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Southern California Woman Gets 15 Traffic Tickets After Nationwide Retailer Sells Novelty License Plates Similar to Hers

Sep

2025

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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US Warns Hidden Radios May Be Embedded in Solar-Powered Highway Infrastructure

Sep

2025

Surveillance

US Warns Hidden Radios May Be Embedded in Solar-Powered Highway Infrastructure

A U.S. government advisory warns that foreign-made solar inverters and batteries in highway infrastructure may contain hidden radios, posing a security risk.

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Voices Grow Louder in Debate Over License-Plate Reader Technology

Sep

2025

License Plate Readers

Voices Grow Louder in Debate Over License-Plate Reader Technology

Debate over Flock license plate readers intensifies in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon, as police tout arrests while the ACLU and residents cite privacy risks.

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Sedona City Council Tells Staff to Get Flock Out of Town

Sep

2025

License Plate Readers

Sedona City Council Tells Staff to Get Flock Out of Town

The Sedona City Council has unanimously voted to cancel its contract with Flock Safety and remove all automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras due to privacy risks and undisclosed data sharing with federal agencies.

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Discomfort Over License-Plate Reading Cameras Brings Call to Review Data Use Before an Install

Sep

2025

License Plate Readers

Discomfort Over License-Plate Reading Cameras Brings Call to Review Data Use Before an Install

Cambridge City Council reconsiders its approval of Flock Safety license plate readers amid concerns that local data is being shared with federal agencies like ICE.

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US Town Turns to AI Surveillance, Privacy Fears Rise

Sep

2025

License Plate Readers

US Town Turns to AI Surveillance, Privacy Fears Rise

Dunwoody, Georgia, deploys a Flock Safety AI surveillance network, including license plate readers and drones, sparking fears of privacy erosion and mass surveillance. Critics warn of unregulated data collection and potential for misuse by law enforcement.

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RPD Offers Transparency on Use of License Plate-Reading Cameras

Sep

2025

License Plate Readers

RPD Offers Transparency on Use of License Plate-Reading Cameras

The Roanoke Police Department defends its use of 24 Flock license plate reading cameras, claiming they solve crimes while protecting privacy via audits and data limits.

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Chelan County Sheriff's Office to Install Flock Cameras in Chelan

Sep

2025

License Plate Readers

Chelan County Sheriff's Office to Install Flock Cameras in Chelan

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is deploying a Flock ALPR network, creating a searchable database of vehicle movements despite claims it is not a surveillance tool.

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ICE Spends Millions on Clearview AI Facial Recognition to Find People 'Assaulting' Officers

Sep

2025

Facial Recognition

ICE Spends Millions on Clearview AI Facial Recognition to Find People 'Assaulting' Officers

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is spending millions on a contract with Clearview AI for facial recognition, officially to investigate assaults on officers.

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