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Over the past six months, Americans have become increasingly aware of automated license plate readers, used by almost 80 percent of American police departments to trace vehicles and their drivers without the hassle of a warrant. ALPRs perch on power poles and stoplights, quietly encroaching on the most sacred silo of American life—the car. People […]

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Federal Judge Rules Warrantless Flock Search Unconstitutional After Deputy Pulls Month of Driver’s Travel History - Calls System ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim HᴏftA federal judge in Oklahoma just threw out a drug case after ruling that police violated the Fourth Amendment when they used Flock Safety’s automated l…

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Customs and Border Protection tapped 80,000 Flock cameras last year - police weren't kept in the loopDanville, Illinois, logged more than 4,000 federal searches, though ICE had no Flock contract. Flock says customers control their data.

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Ex-SJPD community service officer sentenced in child porn caseA former San Jose Police Department community service officer will serve five years in federal prison for possessing child pornography, prosecutors announced Friday.

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Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition lawmakers detained over election chief protest for second dayIndian police detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and several lawmakers for the third time in two ‌days on Wednesday as they launched an unannounced protest demanding the resignation of the election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists.

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