Sens Ask Gabbard to Tell Americans That VPN Use Subjects Them to Surveillance(techdirt.com)

24 points by c420 6 months ago | 3 comments

Driver Ticketed for No Insurance Just Because Flock (YC 2017) Said She Didn't(techdirt.com)

48 points by HotGarbage 28 days ago | 9 comments

Techdirt article about a driver ticketed for having no insurance, though she was insured, because a Flock license plate reader flagged her incorrectly.

Surveillance Tech Write Press Releases for Cops; News Agencies Are Publishing It(techdirt.com)

133 points by rntn 2 years ago | 31 comments

Florida Sheriff Grady Judd Decides He's Capable of Running an AI Crime Thingy(techdirt.com)

28 points by rntn 2 years ago | 6 comments

FBI director admits they rarely have probable cause for using NSA collections(techdirt.com)

348 points by repelsteeltje 2 years ago | 94 comments

Techdirt article on FBI Director Wray admitting the agency rarely has probable cause when performing backdoor searches of NSA Section 702 collections.

Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' Data from Data Brokers(techdirt.com)

366 points by rntn 2 years ago | 167 comments

Techdirt article on Senator Ron Wyden's letter revealing that the NSA buys Americans' data, including location data, from commercial data brokers.