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MembersThe Senate's Look Inside America’s License Plate Surveillance Machine
The cameras promise smarter policing while building a map of American life.
Josh Hawley Expands AI Surveillance Probe to Three More Companies
Hawley wants to know who can search these systems, how far they can look, and what happens afterward.
MembersWas Your Plate Searched on Flock? How to Check and Request Records
How to search Flock Safety audit logs, read a hit, and file a public records request for your license plate.
Flock Cameras Come to Norman, Despite Council Rejection
The council controls the police department. It does not control the sheriff, the commissioners, or the homeowners association on the other side of the fence.
MembersTotal Coverage, Optional Oversight
Surveillance companies do not promise their systems will never be abused. They promise the abuse will be caught, which is a different promise and a much smaller one.
Wichita Machinist Sues City to Shut Down Flock License Plate Camera Network
The suit asks Kansas courts to read the state constitution as protecting more than the Fourth Amendment does.
How a Bad AI Camera Hit Put the Wrong Man in a San Diego Jail Cell
The officers had a timestamp that ruled him out, a missing gun, and the wrong hoodie color, but the algorithm’s answer outranked all of it.
The Lost Dog That Made Constant Surveillance Feel Like a Favor
Ring’s lost-dog story worked because it framed a live, neighborhood-scale surveillance network as an act of kindness rather than a system already watching.
MembersWhen the Watchers Get Watched: How One Public Records Request Shook the Surveillance Machine
Across the United States, towns are discovering that the real power in surveillance isn’t in the cameras but in the communities now demanding they come down.
MembersHow Neglected Rising Crime Levels Are Fueling the Push Towards a Cashless Surveillance State
An excuse to monitor citizens and increase centralized control.