2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1205+ words) Some government officials said they understand the community’s anger, but warn that many of these contracts fall outside their jurisdiction. HOUSTON — At a 9 a.m. Harris County Commissioners Court meeting Aug. 17, dozens of Houston residents filed into the courtroom. The commissioners…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (545+ words) Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, left, and Democratic challenger Aaron Ford, right. Gage Skidmore / Flickr /CC BY-SA 2.0, Eric Bridiers / United States Mission Geneva via Flickr (The Center Square) - Gubernatorial candidates in Nevada have stressed the need to regulate artificial intelligence-powered…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (478+ words) Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the surveillance infrastructure built in their aftermath has merged with a digital world. That world generates vast amounts of data about ordinary Americans. Artificial intelligence is now making it far easier to connect and…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1624+ words) Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a far larger digital ecosystem — producing tools that can collect and analyze information on a scale unimaginable in 2001. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, did…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (999+ words) The first time a white hockey puck-like object fell from a resident’s ceiling in a New Hampshire government-subsidized building, maintenance was at their door within 15 minutes. The second time it fell, the resident looked up the serial number. The Mînut…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (188+ words) Chris Larsen, the Ripple co-founder who has backed San Francisco's police surveillance buildout, is facing scrutiny over support for surveillance technology like Flock Safety's automated license-plate readers. Larsen has praised San Francisco's approach of deploying drones only when there is…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (433+ words) The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a new lawsuit seeking to prevent AI-powered government surveillance through Flock cameras without a warrant or valid warrant exception. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a coalition of taxpayers…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (595+ words) AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — A red sign hangs onto a camera pole within a Pflugerville neighborhood. It provides a "notice" to viewers of 24/7 video recording, courtesy of Flock Safety. On Aug. 25, Pflugerville City Council canceled its $175,000 contract with the Atlanta-based company....

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (357+ words) Kingsport Times News (The Center Square) – The Tennessee town of Collegedale is addressing privacy concerns about automated license plate readers by taking the cameras down altogether Collegedale Police Chief Jack Sapp said in a statement on Wednesday that…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (361+ words) To be frank, artificial intelligence is concerning. Tech companies are ushering in a new era that many do not know how to accept. The University of Mississippi, in light of academic concerns, is even ushering in new AI policies to…...