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Harris County Staff Search Flock Cameras 13 Times in 2025
Harris County staff searched Flock cameras 13 times in 2025, raising privacy concerns as officials prepare to address misuse.
Houstonchronicle · 1m

Daily Journal Buys AI Evidence Startup Revir
Daily Journal acquires AI evidence startup Revir to expand justice tech arm.
Dealroom · 1m

Ohio Law Penalties for Refusing Police Identification
Ohio law now penalizes drivers refusing to give police their name during traffic stops.
Straight Arrow · 1m

Self-Driving Taxis Spy on Riders
Waymo taxis record conversations and share data with police after detecting firearms.
The Drive · 1m

Iran Parliament Criminalizes Foreign Media Interviews
Iran's parliament votes to criminalize interviews with 'hostile' foreign media outlets.
euronews · 1m

Texas Keeps Flock Cameras After Funding Freeze
Texas cities retain Flock cameras despite state funding pause.
The Texas Tribune · 1m

Florida's Flock Cameras Ban Only Scratches Surveillance Surface
Florida's limited ban on Flock cameras leaves widespread surveillance concerns unaddressed.
The Conversation · 2m

Dallas DFW Officers Win Texas Officer of the Year
Four Dallas-Fort Worth officers named Texas Officer of the Year for 2026.
Dallas Express · 1m

D.C. Circuit Vacates Drone Flight Restriction
D.C. Circuit rules FAA drone ban on immigration agents unconstitutional.
Electronic Frontier Foundation · 1m

Primetime exposes the ego behind predator hunting
A24's new film reveals how vigilante sting operations, inspired by To Catch a Predator, are driven by fame and money rather than justice.
WIRED · 2m

Kiteworks warns of imminent cyberattack threat
File-transfer software maker Kiteworks urges customers to shut down servers after receiving credible threat intelligence from law enforcement about a potential attack.
TechCrunch · 2m

FBI warns ICE agents of fake tradwife dating profiles
FBI alerts ICE agents to fake 'tradwife' dating profiles targeting law enforcement.
Mashable · 1m

City Council Demands State Ban Flock Cameras
Philadelphia City Council urges state to ban unregulated license plate cameras.
PhillyVoice · 1m

License plate cameras work. Should we trust police with them?
Flock's automatic license plate readers solve crimes but enable surveillance abuse. Regulation might let us have both safety and privacy.
Vox · 4m

Skydio F10 drone gets US government approval
US government praises Skydio's new AI-powered winged drone for law enforcement use
Digital Camera World · 1m

FBI seizes Nightmare Stresser DDoS-for-hire domains
US law enforcement shut down one of the world's longest-running platforms renting DDoS attack services to cybercriminals.
TechRadar · 1m

Hundreds of Flock cameras already watching Philadelphia
Pennsylvania lawmakers want to regulate automated license plate readers, but the surveillance network is already sprawling across the city.
PhillyVoice · 2m
Flock Safety offers buyouts as surveillance backlash grows
The license plate reader company is letting employees leave with generous packages as customers abandon it over privacy concerns.
WIRED · 2m

White House withdraws ICE director nomination
Lance Schroyer's bid to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement collapsed after criticism from both parties over his qualifications.
ABC News · 1m
State police to probe suspended Baltimore deputy commissioner
Maryland State Police will investigate Brian Nadeau, Baltimore's deputy commissioner overseeing internal misconduct cases.
The Banner · 1m · 6 views

Canada sues OpenAI over mass shooting at school
British Columbia demands OpenAI pay to rebuild a school destroyed after a shooting linked to ChatGPT planning violence.
Ars Technica · 3m

FBI shuts down notorious DDoS attack marketplace
The FBI seized NightmareStresser, a platform that sold access to distributed denial-of-service attacks for years.
PCMAG · 1m · 7 views

Your robotaxi might be a narc
Waymo called police on passengers with a gun, exposing how autonomous vehicles blur the line between transportation and surveillance.
The Verge · 3m

Waymo's robotaxi catches passengers with assault rifle
Self-driving cars are equipped with cameras that monitor everything inside, making them risky places to break the law.
Futurism · 1m

Woman arrested in Lewisville massage parlor trafficking case
A months-long investigation into two massage parlors led to one arrest and the identification of three potential victims.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m

Revolut hit with extortion after email scam exposes customer data
A hacker is releasing stolen data and demanding ransom after tricking the fintech into handing over customer information.
Pymnts · 1m

Americans are destroying surveillance cameras like it's 1773
A grassroots revolt against license plate readers echoes the colonists' violent pushback against British control.
The Conversation · 1m · 5 views

AI chatbots know your deepest secrets. That's a problem.
We worry about Instagram ads but freely confess our most personal information to AI chatbots that are far less secure.
New York Post · 1m

How a Frisco grandmother helped catch a gold scam courier
She lost $30,000 to a fake federal agent, then handed his courier a box of police-issued counterfeit cash.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m

A stranger walked onto Kamala Harris' Malibu property
An uninvited woman got past the gate of a former vice president's home, a year after her Secret Service detail was pulled.
Fox News · 1m

Trespasser reached Kamala Harris' Malibu property
A late-night security call at the former vice president's home lands as her federal protection stays revoked.
CBS News · 1m

Trespasser stopped at Kamala Harris' Malibu home
A late-night security call at the former vice president's house, and the protection question it reopens.
ABC30 Fresno · 1m

595 names, read aloud in Washington
Twenty-five years on, the 9/11 toll among police and first responders is still growing, and it is carved in stone downtown.
Valleynewslive · 1m

Oregon raid destroys 110,000 illegal pot plants
A three-day sweep across two Oregon counties uncovered $20 million in illegal cannabis, 86 guns, and 55 workers living without water or power.
Valleynewslive · 1m · 8 views