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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.

Reuters18h agoWhole story →

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Seattle mayor signs grocery ‘fair pricing’ into law, bans surveillanceWith a quick signature, Mayor Katie Wilson made Seattle the first city in the U.S. to ban “surveillance pricing,” a consumer protection and privacy measure she said would stop large grocers from using personal data to charge shoppers different prices for the same product.

Spokane Spokesman-Review18h 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 News21h 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.

Semafor1d 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 Verge1d 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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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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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.

Reuters4d agoWhole story →

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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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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.

Fortune4d agoWhole story →

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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.

TNW4d agoWhole story →

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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.

WIS104d agoWhole story →

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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…

The Blaze4d agoWhole story →

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