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Surveillance Cameras Use Big Tech-Designed Software That Considers Everyone a Potential Threat

20

Jun

2022

Surveillance

Surveillance Cameras Use Big Tech-Designed Software That Considers Everyone a Potential Threat

Big Tech and law enforcement are working together to identify people who could be a "potential threat" using artificial intelligence (AI).

Civil Asset Forfeiture in Indiana Goes Beyond Policing for Profit

19

Jun

2022

Civil Asset Forfeiture

Civil Asset Forfeiture in Indiana Goes Beyond Policing for Profit

Initially created to take down drug lords, civil asset forfeiture has morphed into an excuse by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to confiscate cash and other property regardless of whether a person is charged with a crime.

N.J. Drivers Could Be Spared Speeding and Red-Light Camera Fines From Other States

14

Jun

2022

Red Light Cameras

N.J. Drivers Could Be Spared Speeding and Red-Light Camera Fines From Other States

A New Jersey lawmaker well-known for his disdain for speed and red-light cameras says he wants to protect Garden State residents from getting ticketed from other states for those violations.

Clearview AI Banned From Selling Facial Recognition Database Access to Companies

08

Jun

2022

Facial Recognition

Clearview AI Banned From Selling Facial Recognition Database Access to Companies

A legal settlement filed in ACLU v. Clearview AI will prohibit Clearview from selling access to its facial recognition database to companies and private individuals.

Countering the Safe Streets / Vision Zero Mindset

05

Jun

2022

Vision Zero

Countering the Safe Streets / Vision Zero Mindset

Some approaches to safe systems design aren't reasonable. In particular, the idea that cars should never go faster than the speed at which a fatal injury might occur if there's a conflict with a vulnerable road user is mostly nonsensical.

Amid Scandals, Boosted Calls to Negate Red Light Cameras in Illinois

01

Jun

2022

Red Light Cameras

Amid Scandals, Boosted Calls to Negate Red Light Cameras in Illinois

Activists are ramping up their calls for Illinois to shut down its operation of red light cameras in the wake of widespread corruption.

You're Being Tracked in Clarendon Hills

01

Jun

2022

License Plate Readers

You're Being Tracked in Clarendon Hills

The village bought license plate readers, but records don't indicate where the village installed them.

$100 Bluetooth Hack Can Unlock All Kinds of Devices, Including Teslas, From Miles Away

25

May

2022

Hacks

$100 Bluetooth Hack Can Unlock All Kinds of Devices, Including Teslas, From Miles Away

While they're not impervious, at least you know where you stand with a good, old fashioned dumb lock. That's in stark contrast to so-called "smart" locks, which studies have repeatedly shown to be easily compromised with minimal effort.

The Traffic Death 'Crisis' Isn't What Bureaucrats Claim

25

May

2022

Traffic

The Traffic Death 'Crisis' Isn't What Bureaucrats Claim

Politicians overstate the situation, and to the extent there is a problem, it’s their doing.

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