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This Toronto Privacy Tool Has 20 Million Users: Bill C-22 Could Push It Out of CanadaPsiphon, a Toronto-built anti-censorship tool with about 20 million monthly users, says it has started planning a move out of Canada because of Bill C-22, the federal lawful access bill now before the Senate.

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FBI removes Accenture contractor after missed security patch led to breachThe bureau’s cyber chief blamed a contractor’s failure to apply an available fix for an intrusion that may have exposed sensitive employee information.

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FBI says contractor failure led to hack of its jobs websiteWASHINGTON — The FBI’s internal review of a hack of its jobs portal last month has so far determined that a “security failure” by a contractor managing the site caused the breach.

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‘Mike Rogers Is Watching You’: New Ad Blitz From Abdul El-Sayed Attacks Surveillance SupportMichigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is leaning into one of the major complaints about surveillance from voters this election cycle.

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Bipartisan Ban Flock Act targets federal use of license plate surveillance networksA new bipartisan bill, the Ban Flock Act, has been introduced in Congress to prohibit federal agencies from using automated license plate reader (ALPR) data. The legislation would block federal funding for state and local governments that continue using ALPR systems. Private data brokers and homeowner associations would be covered under the ban on…

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Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources sayThe ‌Federal Bureau of Investigation removed an Accenture contractor on Monday over their role in a damaging data breach that exposed sensitive personal details of thousands of bureau employees, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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AI execs grilled by NYC pols on dangers of tech that ‘could end in human extinction’Big Apple lawmakers took tech executives to task about the dangers of artificial intelligence during a marathon public hearing Monday -- as the City Council...

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Ex-OpenAI researcher tells NYC lawmakers AI safety fixes may be ‘duct tape that will fall off’Former insiders warned the New York City Council about losing control of AI, while OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google couldn’t say how big the risk is.

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US judge rules a police Flock search was unconstitutional mass surveillanceA deputy ran a Flock search because of a California plate. A federal judge threw out the evidence. Flock expects the ruling to be overturned.

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SC Attorney General Alan Wilson presses Flock Safety for answers on AI use, data privacySouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson sent a letter to Flock Safety on Monday, questioning the company’s privacy and security policies regarding its license-plate camera system.

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'A nightmare for individual liberties' — Josh Hawley unveils sweeping new anti-Flock legislationIf one lawmaker has his way, new rules are coming that will change the way Flock Safety and other automated license plate reader companies will run their companies. With data and accountability at the forefront, tech companies could face much stricter parameters on what they can do with their recordings. 'A nightmare for individual liberties.' Missouri…

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FBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Foreign Agent at LAX as She Attempts to Board Flight to Shanghai - Accused of Surveilling Taiwanese President’s Son and Family for CCP * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim HᴏftFederal agents arrested an alleged Chinese foreign agent at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday as she was preparing to leave the United States for…

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Flock cameras in Michigan: Vandalism, bans and privacy concernsFlock Safety's license plate surveillance network faces a growing backlash as communities reject contracts and lawmakers propose limits on the technology.

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In Pennsylvania, the epicenter of online gambling, bettors with addiction beg lawmakers to act“The casino itself has expanded basically into infinity,” a UCLA addiction expert said.

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Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant.

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Sanders and AOC Propose the Ban Flock Act“Going to the doctor? Flock knows. Dropping your kid off at school? Flock is tracking you."

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Marin County residents concerned after report reveals Flock cameras data breach - NBC Bay AreaA North Bay newspaper says Flock cameras operated by the Marin County Sheriff’s Department were accessed thousands of times by out of state and federal

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Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using FlockThe proposed legislation would extend to all automotica license plate readers.

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AOC, Sanders, Merkley roll out bill to ban Flock camerasThe legislation, dubbed the Ban Flock Act, would bar federal agencies from using or accessing data collected by automated license plate readers.

Washington Examiner5d agoWhole story →

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Cortez, Merkley announce bill to ban Flock camerasOct. 2 (UPI) -- A group of progressive lawmakers introduced a bill Friday seeking to ban the use of license plate readers by federal agencies. Sen. Bernie

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