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Private surveillance vendor Flock Safety reinstalled all of its stationary license plate cameras […] apparently doing so without authorization from the city […].
This decision came after[…] discovered that Flock had allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to access Illinois cameras in a “pilot program” against state law […]
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/09/24/flock-safety-reinstalls-evanston-cameras/

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City sends cease-and-desist after Flock reinstalls license plate cameras

Private surveillance vendor Flock Safety reinstalled all of its stationary license plate cameras in Evanston that had previously been removed, apparently

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📢 DEFEND SWISS PRIVACY!
Mass surveillance & encryption backdoors are incompatible with democratic rights.
Tell lawmakers: We won’t trade security & freedom for surveillance.
Act now. Raise your voice.
https://www.isoc.ch/swiss-surveillance-ordinance-encryption-threat-vupf-oscpt/#StopSurveillance #ProtectPrivacy #Switzerland
Switzerland’s Privacy and Encryption Under Attack: Proposed Surveillance Laws Threaten Fundamental Rights and Cripples Encryption - ISOC Switzerland Chapter

Zurich, May 6, 2025 – A sweeping revision of he Ordinance on the Surveillance of Postal and Telecommunications Traffic (VÜPF/OSCPT) and the ordinance of the Federal Department of Justice and Police (VD-ÜPF/OME-SCPT) , concludes its public consultation today [1]. But the proposed changes pose a grave threat to the fundamental right to privacy and the security of encryption, essential...

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The Privacy Act of 1974 protects us from having our personal info misused by government agencies. But now, the IRS and DHS want to tear down those protections—sharing taxpayer info to ramp up immigration enforcement. #ProtectPrivacy #StopSurveillance
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The Privacy Act of 1974 protects us from having our personal info misused by government agencies. But now, the IRS and DHS want to tear down those protections—sharing taxpayer info to ramp up immigration enforcement.

This is a danger for all taxpayers, regardless of immigration status.

🚨 Tell your elected officials: Stop this dangerous precedent.

#ProtectPrivacy #StopSurveillance

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Un recente episodio ha scosso l'opinione pubblica americana dopo che Jeffrey Goldberg, redattore de The Atlantic, è stato erroneamente ...

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Scopri l'importanza della privacy e come proteggere i tuoi dati personali. Su guide.privacypratica.it troverai guide, consigli e strumenti per mantenere la tua privacy online e offline.

“Arguing that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.”

Edward Snowden.

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Lawsuit in Virginia says Flock-camera surveillance is illegal.

Norfolk, VA has 172 license-plate reading cameras installed, making it effectively impossible for anyone to move by car without having their movements tracked.

“Well-meaning investigators are going to always want the latest and greatest tools, but those tools come at a cost to our security and our privacy." -Robert Frommer of the Institute for Justice

https://loom.ly/MEgRzPY

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Lawsuit Argues Warrantless Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras Is Unconstitutional

"It is functionally impossible for people to drive anywhere without having their movements tracked, photographed, and stored in an AI-assisted database that enables the warrantless surveillance of their every move. This civil rights lawsuit seeks to end this dragnet surveillance program."

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CDT urges Congress to pass the DEFIANCE Act now. It provides crucial updates to existing law, offering enhanced protection for those harmed by NCII while preserving essential free speech rights. https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-endorses-and-calls-on-congress-to-pass-the-defiance-act/ #Legislation #ProtectPrivacy #CDT
CDT Endorses and Calls on Congress to Pass the DEFIANCE Act

Yesterday, the Center for Democracy & Technology endorsed the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits, or DEFIANCE, Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation clarifies the existing Violence Against Women Act federal civil cause of action for the nonconsensual sharing of intimate images to include victims of AI-generated images. The nonconsensual production and disclosure of intimate […]

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