Everett shuts down Flock camera network after judge rules footage public record(wltx.com)

376 points by aranaur 7 months ago | 112 comments

News article reporting that Everett, Washington paused its Flock license plate camera network after a judge ruled the footage is subject to public records disclosure.

Gardner police discontinue Flock cameras as license plate readers face scrutiny(kmbc.com)

92 points by cocacola1 2 months ago | 45 comments

DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired(ajc.com)

47 points by pir8life4me 3 months ago | 22 comments

Denver dumps Flock, awards contract to Axon(9news.com)

100 points by therobots927 8 months ago | 36 comments

Flock Credibility Lost as It Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police, & Public(aclu.org)

395 points by StatsAreFun 3 months ago | 120 comments

ACLU commentary arguing that Flock Safety, maker of automated license plate reader cameras, has repeatedly misled city councils, police departments, and the public.

As Wisconsin cities flee Flock, its shared camera network loses value(arstechnica.com)

65 points by xoa 2 months ago | 37 comments

NYPD is refusing to comply with NYC’s new surveillance tech laws(dailydot.com)

363 points by heavyset_go 3 years ago | 313 comments

Daily Dot article reporting that the NYPD is not complying with New York City's POST Act surveillance technology disclosure law, per the inspector general.

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.

FBI misused surveillance powers more than 280k times in a year(theregister.com)

446 points by nabla9 3 years ago | 134 comments

The Register article on a declassified FISA court opinion showing the FBI misused Section 702 warrantless search powers over 278,000 times in 2020–2021.

FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado(arstechnica.com)

825 points by JaimeThompson 1 year ago | 332 comments

Ars Technica article reporting that the FBI raided the home of an Indiana University computer scientist whose profile was quietly removed and who has gone silent.

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.