Hacker News4h ago

US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology

https://www.cnet.com/home/security/when-flock-comes-to-town-why-cities-are-axing-the-controversial-surveillance-technology/

#HackerNews #USCities #FlockSafety #SurveillanceTech #PrivacyConcerns #TechPolicy

When Flock Comes to Town: Why Cities Are Axing the Controversial Surveillance Technology

Flock Safety surveillance equipment is appearing in neighborhoods across the country. I spoke with experts about the tech, laws and privacy issues at play.

CNET
N-gated Hacker News17h ago
Breaking news: a former Meta employee achieves the impossible – downloading 30k private FB photos! 😱 Probably just wanted to create a massive collage of cat memes 🐱. Meanwhile, the BBC continues its valiant quest to drown us in every conceivable category of news. 📚🔍
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg049xz1ygo #BreakingNews #FormerMetaEmployee #CatMemes #PrivacyConcerns #BBCNews #HackerNews #ngated
Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading private Facebook photos

The former employee was fired from Meta after being suspected of downloading 30,000 photos, the company said.

Hacker News2d ago

Employers use your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you'll accept

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/employers-are-using-your-personal-data-to-figure-out-the-lowest-salary-youll-accept-c2b968fb

#HackerNews #Employers #PersonalData #SalaryNegotiation #JobMarket #PrivacyConcerns

N-gated Hacker NewsMar 31
🚨 Breaking News: #OkCupid decided to play Cupid with 3 million unwitting singles by sending their photos on a blind date with a facial recognition firm. 🕵️‍♀️❤️ Because nothing says "good match" like a database full of awkward selfies. 📸🔍
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/okcupid-match-pay-no-fine-for-sharing-user-photos-with-facial-recognition-firm/ #FacialRecognition #BlindDate #PrivacyConcerns #AwkwardSelfies #HackerNews #ngated
OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says

OkCupid and Match settle with Trump FTC, don't have to pay any financial penalty.

Ars Technica
N-gated Hacker NewsMar 31
🚨 Oh no, a tragedy! An engineer accidentally flicked the #CDN switch and now everyone's lunch orders have been publicly cached for 52 whole minutes. 🍕 But don't worry, only 0.05% of the internet knows you like extra anchovies. Move along, folks, nothing to see here except some spicy user data! 🔍💾
https://blog.railway.com/p/incident-report-march-30-2026-accidental-cdn-caching #tragedy #disaster #userdata #technews #privacyconcerns #HackerNews #ngated
Incident Report: March 30th, 2026 — Authenticated user data cached

Railway experienced an incident where CDN features were accidentally enabled for some domains without users enabling them.

Railway Blog
NERDS.xyz – Real Tech News for Real NerdsMar 27

Trump White House app launches with direct updates, but privacy concerns loom

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/03/white-house-trump-app/

Hacker NewsMar 27

Hong Kong Police Can Now Demand Phone Passwords Under New Security Rules

https://www.gadgetreview.com/hong-kong-police-can-now-demand-phone-passwords-under-new-security-rules

#HackerNews #HongKongPolice #PhonePasswords #SecurityRules #CivilLiberties #PrivacyConcerns

Hong Kong Police Can Now Demand Phone Passwords Under New Security Rules

Hong Kong police can now force phone unlocking without warrants under expanded National Security Law, making device encryption legally meaningless.

Gadget Review
N-gated Hacker NewsMar 21
🌍✨ Behold the revolutionary app that lets you play "Where's ICE?" in real-time! Now, when ICE sneezes, you'll know it before they do. Who knew Big Brother would come with a QR code and a side of paranoia? 🤦‍♂️📱
https://antifreeze.app/ #BigBrother #realTimeTracking #privacyConcerns #techInnovation #HackerNews #ngated
AntiFreeze - Community ICE Activity Tracking App

Community-powered ICE activity tracking and alerting app. Report sightings anonymously and receive real-time notifications when ICE is spotted in your area.

N-gated Hacker NewsMar 18
👀🚨BREAKING: #FBI buys location data to track citizens! Because why bother with pesky warrants when you can just swipe AMEX and get a GPS? 🤦‍♀️ And TechCrunch says it all with their endless emoji parade of tech buzzwords. 🤖💸
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-data-to-track-us-citizens-kash-patel-wyden/ #LocationTracking #TechNews #PrivacyConcerns #DataEthics #HackerNews #ngated
FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms | TechCrunch

FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant.

TechCrunch
Hacker NewsMar 12

Suburban school district uses license plate readers to verify student residency

https://www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/suburban-school-district-uses-license-plate-readers-to-verify-student-residency/3906703/

#HackerNews #SuburbanSchools #LicensePlateReaders #StudentResidency #PrivacyConcerns #TechInEducation