are-your-local-police-using-flock-safety-alprs-scan-immigrants

#ALPR #privacy #surveillance #immigration #politics

#British #Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted

https://www.wired.com/story/british-police-built-a-sprawling-crime-prediction-machine-some-results-couldnt-be-trusted/

#PredictivePolicing #AI #privacy #surveillance

As so often what once happened in a Philip K Dick book (in this case Minority Report) has now come to pass... here are Liberty's investigative journalist team on the worrying & expanding experience of predictive policing, and how it produces a large number of false positives when trying to predict criminality.

Once that has been compounded through police prejudice & bad culture, this looks not just unwelcome but positively dangerous!

#police #politics #AI #technology

https://www.wired.com/story/british-police-built-a-sprawling-crime-prediction-machine-some-results-couldnt-be-trusted/

NEW: Court Inquiry Denounces “Disturbing Pattern” of Violations at Arizona’s Largest Sheriff’s Office

A court inquiry alleges that top leaders at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office undermined efforts to comply with mandated reforms brought on by a long-running racial profiling lawsuit and settlement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/maricopa-county-arizona-sheriff-deputy-misconduct-reforms-undermined?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Arizona #MaricopaCounty #Phoenix #Police #Law #Racism #AZ

With the expansion of Met Police facial recognition cameras, might this not be a rather good time to bring back hats?

I can well imagine that a good, broad-rimmed hat would be the fashion statement for many this coming protest season, or just a day out feeding the ducks.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/23/met-to-expand-live-facial-recognition-central-london

#life #clothing #fashion #hat #surveillance #London #police #privacy

#Police cleans nearly 15,000 #SocGholish-infected sites tied to #EvilCorp

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/law-enforcement-nukes-socgholish-malware-from-nearly-15-000-sites/

#OperationEndgame #cybercrime #cybersecurity

#Flock Leaked Cops’ License Plate Searches via #DuckDuckGo, #Bing

https://www.404media.co/flock-leaked-cops-license-plate-searches-via-duckduckgo-bing/

#ALPR #privacy #police #DataBreach

You can't encrypt your physical face. So how do you fight back when police treat a flawed AI guess as divine truth?

Episode 28 of Impractical Privacy is out NOW.

🎧 Stream telemetry-free: https://ImpracticalPrivacy.com
#Privacy #FacialRecognition #MassSurveillance #Podcast #DigitalPrivacy #PhyiscalPrivacy #Police #PoliceTech #Surveillance #SurveillanceState #ImpracticalPrivacy #PrivacyTools #PrivacyMatters #DigitalSelfDefence

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Most US World Cup stadiums are surrounded by surveillance cameras. Want to know if you’re being watched on your way to a match? These maps will help you.

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Mapping Every Flock License Plate Reader Near US World Cup Stadiums

Arrested for Telling a Cop to Shut UP-James Freeman is Suing to Rename This Texas City

https://youtu.be/zyLnHzg4Xrg

#Corruption #Cops #Police #Thugs #Tyranny #Government #Law #Legal #Courts #Lawsuit #Constitution

The $94 Million Smart Meter Surveillance Scheme Exposed

https://youtu.be/onYWQJsWFpk

Sacramento residents discovered their utility company has been secretly feeding their private energy data to police without warrants, leading to a massive surveillance operation that generated $94 million in fines. This explosive investigation reveals how SMUD transformed smart meters into government spy devices, monitoring when you shower, sleep, or use appliances.

Innocent homeowners faced armed police raids for using electricity to power medical equipment or mine cryptocurrency. One resident was forced outside in his underwear at gunpoint, while another disabled veteran was threatened with arrest for refusing warrantless entry. The surveillance threshold dropped dramatically from 7,000 to just 2,800 kilowatt hours per month, making air conditioning use suspicious in Sacramento's brutal heat.

Internal documents expose how SMUD analysts actively mined customer data for police, checking over 10,000 homes in a single month. Despite California law explicitly prohibiting utilities from sharing precise meter data without warrants, SMUD violated these protections daily for a decade.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation's lawsuit could reshape smart meter privacy nationwide. With the October 2025 court decision approaching, every American with a smart meter needs to understand how their utility company might be spying on them right now.

#SMUD #SmartMeters #EFF #Privacy #Utilities #Electricity #surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism #Spying #4thAmendment #WarrantlessSearch #Constitution #CivilRights #Courts #Lawsuit #SCOTUS #Cops #Police #Extortion #Fraud

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