Civil Rights & Liberties

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (593+ words) Rampant proliferation of surveillance technology in Southern California has sent shockwaves through communities, raising both privacy and safety concerns. At the forefront are license plate readers developed by a company called Flock Safety. The local history of Flock’s automatic license…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (669+ words) Ireland’s privacy watchdog gave Google six months to fix its handling of location data after finding it broke EU rules. Google said it would appeal. (CN) — Google’s tracking of users’ whereabouts in Europe drew a fine of 403 million euros (about…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago   (419+ words) By Padraic Halpin, Reuters DUBLIN, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The lead EU data privacy regulator for most of the biggest internet companies fined Alphabet’s Google GOOGL.O €403 million ($463 million) after an inquiry into its processing of location data, policies the search engine…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1230+ words) As Flock cameras go dark on Florida's state highways and law enforcement works to turn them back on, the state of New Hampshire could end up serving as a model for their regulations, according to State Rep. Bill Partington. Partington,…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago   (182+ words) Over 150 residents packed a Santa Rosa meeting hall Thursday to air growing privacy concerns over the city’s Flock license plate camera network. The Press Democrat reports Police Chief John Cregan defended the 129 local cameras as Santa Rosa Police Chief Defends…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (522+ words) Samantha Kohn, Freelance Blogger This post is sponsored by Equifax. Identity theft is a rising concern for many Canadians. Not only have we seen more fraud across the country, but the way that fraud looks is changing too. Fraudsters are…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (109+ words) Blue Bell Fired Jewish Worker Over Beard, EEOC Says Law360 Blue Bell Fired Jewish Worker Over Beard, EEOC Says By Patrick Hoff · September 21, 2026, 1:02 PM EDT /employment-authority/tracked_cases?case_id=6aad8ab881d306ea71710982&case_title=Equal+Employment+Opportunity+Commission+v.+Blue+Bell+Creameries+Inc Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Blue…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1319+ words) Earlier this month, in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit joined four other circuits in holding that the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act do not violate the Appointments Clause of Article…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (1060+ words) WATERTOWN — Two public commenters heavily opposed the use of Flock Safety cameras in Watertown before Police Chief Dave Brower supported the automated license plate readers during Tuesday's common council meeting. 'Let's call them unconstitutional warrantless surveillance devices used by…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (943+ words) You handed over your license to prove your age. A vendor kept the scan. Now it's on a Russian forum. September 21, 2026 • Advertising Disclosure Think about the last time somebody scanned your driver’s license. Not glanced at it. Scanned it with…...