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Greenville Police Department to deploy Flock cameras
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (541+ words) The Greenville Police Department announced Thursday it would deploy 10 Flock cameras like the one above along major thoroughfares entering and exiting the city. The Greenville Police Department announced Thursday it will deploy 10 Flock cameras that read license plates and record…...
The state can read your mind, we must act now to stop it
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (1755+ words) In 2025, the UK's Technology Secretary was forced to hand over his conversations with Chat GPT. Most of us would feel unease at giving up our search histories, our notes, our late-night messages'yet the law treats all of it as data…...
Should parents allow facial recognition for their kids?
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (1187+ words) A recent class action lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company over Disneyland's use of facial recognition technology at park entrances has sparked a conversation many families may not have expected to have during a day out with the kids. s…...
Flock off! Public backlash explodes against mass surveillance cameras
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (1240+ words) Company execs boast 'endless, endless uses' for the spy equipment A new public safety battle is brewing in America that centers on AI-powered cameras discreetly installed on thousands of street corners, parks, parking lots, neighborhoods and drones buzzing overhead. Many…...
Litigating Commercial Spyware: The Promise and Limits of Private Enforcement in a New Age of Cybersurveillance
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (339+ words) Commercial spyware firms'private companies that develop and sell sophisticated hacking tools to governments'are operating in a legal environment marked by weak oversight and notable regulatory gaps. NSO Group, the Israeli company behind the Pegasus spyware, offers a prominent example. Although…...
Facial Recognition Technology Has Come to India But a Law to Regulate It Has Not
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (513+ words) There is no law which specifically regulates FRT in India and, arguably, its deployment in public spaces may serve a legitimate state aim " providing security to the public " yet a key question remains: Do alternative, less restrictive means exist to…...
Flock cameras appear in Trinidad-area corridors
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (480+ words) Debate swirls over surveillance, safety, and intent LAS ANIMAS " A series of newly installed roadside cameras along major highways in Las Animas County has sparked a growing public debate over what the devices are, who authorized them, and whether they…...
EU public information law should be simplified, Slovenian regulator urges
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (93+ words) MLex Summary: The Slovenian data regulator called for the EU law on access to public information to be simplified, in its annual report published on Wednesday. The high number of rightful complaints following refusals of access points to a procedure…...
Alameda County extends Flock contract for 18 months despite privacy concerns
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (102+ words) Local News Matters The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an 18-month contract extension with surveillance infrastructure company Flock Safety for the use of law enforcement technology, including automated license plate reader cameras, in the county's unincorporated communities....
Editorial: Alabama's age-of-consent debate is not as simple as a Facebook comment
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (1511+ words) Every time Alabama sees a case involving an educator, a school employee and a student, the same public argument erupts." One person says the age of consent is 16. Another says it is 18. Someone else says it is 19." Then someone asks…...