Awesome talk out from this year's DEFCON by Cybertiger, Colonel Panic, The Wrew.

Thanks for the shoutout!

Love to see my work inspiring more hackers to explore the surviellance state's IoT devices!

Be sure to catch this video 👇🏿

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcK-TDmzshc

@defcon

#DEFCON #Privacy #surveillance #Flock #Axon

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

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The Citizen Lab posted this yesterday. Your governments are using and paying for an infamous spyware tool created by an evil company to monitor your dissent despite Apple's previous efforts to stop it on the iPhone.

"The attack used an iMessage zero-click exploit that the Citizen Lab believed had been patched by Apple as of iOS 18.4.1, a version Apple released in April 2025."

The Citizen Lab: Pegasus Spyware Infection of Serbian Pro-Democracy Student Activist https://citizenlab.ca/research/pegasus-spyware-infection-of-serbian-activist/ @citizenlab

More:

Infosecurity-Magazine: Pegasus Zero-Click Exploit Infects Serbian Student Activist's iPhone https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/pegasus-zero-click-exploit/ #spyware #surveillance #Apple #iPhone #infosec #vulnerability #zeroclick

Newsweek: Flock Cameras Face Removal Nationwide Under New Bill https://www.newsweek.com/flock-cameras-face-removal-nationwide-under-new-bill-12399057 @Newsweekdotcom #Flock #surveillance #privacy

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“On Friday, we joined ﹫shahanafrombk․bsky․social, ﹫fightforthefuture․org, ﹫nycdsatech․bsky․social and ﹫jimowlesclub․bsky․social outside MSG for a rally to ⌗BanTheScan in NYC․

Read more here:

nbcnewyork․com/news/local/…”

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“Meta’s settlement with 52 state attorneys general is a bad deal for all internet users, and especially for teens. That’s what we said the day the settlement was announced.

In this post, we go through the Settlement’s provisions in detail and explain why that is so, including how:

- The Settlement embeds age assurance technology and age-gates into Meta’s social media products and requires all users—minors and adults—to undergo a rights-threatening age estimation process

- The Settlement places severe restrictions on Teens that can largely only be modified by the Teens’ parents and only then in exchange for giving their parents a ton of information about their online community and usage;

- The Settlement seems to empower the attorneys general to enforce Meta’s content restriction on “age inappropriate content,” categories that Meta itself has had trouble administering without excluding information about sexuality, sexual and reproductive healthcare, and abortion medication;

- The Settlement actually requires Meta to collect, analyze, and retain more information about its Teen users—when the pressure should have been on Meta to diminish its surveillance capitalism.

- And the Settlement in no way limits the attorneys general from seeking the user information for their own law enforcement purposes.”

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/metas-17-billion-settlement-bad-deal-teens-and-all-social-media-users

#SocialMedia #Meta #AgeVerification #Censorship #USA #Surveillance

#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

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“BREAKING: COUNCIL MEMBER SHAHANA HANIF, ADVOCATES RALLY AT MSG TO DEMAND BAN ON FACIAL RECOGNITION TECH

⌗BanTheScan ⌗MSG ⌗MSGEntertainment ⌗FacialRecognition
stopspying․org/content-input/council-member-shahana-hanif-ad…”

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RE: https://lawoffice.social/@barry/117191675217913156

Kristen Volpe, a 22‑year‑old student teacher in Washington, IL, sent a private #Snapchat #joke about “shooting” a student who wrecked her lesson plan. Snapchat’s #AI flagged the DM, alerted the FBI, and within an hour deputies arrested her for disorderly conduct—released on $0 bond, no charges, but her placement was terminated. This is the new pre‑crime era: AI‑driven surveillance decides threat, hands you to law‑enforcement before you even think #AIPrecrime #Surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“The CDC director’s push for expanded 'abortion surveillance' raises serious concerns about weaponizing healthcare data to track abortion care and those seeking it․ Medical records should protect patients—not put them at…”

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Stares in Mayor Wilson's direction.

YET another prominent GOP figure coming out swinging against Flock and mass CCTV surveillance.

It's pretty clear the GOP is running to the left of the Dems on police tech this election cycle.

And fuck... would not be surprised if this keeps tons of Republican voters engaged that otherwise would have stayed home this year.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/08/26/desantis-calls-flock-camera-surveillance-out-of-control-urges-legislative-action/

#RonDeSantis #Florida #GOP #Privacy #surveillance #ACAB #Flock

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

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“Join S․T․O․P․ in New York for Power Down Surveillance: Full Court Press at the Liberty vs․ Valkyries game Thursday, August 27th!

