Proton Flock Camera Map(proton.me)
81 points by cdrnsf | 16 comments
Proton's interactive map of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras across the US, searchable by ZIP code, with background on the cameras and the data source.
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177 stories tagged surveillance, newest first.
Samsung TVs look for microphones in your house via Bluetooth and then spy events(twitter.com)
106 points by taubek | 38 comments
X post by Freddy Vega claiming Samsung TVs detect Bluetooth microphones, classify sounds like dog barks and baby cries, and send telemetry including app usage.
Not Palantir(notpalantir.eu)
13 points by polyamid23 | 2 comments
A parody chatbot-style website by WeMove Europe mocking Palantir Technologies and its surveillance practices.
Password, Please: Border Searches of Laptops, Phones Up 32% This Year(gizmodo.com)
20 points by gumby | 2 comments
Gizmodo article reporting that U.S. Customs and Border Protection searches of travelers' laptops and phones rose 32% in fiscal 2026, with privacy advice for travelers.
We are all living inside of an obscure sci-fi film from 1970(thanksforthatjim.bearblog.dev)
105 points by speckx | 112 comments
A blog post comparing the 1970 sci-fi film Colossus: The Forbin Project, about an AI seizing control of US defences, to current trends in AI and politics.
Dutch government had hacked into Jared Kushner's phone(twitter.com)
246 points by teekert | 182 comments
X post by Jared Kushner denying a Vanity Fair book excerpt alleging the Dutch government hacked his phone and saw $700M+ in Dubai bank transfers.
Canadians are running out of time to oppose Bill C-22(eff.org)
474 points by hn_acker | 245 comments
EFF blog post urging Canadians to oppose Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, which expands surveillance powers and metadata retention and is now before the Senate.
Documents: Police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband(wjcl.com)
520 points by DeepLogin | 249 comments
WJCL local news report that documents show an ousted Savannah police officer shared her Flock license-plate camera login with her ICE agent husband.
Footage of the Flock search that a judge ruled was uncosntitutional(404media.co)
104 points by anigbrowl | 42 comments
404 Media article presenting footage of a police search using Flock license plate reader data that a judge ruled unconstitutional.
Ad-tech company was a delivery system for "mercenary spyware"(pluralistic.net)
45 points by samizdis | 9 comments
Pluralistic blog post by Cory Doctorow about an Israeli ad-tech company that served as a delivery system for mercenary spyware.
MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras are in your neighborhood(engadget.com)
212 points by bookofjoe | 29 comments
Engadget news article reporting that MapQuest's app now displays the locations of known Flock surveillance cameras in neighborhoods.
An Israeli firm is sending zero-click spyware through online ads(theverge.com)
211 points by drewfax | 88 comments
The Verge news article reporting researchers found an Israeli firm delivering zero-click spyware through targeted online advertising.
Israeli firm's digital ads enabling installation of 'zero-click' spyware(theguardian.com)
317 points by chunkyslink | 140 comments
Guardian article on University of Toronto research finding Israeli firm Discover-Tech's Controlium software uses digital ads to profile users and deliver zero-click spyware.
ICE Planning $100M 'Nightmare' Domestic Spy Program(prospect.org)
443 points by bhrlady | 231 comments
American Prospect article reporting that ICE plans a $100 million ERO ONE program hiring 142 cleared intelligence contractors deployed in US cities.
Why I Wrote PGP (1991, revised 1999)(philzimmermann.com)
174 points by GaryBluto | 65 comments
Phil Zimmermann's essay from the original 1991 PGP User's Guide, updated in 1999, explaining why he created PGP to protect the privacy of personal communications.
OpenAI engineer arrested in bugging of executive conference room(sfstandard.com)
596 points by forthwall | 493 comments
San Francisco Standard news article reporting that an OpenAI engineer was arrested for allegedly bugging an executive conference room.
OpenAI finds recording device in one of their offices(twitter.com)
57 points by jaredwiener | 29 comments
A tweet from the OpenAI Newsroom account reporting that a recording device was found in one of OpenAI's offices.
