E621, Pornhub, and others block North Carolina residents(foxcarolina.com)

105 points by lilboiluvr69 2 years ago | 91 comments

A South Carolina lawmaker is suing Instagram after his son died by suicide(cnn.com)

54 points by rectang 2 years ago | 74 comments

National Park Service Will Cite AWD Drivers for Driving on 4WD-Only Trails(jalopnik.com)

121 points by rntn 2 years ago | 186 comments

This Louisiana Town Runs Largely on Traffic Fines. The Mayor Is Your Judge.(propublica.org)

56 points by Stratoscope 2 years ago | 49 comments

Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras(texastribune.org)

370 points by DeepLogin 1 month ago | 257 comments

Texas Tribune article reporting that a $1 fee added to Texas car insurance policies to fight catalytic converter theft funded thousands of Flock surveillance cameras.

Small Kansas newspaper says co-owner, 98, collapsed and died after police raid(cbsnews.com)

101 points by uptown 3 years ago | 10 comments

Cops still take more stuff from people than burglars do(thewhyaxis.substack.com)

332 points by wahnfrieden 3 years ago | 135 comments

Substack post by Christopher Ingraham arguing that US police civil asset forfeiture seizures exceed the value of property stolen by burglars.

Oregon Police Are Charging a Local News Outlet $2.5M for Records About One Cop(theintercept.com)

464 points by tdeck 21 hours ago | 126 comments

Intercept opinion piece on Eugene, Oregon police quoting a local news outlet a $2.5M fee for public records about an officer accused of misconduct.

Everything you do is being recorded(theatlantic.com)

393 points by ike_usawa 2 months ago | 334 comments

An Atlantic article by Ross Andersen on pervasive recording by AI wearables and other surveillance, and whether people can fight back.

Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home(buckscountybeacon.com)

350 points by mooreds 9 months ago | 234 comments

An opinion piece in the Bucks County Beacon arguing that local journalism is essential to democracy at the community level.

Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an arrest, federal court rules(reason.com)

773 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 385 comments

Reason article reporting that the D.C. Circuit ruled police cannot hold seized property indefinitely after an arrest, calling it unconstitutional.

Tech companies shouldn't be bullied into doing surveillance(eff.org)

408 points by pseudolus 8 months ago | 122 comments

EFF Deeplinks article by Matthew Guariglia arguing tech companies should not be pressured by government into conducting surveillance.