Your City Is Recording Your Voice (Flock’s New AI System)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jP5RksbJNz8

Flock quietly rolled out a feature that turns their gunshot detection microphones now listen for peoples voices. Most have no idea they’re being recorded.

Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2523 https://bja.ojp.gov/program/it/privacy-civil-liberties/authorities/statutes/1285

#Flock #WiretapLaws #Privacy #ECPA #Freedom #USA #CivilRights #CivilLiberties #PrivacyAct #InvasionOfPrivacy #criminal #illegal

Ottawa proposes making it easier to share personal data among government

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11757417/canada-personal-data-privacy-act-changes/

Update: TSA is sending airline passenger lists to ICE multiple times a week - US immigration checks these lists against its own databases to identify people. https://viewfromthewing.com/tsa-is-feeding-ice-lists-of-every-airline-passenger-turning-airports-into-chokepoints-for-law-enforcement/
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When it comes to your personal data held by the government - the phrase "“unprecedented usage” is code for illegal!

In Nov., the Social Security Administration (SSA) quietly revealed (issued a SORN) the agency would be sharing “citizenship and immigration information” with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The SORN makes the data sharing official and allows for public feedback. The SSA SORN has already received more than 10,000 comments, including, “No, absolutely not. This is so dangerous.” https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-data-grab-putting-us-citizens-at-risk/ #Privacy #DataPrivacy #Data #PrivacyAct #DHS #SSA #SocialSecurity #VoterVerification #PersonalData #SORN #Immigration #DataSharing

"Meta’s surveillance isn’t limited to your online activity. The company also encourages businesses to send them data about your offline purchases and interactions. Even deleting your Facebook and Instagram accounts won’t stop Meta from harvesting your personal data. Meta in 2018 admitted to collecting information about non-users, including their contact details and browsing history."

#LenaCohen, 2025

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data

Isn't this illegal in NZ under the Privacy Act?

#privacy #PrivacyAct