This event will feature a private suite experience with food, drinks, and a short program…”

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“MEDIA ADVISORY: Electeds, Advocates Rally Against Facial Recognition After Madison Square Garden Abuses

Friday, August 14th, 12:00pm EST
Moynihan Train Hall steps (421 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10001)

stopspying․org/co…”

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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

While it was only a matter of time, this is still a very bad development.

«An internet troll on the Pentagon’s payroll has made a database to track Americans based on their political affiliation. …

The release of the evidently government-funded DSA Explorer comes amid a broader effort to label left-wing activists and organizers as domestic terrorists.

In a lengthy disclaimer on the database website, Pounds warned that her data may not be 100 percent accurate. … “Do not rely on this material without independent verification.”»

Source: https://www.rsn.org/001/a-hegseth-employee-created-a-database-to-track-americans-based-on-their-political-affiliation.html

I'm just not sure a disclaimer and request to be careful is going to hold back people who are determined to make an inference that itself is bogus on its face and is likely in search of any flimsy justification.

#fascism #surveillance #SurveillanceSociety #USElections #USPolitics #DSA #DSAExplorer #privacy #democracy #Constitution #BillOfRights

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

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“A leaked document reveals that Flock planned to tap roughly 350,000 rideshare vehicles for data collection․

Read more․

mashable․com/tech/flock-uber-lyft-mobile-surveillance-pitch”

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@eff @jilliancyork @reasonmagazine

https://www.wewillfreeus.org/the-server-called-paranoia-defend-autistici-inventati-before-september-25/

#AntiFa #surveillance

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

#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

Britain is building far more than a digital ID.

Certified private verification providers, personal-data intermediaries, new cyber-security powers and a cross-government identity layer are all moving at once.

Taken together, they begin to define who and what the digital state will trust.

https://thomaster.substack.com/p/britain-is-building-the-trust-layer

#DigitalID #CyberSecurity #Privacy #DataProtection #DigitalRights #UKPolitics #Surveillance #AI #OSINT

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'AI surveillance technology is creepy for anyone going to a show or a club, but it’s particularly dangerous for members of the LGBTQ+ community who are facing increased attacks on our rights and safety' - ﹫evangreer․bsk…”

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#Alabama country boy vs #AI #surveillance and #privacy defilement

Jacob Rockwell at a #Pensacola, #Florida #CityCouncil meeting

👏 👏 👏

https://weartv.com/news/local/man-raises-concerns-about-pensacola-red-light-camera-ticket-says-he-was-out-of-town

(Jacob's actually from Escambia County, which is the far Western tip of Florida, so basically Alabama)

#Flock #FlockCameras #NovoaGlobal

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'Police officers wearing Meta smart glasses and secretly recording the public is a direct threat to Floridians’ right to free speech and protest' - S․T․O․P․ Communications Director Will Owen․

miaminewtimes․com/news/fl…”

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Aw, It’s Baby’s First #AI #Surveillance System

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/business/smart-baby-monitors-nanit-owlet.html

#privacy #parenting

State attorneys general bypass legislatures, use courts to force #surveillance cameras into innocent people's bedrooms, shred online #anonymity, and impose extreme #speech #curfew⁠s.

Everyone then claps and cheers at how much safer the children are going to be now.

I'm going to be sick. We'll all be marched into camps at this rate. God help us all.

#EFF statement: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-statement-meta-settlement

Settlement (PDF, 122 pages): https://oag.dc.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/Settlement%20Agreement%20FINAL%20-%20Fully%20Executed.pdf

News article: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/26/meta-kids-safety-features-settlement-01050418

#privacy

'Darth Vader' has recently gone viral after he praised San Diego City Council's decision to support surveillance company Flock Safety:

"The emperor is a fan of Flock. And we must continue utilizing Flock technologies so that we can follow and surveil the rebel scum as they move from playground to playground, from playground to pool, from pool to gymnasium.”

 https://flip.it/B.6L86

#DarthVader #Flock #Surveillance

As always a great talk from Bill Swearingen, this year he spoke about defeating systems like flock.

He mentioned some crazy stats:

🗺️ There's 120k Flock cameras

📸 They scan cars 20 BILLION times a month

And that's just flock's network 🤯

https://youtu.be/WyPmt8CE5L4

@defcon

#DEFCON #BillSwearingen #privacy #surveillance #flock #acab #deflock

#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

Carrier agreements with emergency alert system operators expose subscriber contact information and device capabilities to those system operators.