Feds got warrants to use fake cell towers to hunt down Don Lemon's producer(wired.com)
118 points by rndsignals | 75 comments
WIRED article reporting that federal investigators obtained warrants to use cell-site simulators to locate Don Lemon's producer, journalist Georgia Fort, and a Minnesota Senate candidate.
YouTuber builds 'Flock-like' camera to track police vehicles, gets police visit(tomshardware.com)
65 points by ljf | 23 comments
Tom's Hardware news article about a Canadian YouTuber who built a Flock-like camera to track police vehicles and was then visited by officers over privacy concerns.
A Cop's Case for Flock(worksinprogress.co)
6 points by skadamat | 6 comments
A Works in Progress essay by a police officer arguing in favor of Flock Safety's automated license plate reader cameras.
Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage(404media.co)
81 points by awoodbeck | 25 comments
A 404 Media article reporting that lawmakers introduced several bills to restrict Flock's license plate reader surveillance following the outlet's reporting.
Toronto-Based VPN Provider Plans to Quit Canada over Lawful-Access Bill(citizenlab.ca)
112 points by speckx | 47 comments
Citizen Lab 'In the Media' post about a Toronto-based VPN provider planning to leave Canada over a proposed lawful-access surveillance bill.
Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage(arstechnica.com)
194 points by 01-_- | 29 comments
Ars Technica article on a Texas city demanding $2 million for public records about police use of Flock license plate cameras amid growing backlash.
Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Federal Surveillance Program(404media.co)
64 points by ripe | 15 comments
404 Media article on how cities are required to share automated license plate reader data with the federal HIDTA surveillance program.
500k facial scans at UK stations yield no arrests, 1 false positive(theguardian.com)
437 points by ilamont | 256 comments
Guardian article reporting that a six-month live facial recognition trial at London stations cost £320,000, produced one false positive alert, and led to no arrests.
Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline(theintercept.com)
134 points by bookofjoe | 59 comments
The Intercept article reporting that Flock Safety wants a detailed public map of its surveillance camera network taken offline.
Driver Ticketed for No Insurance Just Because Flock (YC 2017) Said She Didn't(techdirt.com)
48 points by HotGarbage | 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.
Sousveillance(en.wikipedia.org)
23 points by xeonmc | 5 comments
Wikipedia article on sousveillance, the recording of an activity by a member of the public using wearable or portable personal technologies.
One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in Jail for 13 Days(jezebel.com)
201 points by HotGarbage | 91 comments
Jezebel/Splinter article about Lindsey Isaacs, who was jailed for 13 days in Palm Beach, Florida after police relied on Flock camera data despite mismatched vehicle evidence.
How we learned to stop worrying and love campus surveillance(fnl.mit.edu)
204 points by cdrnsf | 116 comments
MIT Faculty Newsletter article by several MIT faculty about the installation of surveillance cameras on campus over the summer.
Feds Target AI Critics as "Foreign Agents"(kenklippenstein.com)
285 points by nmeagent | 287 comments
Ken Klippenstein Substack article reporting that the Trump administration views opposition to AI data centers as driven by China and treats critics as foreign agents.
Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting(404media.co)
118 points by latexr | 60 comments
404 Media article reporting on a woman arrested and removed from a city council meeting after speaking about Flock surveillance cameras.
Spymarks, not Watermarks(brand.io)
623 points by possibilistic | 157 comments
Blog post arguing that some modern watermarks act as 'spymarks' that covertly track or identify users rather than just marking content.
ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you(wired.me)
335 points by choult | 314 comments
Wired Middle East article about ZuckOff, a free phone app that detects nearby Meta smart glasses that may be recording.
What happened to the Snowden archive(libroot.org)
649 points by EXHades | 464 comments
Blog post tracing how news outlets stopped publishing Snowden archive documents, with the last release in May 2019 after The Intercept closed its archive.
Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera(wired.com)
517 points by driverdan | 236 comments
WIRED article reporting that a hacker collective breached a Flock surveillance camera and leaked data showing it captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.
