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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.

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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-Review10h 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 News12h 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 News13h agoWhole story →

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Lydia-Nikac-GoFundMeA North Carolina state trooper shot Lydia Nikac's two dogs, but an appeals court ruled she doesn't have a right to publish body camera footage of the shooting under the state's restrictive public records laws.

Reason15h agoWhole story →

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Judge Grants Rick Scott’s Bid to Amend Claims Against Booz AllenA federal judge in Florida granted Sen. Rick Scott’s request to file an amended complaint dismissing repeat claims made against Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and its employee Charles Littlejohn in an effort to maintain jurisdiction in Florida.

Bloomberg Tax News15h agoWhole story →

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Private prison company sues California over civil rights law for immigrant detaineesA private prison company is challenging a new California law requiring detention centers to provide medical care, privacy and other civil rights to people detained by federal immigration authorities.

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.

Semafor16h 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 News16h agoWhole story →

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Senator accuses Trump Mobile of skipping FCC filings.Sen. Maggie Hassan wrote to Trump Mobile CEO Patrick O’Brien, accusing the company of missing mandatory filings around robocall prevention and international service provision. She also raised questions about security practices, following a third reported hack of the company, and whether the recent price hike will hit customers still waiting for their…

The Verge21h 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.

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Randallstown man allegedly used stolen credit cards to buy gift cards, finance vehicles### Randallstown man indicted in alleged $53K gift-card fraud schemeBALTIMORE — A Randallstown man faces federal charges accusing him of using stolen credit car

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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.

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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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'Government cannot go snooping': Judge slams cop's Flock use as unconstitutionalGoing to the doctor, casino, or a lawyer's office is nobody's business but the American who is doing it, an Oklahoma judge has declared. The judge said that when a police officer used the Flock Safety system to track a woman's cross-state movements, he went too far. 'The government cannot go snooping through our personal lives.' U.S. District Judge Sara…

The Blaze3d 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.

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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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