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EFF Responds to Vigilant Solutions' Accusations About EFF ALPR Report

Jul

2018

EFF Responds to Vigilant Solutions' Accusations About EFF ALPR Report

Irvine Company, a private real estate development company, has collected automated license plate reader (ALPR) data from patrons of several of its shopping centers.

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Montgomery County Police Are Warning Residents About a Speed Camera Email Scam

Jul

2018

Speed Cameras

Montgomery County Police Are Warning Residents About a Speed Camera Email Scam

County residents have reported receiving fraudulent emails seeking payment for speed camera and red-light camera violations, Montgomery County police say.

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Company That Took Over Red-Light Camera Program After Scandal Gets New Contract

Jul

2018

Red Light Cameras

Company That Took Over Red-Light Camera Program After Scandal Gets New Contract

A newly-renamed company, Conduent State & Local Solutions, has been awarded another five-year contract.

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Washington Court Blocks Suit Over Sneaky School Zone Signs

Jul

2018

School Zone Cameras

Washington Court Blocks Suit Over Sneaky School Zone Signs

Technical errors in legal challenge allows Seattle, Washington to avoid $10 million in speed camera refunds.

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A Fort Worth Effort to Kill Red Light Cameras Fails, but Will the State Pull the Plug?

Jul

2018

Red Light Cameras

A Fort Worth Effort to Kill Red Light Cameras Fails, but Will the State Pull the Plug?

Organizers of a petition drive to have the cameras shut off in Fort Worth say their effort to gain enough signatures to put the issue on a ballot “fizzled,” but they hope the Texas Legislature will take up the issue next year.

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Lawsuit Over Bus Camera Technology Isn't Likely to Clear the Water for Schools

Jul

2018

School Bus Cameras

Lawsuit Over Bus Camera Technology Isn't Likely to Clear the Water for Schools

Under Texas law, motorists are supposed to stop for school buses that are picking up or letting off students. Buses are equipped with a mechanical arm that extends a stop sign to warn drivers.

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Bare Bones Apopka Budget May Need Millage Rate Increase or Red Light Camera Revenue to Balance

Jul

2018

Red Light Cameras

Bare Bones Apopka Budget May Need Millage Rate Increase or Red Light Camera Revenue to Balance

[L]ooking at the bigger picture and because we did go through this last year and extended that program as opposed to a millage rate increase.

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Juggalos Figured Out How to Beat Facial Recognition

Jul

2018

Facial Recognition

Juggalos Figured Out How to Beat Facial Recognition

Welcome to a world where Juggalo makeup is your best shot at avoiding involuntary surveillance.

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Tennessee Driving License Seizure

Jul

2018

Drivers License

Federal Judge Strikes Down Tennessee Driving License Seizure

Federal court orders Tennessee to come up with a plan to restore licenses to motorists deprived of their right to drive for failure to pay court debt.

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