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He Thought He Destroyed a Flock Camera, but It Was a Decoy, Police Say

26 août 2026 à 19:18
A Florida man is facing three felony charges over the Aug. 20 vandalism of a plastic reproduction of one of the automated license plate readers, the authorities said.

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A Flock camera on a street in Massachusetts. The cameras and related technology have faced a backlash over privacy and misuse.

U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk

21 août 2026 à 10:02
Samuel Tunick, who faces a felony charge for deleting his phone’s data during an airport customs search, called the government’s peering into people’s private lives “creepy.”

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Samuel Tunick faces a felony charge for deleting his phone’s data during an airport customs search last year.

U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown

13 août 2026 à 14:15
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.

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People marched through downtown Minneapolis in late January to protest the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

3 Ex-Georgia Deputies Used Flock Cameras to Stalk People, Sheriff Says

12 août 2026 à 16:27
The former Bibb County deputies were arrested this week amid a growing national debate over Flock cameras, which can be found on roads in every state but Alaska.

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About 7,000 law enforcement agencies, or 40 percent of all departments in the United States, have contracts with Flock.

ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks

12 août 2026 à 15:19
The Department of Homeland Security described the gloves as a “de-escalation device,” but critics said they could encourage agents to use more force.

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The government could spend up to $20 million to equip immigration officers with the gloves.

Why Are So Many People Upset About Flock Cameras?

10 août 2026 à 05:01
Flock Safety’s automated license plate-reading cameras, used by thousands of law enforcement agencies in the U.S., have drawn intense criticism from civil liberties groups.

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A Flock Security camera in Addison, Texas.

Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t.

10 août 2026 à 05:00
In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars.

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A Flock Safety license plate reader in Addison, Texas — one of 120,000 cameras the country has deployed around the country.

How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners

2 août 2026 à 00:03
An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.

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