Privacy & Data Protection

44+ min ago   (471+ words) Alert (09/10/2026): Our Parkersburg TV transmitter is undergoing maintenance for a few days and will not be operational. We apologize for any inconvenience. All our programming is available via our TV livestreams on our website and WVPB Passport. Thank you for…...

28+ min ago   (717+ words) MADISON, Wis. (WAOW) — A state lawmaker is calling for Wisconsin to ban the unchecked use of automated license plate reader cameras by government agencies.Rep. Calvin Callahan, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection, said he has serious…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (418+ words) The ACLU of Rhode Island says Flock Safety's public transparency portals show residents the present and nothing else — and that Flock's website is excluded from the Internet Archive, making earlier versions impossible to compare. Rhode Islanders in towns with Flock…...

2+ hour ago   (204+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — Want to know where Alexandria’s Flock cameras are? As of September 15, 2026, volunteers had documented 75 license plate readers inside Alexandria, including 73 Flock Safety cameras and two Motorola Solutions cameras. The Alexandria Police Department reports operating 61 cameras. That is not…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (289+ words) LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Britain, the United States and the Netherlands on Tuesday issued a joint cybersecurity advisory detailing spyware they say is used by Iranian state-linked actors to target dissidents, activists and journalists. Britain’s National ​Cyber Security Centre said Iranian…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1147+ words) A social media post about alleged Flock cameras and the police chief's response set off a firestorm that went before the Kemmerer city council Monday. Turns out they are standard surveillance equipment but residents are expressing privacy concerns. A social…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (353+ words) (Valley News Live) – A Tennessee woman is suing the City of Fargo and a Fargo police detective for $10 million, alleging he relied on a flawed facial recognition match and ignored exculpatory evidence to bring bank fraud charges against her that…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (466+ words) At the end of August, Florida's Department of Transportation ordered the removal of automated license plate readers from state road "rights-of-way." Several Florida counties and cities have since followed suit. The growing popular movement against "Flock cameras" (the most popular…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago   (338+ words) There are new security measures if you are logging onto the Government website(Image: Isabelle SOURIMENT / Hans Lucas) This means people will now have access to these government services in a faster and more secure way as they will no…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (356+ words) FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – A Tennessee woman is suing the City of Fargo and a former Fargo police detective for $10 million, alleging he relied on a flawed facial recognition match and ignored exculpatory evidence to bring bank fraud charges against…...