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A Florida county discovered unpermitted Flock surveillance cameras during a takedown effort but refuses to investigate who installed them or how collected data was used.
Kroger's $1.65 billion acquisition of Giant Eagle could consolidate a significant surveillance network, raising competition and privacy concerns according to the American Economic Liberties Project.
Researchers identify evidence of a large-scale surveillance campaign targeting Starlink users, particularly in nations where the service is prohibited or limited.
The ACLU warns that police departments are using AI-powered license plate tracking to identify and stop drivers based on algorithmic assessments of suspicious travel patterns.
Police departments are reportedly conducting traffic stops based on AI algorithms that flag driving patterns as suspicious, raising concerns about algorithmic bias and due process.
Democratic senators claim the Trump administration is withholding a damaging secret court ruling on Section 702 surveillance authority until lawmakers renew the program.
US senators claim the government is illegally conducting warrantless electronic surveillance of citizens, with the FISC permitting continued interception despite privacy commitments.
Two US senators allege the Trump administration is unlawfully withholding a FISA court ruling regarding surveillance programs while seeking Congressional renewal of the surveillance authority.
EFF argues police should be required to obtain warrants before searching automated license plate reader data, citing misuse for profiling and harassment.
MapQuest has introduced a surveillance camera layer to its mapping service, allowing users to identify Flock cameras in their vicinity.
Federal court denies Trump administration's motion to dismiss lawsuit against mass surveillance of noncitizens' social media using AI tools.
EFF and ACLU of Wisconsin filed a petition asking the state Supreme Court to require warrants for retrospective searches of Automated License Plate Reader databases used by law enforcement.
A California court dismissed EFF's challenge to San Jose's automated license plate reader surveillance system, a decision EFF says wrongly underestimates privacy harms and will appeal.
A federal court allowed a lawsuit by three labor unions against the State and Homeland Security departments for social media surveillance and suppression of protected expression to proceed.
The Marin County Sheriff's Office illegally shared automated license plate reader data from Flock Safety with out-of-state and federal agencies, violating California law.
EFF argues San Francisco's retention of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) surveillance with weak safeguards fails to protect civil liberties and will not prevent documented harms.
EFF launches 'Privacy's Defenders' podcast featuring former executive director Cindy Cohn discussing the historical fight for digital privacy and civil liberties against mass surveillance.
EFF opposes San Francisco Police Department's new drone policy, arguing it provides inadequate privacy protections and risks enabling widespread unaccountable surveillance.
