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Portsmouth police say they won't use license plate reader cameras
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (770+ words) PORTSMOUTH — Police officials stressed they are not using automated license plate reader cameras in the city and have no intention of using them going forward. The devices — often referred to as Flock cameras because the company Flock Safety makes a…...
Atlanta City Council to discuss Flock Safety limits pitched by mayor
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (344+ words) On Monday, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens plans to go before the city council to discuss new rules he'd like for how police use surveillance technology. Dickens released a policy proposal on Sept. 15 for how he wants the council to restrict…...
Richmond Police will cut Flock camera data retention from 21 to 7 days, Mayor Danny Avula says
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (490+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Mayor Danny Avula is ordering immediate changes to how Richmond handles data collected by its automatic license plate readers and says he plans to reevaluate the city's relationship with Flock Safety — the company that provides the technology — amid…...
Revealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance tool
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (764+ words) Published on 19 September 2026 By Sam Gelder for Liberty Investigates and Lucas Amin for Democracy for Sale Five police forces in England are ending a controversial surveillance deal with the tech company Palantir, Liberty Investigates and Democracy for Sale can reveal....
Bakersfield Police Credit Flock Cameras in Child Sex Crime Arrests
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (179+ words) Bakersfield police say automated license plate readers contributed to investigations into two alleged sex crimes involving children this month. One case involves the alleged kidnapping and rape of an 11-year-old girl; in the other, a suspect allegedly met with a…...
2nd Circuit Rules Warrant Not Required for Cell Phone Searches at Border
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (269+ words) "Under our [Second Circuit] precedents, no suspicion is required before the government searches a traveler's property at the border," Judge Steven Menashi wrote. "Because a cell phone is property, our precedents establish that the government does not need to have…...
Cops Used???LMAO,??????Idk??? And Keyboard Gibberish To Justify License Plate Searches
23+ hour, 32+ min ago (20+ words) Flock tightened its search system, but critics argue its new dropdown menu could make questionable searches even harder to spot...
No Warrant Needed: Border Agents in NY, CT, and VT Can Now Search Your Phone
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (458+ words) Second Circuit ruling covers all travelers entering via New York, Connecticut, and Vermont, with no warrant or suspicion required Landing at JFK now means your phone is fair game. In a ruling issued September 17, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…...
When will The Villages allow our IDs to be on our phones?
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (25+ words) A resident contends it is time for The Villages to get with the times and allow residents to keep their Villages IDs on their phones....
Ex-Braintree Officer Accused of Tracking Ex With Flock Cameras
1+ day, 33+ min ago (134+ words) The central issue in the case against former Braintree police officer Mark Sherrick is not only how often a former girlfriend’s vehicle was tracked. It is also whether the safeguards surrounding an automated license-plate-reader system were capable of detecting or…...