Data collected by cars and sold to third parties(theverge.com)
431 points by bookofjoe | 221 comments
A Verge column by Andrew Hawkins on how much personal data modern cars collect and sell to third parties.
LG denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true'(tomshardware.com)
581 points by datakan | 450 comments
Tom's Hardware news article on LG denying claims from an online investigation that 216 million of its smart TVs track users, scan networks, and record audio.
Flock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit(newyorker.com)
503 points by pseudolus | 386 comments
New Yorker essay examining Flock, the company with 130,000 surveillance cameras across U.S. streets, and its framing of privacy as a trade-off for safety.
LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices(notebookcheck.net)
1055 points by chris_overseas | 480 comments
Notebookcheck news article on a Gamers Nexus investigation finding LG smart TVs scan local networks and capture microphone audio while appearing off.
![Screenshot of youtube.com: 216M Spy TVs – The LG Smart TV Problem [video]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2026/9/7/22f5fbb8-e9f0-4ef9-9e8e-bbc03bdb3170.jpg)
216M Spy TVs – The LG Smart TV Problem [video](youtube.com)
768 points by treve | 914 comments
Gamers Nexus YouTube video investigating LG smart TVs' data collection, including audio logging and snooping on local network devices.
European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy(reclaimthenet.org)
375 points by nickslaughter02 | 160 comments
Reclaim The Net article reporting that the European Commission's ProtectEU strategy revives plans for encryption backdoors under the framing of lawful access.
Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras(texastribune.org)
370 points by DeepLogin | 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.
DHS is using obscure law to snoop on journalists, non-profits, unions(theguardian.com)
402 points by firefax | 80 comments
Guardian article reporting that the Trump administration's DHS is using an obscure summons law to obtain records on journalists, non-profits and unions from tech and telecom companies.
Grand jury declines to indict Ohio man charged with destroying Flock camera(san.com)
539 points by throw7 | 293 comments
Straight Arrow News article reporting that an Ohio grand jury declined to indict a man charged with destroying a Flock surveillance camera.
Civic Hygiene – avoid building technologies that could be used by a police state (2013)(shkspr.mobi)
365 points by felineflock | 260 comments
A 2013 blog post by Terence Eden arguing against building government databases, such as records of sexuality, that a future hostile regime could misuse.
License plate reader searches should require a warrant(andrewpwheeler.com)
573 points by apwheele | 341 comments
Blog post by criminologist Andrew Wheeler arguing that searches of license plate reader data should require a warrant, citing his expert work in Schmidt v. City of Norfolk.
London Underground begins scanning passengers' faces(btp.police.uk)
356 points by BlueBerry2001 | 438 comments
British Transport Police news release about expanding its live facial recognition trial into London Underground stations; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.
Everything you do is being recorded(theatlantic.com)
393 points by ike_usawa | 334 comments
An Atlantic article by Ross Andersen on pervasive recording by AI wearables and other surveillance, and whether people can fight back.
Flock Credibility Lost as It Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police, & Public(aclu.org)
395 points by StatsAreFun | 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.
LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire(techcrunch.com)
412 points by forks | 333 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that the LAPD let its contract with surveillance company Flock expire, citing serious concerns over civil liberties and privacy.
EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0(patrick-breyer.de)
1562 points by rapnie | 788 comments
Patrick Breyer's blog post reporting that the European Parliament approved the Chat Control 1.0 regulation on message scanning, and criticizing the decision.
Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera(allaboutcookies.org)
680 points by nickslaughter02 | 855 comments
Article explaining the EU's ADDW rule requiring driver-monitoring cameras in all new cars from July 2026 and the privacy concerns over driver data.
Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament(heise.de)
525 points by miroljub | 234 comments
Heise Online news article on proponents in the EU Parliament using a procedural move to revive Chat Control 1.0, enabling indiscriminate scanning of chat messages.
Chat Control 1.0 and 2.0 Explained(fightchatcontrol.eu)
858 points by gasull | 328 comments
Explainer page from Fight Chat Control describing the two EU Chat Control proposals: the temporary 1.0 regulation (EU) 2021/1232 and the permanent CSA Regulation 2.0 in trilogue.
EU Council forces Chat Control via fast-track(heise.de)
365 points by stavros | 201 comments
Heise news article reporting that the EU Council is pushing Chat Control 1.0 messenger scanning rules through a fast-track procedure.
Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribution of speech(nonogra.ph)
885 points by arkhiver | 523 comments
An anonymous opinion post arguing that age verification laws in the US, Europe, and Australia are a precursor to tying online speech to people's real identities.
EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors(patrick-breyer.de)
580 points by NeutralForest | 328 comments
Blog post by Patrick Breyer warning of closed-door EU Chat Control negotiations and concessions, announcing the relaunch of fightchatcontrol.eu.
We can still stop California's 3D printer surveillance scheme(eff.org)
428 points by hn_acker | 152 comments
EFF Deeplinks article arguing that California's proposed 3D printer surveillance requirements can still be stopped and urging action against them.
What we call "age verification" is actually mass surveillance(pluralistic.net)
671 points by hn_acker | 351 comments
A Pluralistic blog post by Cory Doctorow arguing that online age verification mandates amount to mass surveillance that harms the kids they claim to protect.
Flock-Powered Police Chiefs Stalking Women Shows Why Warrants Are Needed(ipvm.com)
527 points by jhonovich | 237 comments
IPVM public report arguing that cases of police chiefs using Flock license plate reader data to stalk women show warrants should be required.
Never Give Them Your Face(nevergivethemyourface.com)
579 points by audiodude | 295 comments
A short manifesto-style essay urging readers to refuse online age verification via government ID or face scans, framing it as surveillance.
FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs(404media.co)
513 points by berlianta | 331 comments
404 Media article reporting that the FCC wants to require telecoms to collect ID from all customers, effectively ending anonymous burner phones.
![Screenshot of signal.org: Surveillance is not safety: A statement on the UK's latest threat to privacy [pdf]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2026/6/8/a2295aa2-b04c-4072-a8a0-e4c555195770.jpg)
Surveillance is not safety: A statement on the UK's latest threat to privacy [pdf](signal.org)
630 points by g0xA52A2A | 270 comments
Signal's PDF statement opposing a UK government demand that all content on devices be scanned for nudity using age verification and content scanning.
A walking tour of surveillance infrastructure in Seattle (2020)(coveillance.org)
388 points by eustoria | 265 comments
A Coveillance guide describing a walking tour of Seattle surveillance sites, including cameras, Amazon Go, license plate readers, a fusion center, and an AT&T NSA peering site.
Age verification for social media, the beginning of the end for a free internet?(mullvad.net)
463 points by StrLght | 367 comments
Mullvad VPN blog post arguing that social media age verification laws spreading worldwide lay the foundation for a government-controlled internet.
Cars collect a startling amount of data about you(bbc.com)
444 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 | 231 comments
BBC Future article by Thomas Germain on how modern cars collect vast amounts of driver data and how this surveillance is expected to grow.
Seattle Shield, an intelligence-sharing network operated by the Seattle police(prismreports.org)
463 points by root-parent | 195 comments
Prism news article reporting that Amazon, Facebook, ICE, and the FBI have access to Seattle Shield, a private intelligence-sharing network run by Seattle police.
At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five states since April 2025(stateofsurveillance.org)
389 points by rolph | 284 comments
State of Surveillance news article reporting that Americans in several states are destroying Flock surveillance cameras amid backlash over the network's ties to ICE.
Online age verification is the hill to die on(x.com)
846 points by Cider9986 | 536 comments
An X thread by Glenn Meder arguing that online age verification is a critical fight because it requires identity verification and enables broader digital control.
Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys(wired.com)
787 points by pavel_lishin | 538 comments
WIRED article reporting, via interviews and internal Slack messages, that Palantir employees are increasingly uneasy about the company's work and role.
I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their domestic spying program(honeypot.net)
613 points by speckx | 239 comments
Blog post sharing a CCPA request the author sent to Flock's privacy contact asking it to delete all data about them, their vehicles, and household members.
US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology(cnet.com)
700 points by giuliomagnifico | 399 comments
CNET article examining why US cities are canceling Flock Safety surveillance camera contracts, covering the technology, laws, and privacy concerns.
The FAA’s flight restriction for drones is an attempt to criminalize filming ICE(eff.org)
459 points by detaro | 144 comments
EFF Deeplinks post arguing the FAA's temporary flight restriction on drones is an attempt to criminalize filming ICE operations.
Fedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban(sambent.com)
644 points by speckx | 255 comments
Blog post by Sam Bent examining 13 US government mobile apps, such as the White House, FBI and FEMA apps, for tracking SDKs, ads and excessive permissions.
Say No to Palantir in Europe(action.wemove.eu)
440 points by Betelbuddy | 89 comments
A WeMove Europe petition page campaigning against the use of Palantir's surveillance and data analytics technology by governments in Europe.
The EU still wants to scan your private messages and photos(fightchatcontrol.eu)
1371 points by MrBruh | 367 comments
Advocacy campaign site opposing the EU "Chat Control" proposal to scan private messages and photos, with action tools and an alert about an EPP push for a new vote.
FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms(techcrunch.com)
392 points by jbegley | 143 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that FBI director Kash Patel confirmed the bureau buys commercial location data to track US citizens, prompted by questioning from Sen. Wyden.
Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance(michaelgeist.ca)
958 points by opengrass | 303 comments
Michael Geist analysis of Canada's Bill C-22, a revived lawful access bill that changes warrantless access rules but retains backdoor surveillance and metadata risks.
The Wyden Siren Goes Off Again: We’ll Be “Stunned” By What the NSA Is Doing(techdirt.com)
476 points by cf100clunk | 140 comments
Techdirt article on Senator Ron Wyden warning that Americans will be stunned when a secret NSA interpretation of FISA Section 702 is declassified.
Online age-verification tools for child safety are surveilling adults(cnbc.com)
589 points by bilsbie | 315 comments
CNBC article on how online age-verification tools spreading across the U.S. for child safety are leading to surveillance of adults.
An interactive map of Flock Cams(deflock.org)
566 points by anjel | 206 comments
DeFlock's interactive map of Flock license plate reader cameras across the United States, showing clustered camera counts by region.
CBP tapped into the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples’ movements(404media.co)
497 points by ece | 192 comments
404 Media article reporting that US Customs and Border Protection used data from the online advertising ecosystem to track people's locations and movements.
Everett shuts down Flock camera network after judge rules footage public record(wltx.com)
376 points by aranaur | 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.
Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth(anthropic.com)
1042 points by surprisetalk | 337 comments
Anthropic statement responding to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's move to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk after negotiations over Claude usage limits stalled.
Tech companies shouldn't be bullied into doing surveillance(eff.org)
408 points by pseudolus | 122 comments
EFF Deeplinks article by Matthew Guariglia arguing tech companies should not be pressured by government into conducting surveillance.
OpenAI, the US government and Persona built an identity surveillance machine(vmfunc.re)
548 points by rzk | 171 comments
Blog post investigating how OpenAI, the US government, and identity verification firm Persona allegedly built a surveillance system that files reports to federal authorities.
Discord cuts ties with identity verification software, Persona(fortune.com)
370 points by robtherobber | 267 comments
Fortune article reporting that Discord dropped Peter Thiel-backed identity verification vendor Persona after its code was found tied to U.S. surveillance efforts.
Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras(techcrunch.com)
577 points by mikece | 390 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that people across the US are destroying Flock Safety license plate surveillance cameras.
Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras(bloodinthemachine.com)
355 points by latexr | 175 comments
Blood in the Machine newsletter post by Brian Merchant on people across the US dismantling Flock surveillance cameras amid anger over ICE ties and privacy violations.