Big Brother Surveillance

House set to vote on bill to block federal access to mass surveillance data

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(I’m not holding my breath that this will cut down on big brother abuse.) This article comes from “naturalnews.com” House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised a vote on legislation that would prevent federal agencies from accessing data collected by automated mass surveillance systems, including the nationwide network of Flock license plate readers, during the lame-duck

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An Illinois College Tried To Cancel Its Flock Contract. Flock Refused.

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From “reason.com” Elgin Community College even tied garbage bags over the cameras, but Flock technicians just cut them down. Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based company worth more than $8 billion, manufactures automated license plate readers (ALPRs), cameras that capture images of license plates and store them in a database that police can search. Recently, the company

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The Hotel Room Was Once A Privacy Barrier. AI Is Removing It

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From “reclaimthenet.org” Your backdrop may reveal where you are, even when your caption says nothing at all. Graylark, a Boston company that sells an AI investigation platform to “qualified law enforcement agencies, enterprise users, and government entities,” says that one photo taken inside a rental or a hotel room is now enough for its system

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DOJ Says Flock Camera Data Is Not Protected By Fourth Amendment

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From “reclaimthenet.org” The government’s answer to omnipresent surveillance is that omnipresent surveillance is normal. The US government has told a federal appeals court that data collected by Flock Safety cameras is not protected by the Fourth Amendment, because being watched on the road is “a reality of modern life” – and therefore, nobody can expect

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Amazon Drivers Are Now Photographing Your Home… And You Can’t Opt Out

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From “She Prepares” Amazon drivers are now being asked to photograph certain homes as part of the delivery process, raising questions about what is being captured, where those images go, and whether customers can actually opt out. In this video, I’m breaking down what Amazon is doing, why these photos are being taken, and what

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Federal judge rules warrantless searches using automated license plate readers as unconstitutional

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This article comes from “naturalnews.com” A federal judge in Tulsa, Oklahoma ruled Thursday, Oct. 1, that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when he searched for her license plate in Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader system without a warrant, marking one of the first times a federal court has declared such

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Amazon’s 3,000-acre data center in Wharton County, Texas moves forward despite Abbott’s data center “ban”

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This article comes from “naturalnews.com” An hour south of Houston, a 3,000-acre digital fortress is rising from farmland while the governor’s much-publicized data center ban dominates headlines. Regulators have approved Amazon’s campus near Boling in Wharton County, even though Gov. Greg Abbott announced his crackdown on Sept. 21. The order is a pause on new

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A Visit to a Gun Store Shouldn’t Put You on a Government List

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From “reason.com” Gun registry bans might not be enough to protect gun owners from lists built from license-plate data.When Eagle Sports Range in Cudahy, Wisconsin, removed its three Flock Safety cameras in August, general manager Saad Jaber cited broader customer privacy concerns, not misuse at the range. In Cleveland, Georgia, Gun Commanders owner Michael Carter

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