19
Sep
2025
18
Sep
2025
Surveillance
One Sleepy Virginia Town. Nearly 7 Million Hits on Its Surveillance Network
An investigation reveals how automatic license plate readers in a small Virginia town shared data on millions of vehicles with police nationwide, creating a vast surveillance network with little public oversight. A new state law now limits this practice.
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18
Sep
2025
Surveillance
Virginia Police Used Flock Cameras to Track Driver 526 Times in 4 Months, Lawsuit Says
A lawsuit in Norfolk, Virginia, reveals Flock Safety's license plate readers tracked one driver 526 times in four months, raising Fourth Amendment concerns about mass surveillance and the creation of a vast, searchable, nationwide location database used by police.
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16
Sep
2025
16
Sep
2025
12
Sep
2025
Surveillance
Swiss Government Looks to Become Privacy Rapist, Lending Credence to Fears of Mass Surveillance
Switzerland's new data privacy law, effective Sept 1, aims to align with GDPR but faces criticism from privacy advocates like Proton for loopholes that may still permit government surveillance and undermine user privacy.
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12
Sep
2025
11
Sep
2025
License Plate Readers
Stanwood Pauses Flock Cameras Amid Public Records Lawsuits
The city of Stanwood, WA, has paused its Flock Safety license plate reader program due to lawsuits concerning whether the camera footage is subject to public records requests, highlighting a legal battle over privacy and data access.
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11
Sep
2025
License Plates
Southern California Woman Gets 15 Traffic Tickets After Nationwide Retailer Sells Novelty License Plates Similar to Hers
A Southern California woman is fighting 15 false traffic tickets because a retailer sold novelty license plates identical to her vanity plate, exposing flaws in automated enforcement.
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