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CT Enacts New Privacy Laws for Consumers and Businesses
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (197+ words) ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG ADVISES CONNECTICUT CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES OF RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO NEW AND UPDATED PRIVACY LAWS (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today advises Connecticut consumers that beginning October 1, 2026, they will enjoy additional privacy rights under newly-enacted…...
Former Athens crime analyst arrested for misusing Flock cameras to spy on ex-wife
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (136+ words) Nicholas James Barker, 33, of Jefferson, has been criminally charged for the alleged misuse of the county’s Flock surveillance camera system to spy on his ex-wife. According to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department he improperly used the Flock automated license plate…...
University of South Carolina professors study impact of Flock cameras on crime
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (379+ words) COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) — A study by two South Carolina college professors looked into how automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, impacted automobile thefts. It took over a year for University of South Carolina professors Ian Adams and Scott Mourtgos to complete…...
Portsmouth police say they won't use license plate reader cameras
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (770+ words) PORTSMOUTH — Police officials stressed they are not using automated license plate reader cameras in the city and have no intention of using them going forward. The devices — often referred to as Flock cameras because the company Flock Safety makes a…...
Atlanta City Council to discuss Flock Safety limits pitched by mayor
17+ hour, 42+ min ago (344+ words) On Monday, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens plans to go before the city council to discuss new rules he'd like for how police use surveillance technology. Dickens released a policy proposal on Sept. 15 for how he wants the council to restrict…...
Public Access to Information
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (1751+ words) A Rule by the State Department on 09/21/2026 This PDF is FR Doc. 2026-19223 as it appeared on Public Inspection on 09/18/2026 at 8:45 am. It was viewed 92 times while on Public Inspection. The rule is in effect on October 21, 2026. This final rule implements…...
Richmond Police will cut Flock camera data retention from 21 to 7 days, Mayor Danny Avula says
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (490+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Mayor Danny Avula is ordering immediate changes to how Richmond handles data collected by its automatic license plate readers and says he plans to reevaluate the city's relationship with Flock Safety — the company that provides the technology — amid…...
Revealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance tool
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (764+ words) Published on 19 September 2026 By Sam Gelder for Liberty Investigates and Lucas Amin for Democracy for Sale Five police forces in England are ending a controversial surveillance deal with the tech company Palantir, Liberty Investigates and Democracy for Sale can reveal....
Bakersfield Police Credit Flock Cameras in Child Sex Crime Arrests
23+ hour, 31+ min ago (179+ words) Bakersfield police say automated license plate readers contributed to investigations into two alleged sex crimes involving children this month. One case involves the alleged kidnapping and rape of an 11-year-old girl; in the other, a suspect allegedly met with a…...
2nd Circuit Rules Warrant Not Required for Cell Phone Searches at Border
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (269+ words) "Under our [Second Circuit] precedents, no suspicion is required before the government searches a traveler's property at the border," Judge Steven Menashi wrote. "Because a cell phone is property, our precedents establish that the government does not need to have…...