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Shelton police audit finds hundreds of outside-agency searches tied to immigration
4+ min ago (358+ words) SHELTON, Wash. — An audit of the Shelton Police Department’s automated license plate reader network found hundreds of searches by outside agencies with connections to immigration enforcement under the department’s former nationwide-sharing settings. Shelton police said the department reviewed about 2.67 million…...
21 years of right to information law – Achievements and bottlenecks
45+ min ago (576+ words) In a democracy the ultimate power vests with the people. The Executive exercises its power and authority as the trustee of the people. Accountability is the sine qua non of democracy. The Parliament has enacted the Right to Information legislation…...
Colorado woman was accused of stealing by sergeant who said he’d been watching her movements for a month. She is now suing both him and Flock Safety
50+ min ago (383+ words) The trouble began on September 27, 2025, when Sgt. Milliman arrived at Elser’s home to issue a summons for a 25 dollar package theft. During the encounter, which was captured on both body camera and Elser’s own doorbell camera, the sergeant claimed he…...
Protecting your identity should be a year-round habit
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (231+ words) Bobby Hansen, From the Bureau Iowa consistently ranks among the states with the lowest per-capita rates of reported identity theft, a fact worth noting as a point of relative strength. But a lower rate is not the same as no…...
State Security Department calls for protection of society from digital entrapment
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (120+ words) Gulf Today State Security Department calls for protection of society from digital entrapment Gulf Today, Staff Reporter The State Security Department (SSD) has issued a critical alert regarding the risks associated with the digital collection of personal information and its…...
DeFlock posters raise questions about campus surveillance
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (688+ words) Posters opposing the use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) have appeared on the University of Kentucky’s campus, drawing attention to concerns about surveillance technology and its use by law enforcement. The posters feature a black-and-white image of a surveillance…...
Letter: Flock cameras can aid public safety if used properly
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (75+ words) [Regarding “Asheville City Council Ends Surveillance Contract, but Some Remain Skeptical,” Aug. 26, Xpress:] Flock cameras are a useful tool for public safety. But as with any tool, it can be misused and harmful. As long as education, oversight and common…...
Even with security cameras, criminals find ways to cheat the system
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (160+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune I raise a third perspective: the reality that cheats, kooks and idiots engage in systemic violation of the law that requires automobiles to display front license plates, perhaps representing 40% of traffic, which thus evades surveillance as well…...
W3C pushes revocable ID barcodes after 160 million driver's licenses leak
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (584+ words) Stolen scans traced to a compromised ID verification service hit US and Canada. California has issued the barcode since late 2025. Can revocation stop fakes? The news item is brief. "Recently the data theft of approximately 160 million drivers licenses from the…...
Hacked Security Cameras Become Wartime Spy Tools
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (806+ words) Hacked civilian security cameras have become frontline spy tools from Tehran to Kyiv, with Dutch intelligence warning this summer that Russia is systematically tapping such feeds across Europe and Ukraine. The July 10 advisory from the Netherlands' General Intelligence and Security…...