Flock Safety accessed cameras in a children’s gymnastics room during a sales demo, authorized by Dunwoody, GA. Public outcry followed, including from the affected Jewish community center. Despite CEO apology, city renewed contract. Flock says access was permitted for tech improvement. #surveillancetechnology #publicprivacy

https://wesearch.press/s/city-learns-flock-accessed-cameras-in-childrens-gymnastics-r-73265c84?utm_source=social&utm_medium=auto&utm_campaign=mastodon

Met Police Deploys Surveillance Tech to Tackle London Shoplifting

The Metropolitan Police are testing a cutting-edge retail technology to combat London's shoplifting epidemic, and it doesn't rely on live facial recognition - but what does that mean for citizen privacy?

https://osintsights.com/met-police-deploys-surveillance-tech-to-tackle-london-shoplifting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#SurveillanceTechnology #Shoplifting #London #FacialRecognition #RetailSecurity

Army Deploys Air-Launched Drones to Shield Surveillance Jets

The Army is turning to a game-changing solution to protect its surveillance jets: small, air-launched drones that scout ahead and keep the aircraft out of harm's way. By deploying these miniature drones from its ME-11B aircraft, the Army can gather crucial intel while keeping its manned jets safe from danger.

https://osintsights.com/army-deploys-air-launched-drones-to-shield-surveillance-jets?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#AirlaunchedDrones #SurveillanceTechnology #UnmannedAerialVehicles #MilitaryAviation #EmergingThreats

Webloc Surveillance Tool Exposes Global Device Tracking by Law Enforcement

Discover the shocking truth about Webloc, a powerful surveillance tool that's been used by law enforcement agencies to track hundreds of millions of devices worldwide, raising serious questions about the intersection of advertising and policing. Developed by an Israeli company, Webloc uses ad-driven geolocation…

https://osintsights.com/webloc-surveillance-tool-exposes-global-device-tracking-by-law-enforcement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#SurveillanceTechnology #LawEnforcement #Geolocation #AdDrivenSurveillance #Webloc

Last month @404mediaco posted the PDF for their very cool zine about ICE surveillance technology. We love it, but don't have a riso printer—so in true distroist spirit, we downloaded the file, remixed it for B&W printing, and now we offer it to you!

This 16-page zine features articles from 2025 on Palantir’s ImmigrationOS, the use of Meta's smart glasses by federal agents, and rise of Flock surveillance cameras, ShadowDragon's social media monitoring, the Graphite phone exploit software, 3D-printed whistles, activist hackers, anti-surveillance wearables, and more!

You can find our print-ready PDF at https://archive.org/details/404-media-zine-bw, or swing by our co-op and grab free copies from our table of resource zines!

#AbolishICE #Zinestagram #SurveillanceTechnology (- L)

Ring Scraps Flock Partnership Following Uproar Over Super Bowl AI Commercial

https://murica.website/2026/02/ring-scraps-flock-partnership-following-uproar-over-super-bowl-ai-commercial/

Battle Over Facial Recognition in New Orleans Will Shape Future of Surveillance

https://murica.website/2026/01/battle-over-facial-recognition-in-new-orleans-will-shape-future-of-surveillance/

New Campaign Targets Capital One for Partnership With Israeli Arms Manufacturer

https://murica.website/2026/01/new-campaign-targets-capital-one-for-partnership-with-israeli-arms-manufacturer/

Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department's Use of Flock Safety

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-to-pump-the-brakes-on-your-police-departments-use-of-flocks-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readers

#HackerNews #PumpTheBrakes #FlockSafety #PoliceAccountability #PrivacyConcerns #SurveillanceTechnology #ACLU