So what: switch to Firefox or Brave, turn on encrypted DNS, and add a no-log VPN if your ISP sells your browsing history.

#privacy #telecom #surveillance #indigoprivacy

The closer computers get to our bodies and homes, the less control we seem to have over them: https://u.fsf.org/4c9 #Google #Nest #FSF #FreeSoftware #surveillance

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A simple house with an eye above it and the Bluetooth symbol at the center

Iran's internet censorship and surveillance apparatus monitors social media activity and has been used to identify and arrest political protesters.

So what: use Signal and a private browser, and know your rights, agencies often need a warrant they don't always obtain.

#privacy #surveillance #iran #indigoprivacy

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'Police officers across the country are increasingly tapping flock for all sorts of misuse, including stalking and intimate partner violence on top of all sorts of other abuses of the technology․' - S․T․O․P․ Communicat…”

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#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

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“BREAKING: S․T․O․P․ Defends California’s AI Transparency Law

⌗Surveillance

Read the full press release here: stopspying․org/content-input/stop-defends-californias-ai-transparency-lawnbsp”

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' #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

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'The public conversation comes last, not first—and only much later do we start to fully understand the damage these technologies can do․'

Thank you, ﹫lastweektonight․com for sounding the alarm on ⌗MassSurveillance․

Wa…”

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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

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“ICE reportedly used surveillance tools and subpoenas to identify online critics—often without filing charges․

'All of this is about people saying naughty things about ICE… Nothing that comes close to true threats․'

Re…”

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"Age verification (laws and regulations requiring platforms and websites to assure or estimate that a user seeking to use an online service is of a certain age) is everywhere. At the time of writing, about half the states in the US have some internet age verification law in place, and dangerous proposals, from the KIDS Act to the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), have been advancing at the federal level. European Union member states are moving toward having age verification in a centralized app by the end of this year. Australia famously now has one extremely broad restriction in place.

Most age verification laws tend to fail at their primary goal of barring kids from being online or from entering only specially designated zones, not to mention they pose a significant threat to everyone’s privacy. Some proponents of these age-based internet restrictions think they've found the silver bullet: Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs). We wrote about ZKP’s when they were first rolled out in the age verification context last year. However, more recent examples show our concerns weren’t just conjecture; ZKP-focused AV schemes are gameable, hackable, and not the cure-all some may claim."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/zkps-arent-age-verification-silver-bullets

#AgeVerification #USA #Privacy #Surveillance #ZKP #EU #SocialMedia #PoliceState #Censorship

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

#flock #surveillance #privacy #starwars #darthvader

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

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#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

#Sainsbury’s store pauses #AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/17/humiliated-sainsburys-store-pauses-ai-scanning-after-false-shoplifting-accusation

#privacy #Facewatch #FRT #FacialRecognition #surveillance

If You Thought Pervert Glasses Were Bad, Wait Till You See Apple’s Leaked AirPods - “…the upcoming AirPods will raise huge privacy concerns once their existence becomes more publicly known. The controversy around Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses — or “pervert” glasses, as some call them — has all but ensured that camera-equipped wearables will be a cultural issue going forward.” https://futurism.com/future-society/apple-leaked-airpods-privacy #privacy #Apple #Surveillance #AirPods

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

🚨 Video catches anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA candidate snooping through voter’s mail: “Creepy AF”

The homeowner called the cops after seeing the home surveillance video.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/video-catches-anti-lgbtq-candidate-snooping-through-voters-mail-creepy-af/

#LGBTQ #Surveillance #TransRights #QueerJoy

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

🛂 Google pays $10M for Spirit Airlines emails, chats, documents

"Google is acquiring Spirit Airlines' emails, calendar info, chats, documents, spreadsheets and other business data, according to a bankruptcy court filing.
It will use the data to improve its products and AI models"

https://www.axios.com/2026/08/17/google-spirit-airlines-bankruptcy

#privacy #surveillance

I'd been wondering what's happening these days with #AdversarialFashion. Also in the context of adding 'defencive' designs to your cars to defeat them from automated licence plat readers and e.g. wholesale surveillance via #Flock cameras (in the US, but likely to come all over the place to our shores as well).

An example of adversarial fashion garments:

https://www.katebertash.com/adversarial-fashion

I could imagine the idea of stickers/decals growing on me to be placed on my car's body defeating ALPRs (automatic licence plate readers), as long as they would not cause legal repercussions.

