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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…
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…
Another Alleged Chinese Agent Arrested in California. Why Is the Golden State a Target?An Irvine, California, woman accused of surveilling the family of Taiwan’s president at the direction of Chinese officials was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday as she attempted to leave the United States for China. The arrest of Wanying “Heather” Zhang, 34, marks the latest in a series of Chinese foreign-agent cases with...
Guess Who Gives Kash Patel His Orders? Hint: It’s Not Just Trump.America’s FBI directors are expected to be fiercely independent. Kash Patel is not. Instead, Patel appears to be completely under the thumb of the White House, bending over backward to enact the president’s retribution campaign, according to a new report by The Atlantic . Whereas Patel’s predecessors have historically tried to create distance between…
Australia launches probe into FlyDubai co-pilot’s past, and other Mideast newsAustralian authorities are investigating an Omani FlyDubai co-pilot's time in Australia after he allegedly tried to seize an Israel-bound aircraft. The pilot is currently detained in the UAE. On Monday, Australian Federal Police said a joint counterterrorism team is involved in the investigation. New Zealand authorities are also looking into his time…