Hacker Group Claims Massive Breach of FBI Agent DataThe cybercriminal group ShinyHunters announced on its dark-web leak site Tuesday, Sept. 22, that it compromised the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and holds sensitive data on almost all FBI agents and individuals who applied to work at the agency, according to the group’s post. The group claimed it stole terabytes of information – including names, […]Natural News11d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticefbi data breach
Meta Smart Glasses Face Lawsuits Over Intimate Images, Privacy ClaimsMore than 70 people who bought, used or were recorded by Meta smart glasses have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company in federal court in Northern California, according to court records amended in late August. The suit alleges that intimate and sensitive images captured by the camera-equipped eyewear were transmitted to contractors […]Natural News14d agoWhole story →CommerceTechnology
FBI Director Defends Surveillance Partnerships at Senate Judiciary HearingFBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 15, 2026, defending the bureau’s access to license plate reader data and its expanding partnerships with private technology companies. The hearing, which lasted several hours, examined the FBI’s use of data collected by private companies and municipalities, queries conducted…Natural News17d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticesenate judiciary hearing
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Citizenship Verification of VotersThe Justice Department on Sept. 8 filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court seeking to allow the federal government to verify the citizenship of voters using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) immigration database [1]. The request follows a federal judge’s ruling earlier in the year that determined the administration’s use…Natural News24d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter citizenship verification dispute
Twenty-five years of “temporary”: how 9/11 built a surveillance state Americans never voted forThe towers fell in a single morning, but the government that rose from the rubble never stopped growing. A quarter-century after September 11, 2001, the emergency measures that the federal government swore were only temporary have calcified into a permanent architecture — an alphabet soup of agencies, a legal doctrine of pre-emption, and a surveillance…Natural News25d agoWhole story →JusticeSecurity9 11 anniversary
Hawley Expands AI Surveillance Probe to Axon, Motorola and VerkadaSen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has expanded his investigation into artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted surveillance systems, sending letters to the chief executive officers of Axon Enterprise, Motorola Solutions and Verkada. The letters, sent last week, inform these companies that they are now part of a probe that began with an inquiry into Flock Safety on…Natural News25d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeJosh Hawleyai surveillance probe
Dallas PD to Shut Down 321 Flock Cameras After Funding PauseThe Dallas Police Department announced it will deactivate 321 automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras on Sept. 15 following a directive from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) that paused state funding for the Flock Safety systems. The department announced the move in a social media post Tuesday, Sept. 1. [1] It said the cameras, which were […]Natural News1mo agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeGreg Abbottflock camera funding pause
Lawmakers Demand Investigation into DHS Secret Surveillance of Journalists and NonTwo members of Congress formally asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to investigate the Department of Homeland Security‘s (DHS) use of administrative summonses to secretly collect records on journalists, labor unions and non-profit organizations. The request, penned by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal…Natural News1mo agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentPramila JayapalRon Wydendhs surveillance investigation request
Senate Subcommittee Probes Flock Safety Over LicenseThe U.S. Senate has opened an inquiry into Flock Safety, a major manufacturer of automated license-plate readers, over its data collection and search practices. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, sent a letter on Aug. 26 to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, demanding documents and answers by […]Natural News1mo agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeJosh Hawleysenate inquiry into flock safety