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The Police, the Public and the Phone Camera???
14+ hour, 7+ min ago (618+ words) A few days into the administration of Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu, one sentence from his inaugural address appeared to stick in the national memory: impunity is over. Many Nigerians understandably heard that as a warning to policemen. But…...
OPINION: Flock cameras aren???t ideal. Neither is crime
16+ hour, 15+ min ago (544+ words) All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Only last year, Bloomington housed some of these AI-powered surveillance cameras, sold by the eponymous Flock Safety. They…...
San Jose police officer fired for misusing Flock camera data, chief says – NBC Bay Area
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (348+ words) A San Jose police officer has been fired after being accused of accessing the department’s network of Flock license plate reading cameras for personal use, San Jose police Chief Paul Joseph said Friday. Robert Handa reports. The controversial cameras have…...
Crypto Billionaire Chris Larsen Says His Son Keeps Pressuring Him to Drop Flock Support
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (550+ words) During a recent interview about crypto legislation, local billionaire Chris Larsen revealed that his 19-year-old son keeps pressuring him to stop funding SFPD’s Flock surveillance technology amid growing backlash. Larsen said he has defended the surveillance technology to his son…...
Police unlawfully used Tel Aviv city cameras to follow suspect, court says
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (90+ words) Haaretz The ruling found no legal basis for police to randomly monitor passersby through municipal cameras, echoing broader concerns over the lack of regulation governing public surveillance in Israel A Tel Aviv court ruled Tuesday that police acted unlawfully when…...
Billionaire backer of San Francisco's Flock cameras gets flak from Gen Z son: 'I'd rather have the crime"
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (487+ words) Not even a billionaire can escape the brewing backlash against Flock Safety. "He always gives me a hard time — 'I can't believe you're doing this surveillance thing? What are you doing?'" Larsen said his son has asked him. When Larsen…...
Bastrop Votes to End Contract with Flock Safety
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (220+ words) The City of Bastrop is ending its use of Flock Safety cameras amid growing concerns about privacy and the collection of residents’ data. The Bastrop City Council voted Tuesday night to immediately terminate the city’s contract with Flock Safety, which…...
The Spectacular PR Collapse Of Flock Safety
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (239+ words) In Tolkien’s mythology, the dark lord Sauron extended his influence beyond Mordor because he possessed a Palantír — magical seeing stone that let him communicate with, and eventually corrupt, Saruman. The real power was the network of stones, each one a…...
Flock OS Investigate and the Civil-Liberties Risks of AI Vehicle Tracking
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (132+ words) This isn't just about cameras; it’s about a fundamental shift in how law enforcement operates. It moves from identifying specific vehicles of interest associated with legitimate crimes, to a system generating suspects based on ordinary behavior. This echoes concerns raised…...