Going to these extents as here (full car body cover design) seems a bit far, but the learnings from it are far from uninteresting:

https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/invisible-car-machine-learning-hide-vehicle-flock-cameras

#privacy #surveillance

#OpenAI ditches #Recall-style screenshot #surveillance for friendly #keylogging

https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/14/openai-ditches-recall-style-screenshot-surveillance-for-friendly-keylogging/5287618

#privacy #AI

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

404 Media: "....The National Park Service (NPS), the agency tasked with managing the U.S. national parks and monuments, has purchased Flock cameras and had them installed at parks including in Yosemite...."

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

#bigbrother #surveillance #flock #alpr #NPS #NationalParks

After Noel Pichardo called out his city's embrace of Flock surveillance cameras, he was subjected to five internal affairs investigations in less than two years.

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The Cop Who Took On Flock

What a nice line of questioning by the local Councillor of the Flock corporate representative. Fair and balanced. With a clear and reasonable take on the whole situation at the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXqM0L4POZQ

#Flock #USpol #Surveillance

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'It’s really alarming the number of loopholes that law enforcement, at both the local and federal levels, have to gain access to license plate reader data,' - Will Owen, S․T․O․P, Communication Director․

Read full story…”

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I’m at Renton City Hall for the rally against Flock, kicking off the #NoALPRs week of action … And oh no I forgot to bring a sign! Fortunately there are some other good ones here …

Alt text: Get the Flock out!

Alt text: Stop mass surveillance! No ALPRs. Big brother is watching you. 1984 was a warning, not a blueprint

#Flock #surveillance #privacy

⚖️ Police Officer Allegedly Used Flock Cameras to Track Her Ex-Girlfriend’s Car Over 200 Times

A New Bedford, Massachusetts, police officer is under investigation after being accused of using a Flock Safety camera

https://www.them.us/news/new-bedford-police-officer-flock

#AbolishPolice #LGBTQ #Surveillance #TransRights

"As a movement against Flock cameras gathers momentum, we have reprinted a sticker attacking surveillance."

📰 You Are Under Surveillance 2026 : A Sticker
https://crimethinc.com/2026/08/17/you-are-under-surveillance-2026-a-sticker

#Surveillance #CrimethInc #Anarchism

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“A new Mother Jones article examines how Homeland Security agents reportedly tracked peaceful ICE protesters’ cars, identities, and whereabouts—without alleging any wrongdoing․ An important read on surveillance and First…”

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New York City Lawmakers Push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at #MSG

https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-city-lawmakers-push-to-ban-the-scan-at-msg/

#NYC #privacy #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“Research Director Eleni Manis spoke with ABC 33/40: 'There is no federal legislation over automated license plate readers, Flock or otherwise․'

Read more:
abc3340․com/news/local/flock-camera-misuse-cases-renew-debate-o…”

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Asked to upload a photo for age verification and want to make a statement?

This classic rearranged mannequin is not likely to work - although you never know - but will make for some nice data points.

#data #ageverification #face #surveillance

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The bottom part of a naked vintage mannequin viewed from behind. A face mask was placed on top of the section, i.e. the hip, looking backwards, hence the slightly insulting name butt face. On the lower left is part of the back of a chair. In the background is a large early 1900s mantle.

#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

#Germany plans to give intelligence services sweeping new powers

https://www.euractiv.com/news/germany-plans-to-give-intelligence-services-sweeping-new-powers/

#privacy #surveillance

#CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues

https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-workers-allegedly-used-government-databases-to-spy-on-exes-crushes-and-colleagues/

#privacy #surveillance #stalking

It took them 4 years to require cops to need a reason to use it?

Flock tries to make its cameras harder for cops to misuse - Engadget

https://www.engadget.com/2236415/flock-tries-to-make-its-cameras-harder-for-cops-to-misuse/

#Flock #Cameras #Cops #ACAB #Security #Surveillance #Tech

Wired: "...In one case, a CBP officer allegedly used government databases to contact a flight attendant. In another, an officer was accused of pulling information from trusted-traveler applications to ask people out. Other CBP employees were accused of providing border-crossing data to someone involved in a “heated divorce.” And yet another DHS employee allegedly used controversial ad-tech-derived location data to track several coworkers’ cell phones..."

#stalking #bigbrother #privacy #surveillance

Wired: CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues
Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones.

https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-workers-allegedly-used-government-databases-to-spy-on-exes-crushes-and-colleagues/

#bigbrother #privacy #surveillance #stalking

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CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones.