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EFF Urges Warrant Requirement for Police ALPR Data Searches
EFF calls for a warrant requirement for stored ALPR data searches, citing abuse cases, the San Jose lawsuit, and a federal court ruling.
Tags: Surveillance Technology
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ICE Weighs Feeding Voter Rolls Into ELITE Enforcement Platform
Documents show ICE weighed feeding voter rolls into enforcement platform ELITE, shedding light on DHS election-integrity probes.
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California Appeals Court Dismisses Surveillance Ex-CEO Suit, Protects Press Freedom
California appeals court dismisses surveillance ex-CEO suit, upholding press freedom under anti-SLAPP law and First Amendment.
AI
Flock Offers Buyouts to 1,500 Staff as Surveillance Backlash Forces Cuts
Flock Safety offers voluntary buyouts to about 1,500 staff to avoid layoffs as backlash over surveillance tech hits hard.
AI
Calls to Rethink Child-Monitoring Apps as Fossil-Fuel Farming Faces a Turning Point
False alarms and trust loss in child-monitoring apps, fertilizer surge in fossil-fuel farming, plus NYC school AI ban and UK robotaxis.
AI
Amazon Destroys Books for AI Training, Warehouse Worker Testifies to Inside Operations
404 Media reports on Amazon destroying books for AI training, the AI ghost issue in academia, and ICE's data procurement.
AI
EFF and Others Demand Nottinghamshire Police Halt Live Facial Recognition
EFF and 7 civil society groups send an open letter to UK's Nottinghamshire Police demanding a stop to live facial recognition in public spaces, citing expanded surveillance and human rights violations.
Internet Voices
NYC Councilmember Pushes to Ban Biometric Monitoring at MSG
The New York City Council is advancing a bill to ban the use of biometric identification technology at Madison Square Garden. Concerns are raised over audience tracking and risk scoring.
Internet Voices
Flock Safety Announces ALPR Reforms, But Fundamental Problems Remain
Flock Safety announces vehicle surveillance reforms. Default data retention cut to 7 days, but criticism of corporate-led privacy management persists.
AI
AI-Controlled War Machines: Detailed Analysis of Runaway Risk — Airwars Report
Airwars’ “Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain” report reveals how machine learning permeates every stage from target identification to elimination in warfare, highlighting misjudgment risks in processes with minimal human involvement.