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AI surveillance startup Flock Safety to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources sayFlock Safety plans to let go of about 18% of its employees, people with direct knowledge of the plans said on Thursday, as the maker of AI-powered surveillance cameras and license-plate readers faces mounting opposition to its products from communities and ‌lawmakers.

Reuters12h agoWhole story →

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Haverford College professor arrested for allegedly cyberstalking Jewish colleagueHaverford College professor Guangtian Ha faces federal cyberstalking charges for allegedly sending dozens of antisemitic threats to a Jewish colleague on X.

Fox News15h agoWhole story →

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Richmond approves new surveillance camera contract, delays ALPR decisionCity lawmakers select new vendor in move away from Flock

The Mercury News16h agoWhole story →

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FTC advancing on its AI safety probeThe agency still faces questions about how deep its investigation will get, given the Trump administration’s light touch.

Semafor18h agoWhole story →

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Former German Intelligence Chief Arrested on Suspicion of TreasonAugust Hanning, 80, the former president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), was arrested Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, at his home in Steinfurt county near the Dutch border, according to German prosecutors. A second suspect, identified only as Manfred D. under German privacy laws, was arrested at his home in Bavaria on suspicion of aiding […]

Natural News19h agoWhole story →

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A Senate subcommittee has opened an investigation into Roblox over child safety.“Roblox appears to prioritize revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children, and the alleged criminal activity on Roblox warrants congressional scrutiny,” Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) wrote in a letter to Roblox CEO David Baszucki. The online gaming platform has also been subject to state lawsuits…

The Verge23h agoWhole story →

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Fears about kids' online safety unite Democrats and RepublicansAmid a decline in youth mental health, momentum is building for a federal crackdown on social media companies over protections for kids.

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TikTok Accused by NY of Running Secret Safety Tests on TeensNew York Attorney General Letitia James has added new allegations to a child safety lawsuit against TikTok Inc., accusing the platform of running secret experiments on teen users.

Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →

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'Mike Rogers Is Watching You': Abdul El-Sayed Hits GOP Opponent Over Support for Mass SurveillanceAs Flock cameras and the data firm Palantir dominate headlines, Michigan’s Democratic US Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is spending the final weeks of the race hammering his Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers, for his role in expanding the surveillance state. On Tuesday, El-Sayed's campaign unveiled a new campaign ad with the tagline "Mike…

Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →

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FlockJudgeThe automated license plate reader system is “a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance," says a federal judge.

Reason2d agoWhole story →

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Progressive groups lay out AI demands for candidatesGuardrails Action warns politicians in a new letter that they’ll face ‘active, mobilized opposition’ if they don’t commit to safety regulations.

Semafor2d agoWhole story →

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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.

Gizmodo3d agoWhole story →

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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.

Government Executive3d agoWhole story →

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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.

WIRED3d agoWhole story →

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Biden FBI tracked Melania and Barron Trump’s travel — and even tapped Susie Wiles phone, documents showThe surveillance — which took place under then-President Joe Biden's administration — was part of a secret probe titled "Plasmic Echo."

New York Post3d agoSources (2)Whole story →

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Federal judge rules warrantless searches using automated license plate readers as unconstitutionalA federal judge in Tulsa, Oklahoma ruled on Oct. 1 that a sheriff’s deputy violated the Fourth Amendment by searching a woman’s license plate in Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader system without a warrant, marking one of the first federal court rulings to declare such surveillance unconstitutional. The case involved Melisa Kyle, whose…

Natural News3d agoWhole story →

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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…

Natural News3d agoWhole story →

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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...

New York Post4d agoWhole story →

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