Privacy
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Republicans say disease rule proposals in Pennsylvania allow for warrantless entry into homes
Concerns include the rules violate the public desire to limit a governor's emergency powers.
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Appeals court rules officers can search phones at border without warrant or probable cause
The case was brought by an individual who had his phone searched and was later convicted of bank fraud and money laundering.
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Flock cameras become election issue in races like Nevada gubernatorial battle
GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo and Democrat Attorney General Aaron Ford both support regulation of such cameras.
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U.S. House committee backs FTC's probe into AI surveillance pricing
Probe focuses on companies’ use of consumer data to secretly charge some higher prices than others for same products.
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Arizona attorney general to review state’s use of Flock cameras
Several Arizona local governments have either ended their contracts with Flock or adjusted their policies with the company.
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Flock Off: Proposed bill would bar taxpayer funding for AI surveillance cameras
With Americans across the country rebelling against thousands of AI enhanced surveillance cameras infiltrating their cities, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed a bill prohibiting the funding of those cameras with taxpayer money. U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie, R
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Florida bans Flock cameras from state-controlled highways
The department granted agencies 30 days to remove the cameras, which includes those made by Flock, before the state takes them down.
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Texas town ends contract with controversial Flock surveillance camera company
Pflugerville, Texas, city workers turned off all 28 Flock cameras that automatically read license plates across the town immediately after the city council ended its agreement with the company.
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Facing mounting criticism, Flock moves to address concerns about its license plate cameras
Company vows to strengthen privacy, accountability and security.
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Flock announces new privacy protections for its surveillance cameras, some critics still skeptical
To provide more local control, the company said it would allow individual police departments to restrict what other law enforcement agencies can see. For example, an agency could allow access to data on stolen vehicles but not immigration violations.
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U.S. citizen faces federal felony charges for deleting his phone data after his phone was seized
Before allowing the Atlanta resident to enter the U.S., authorities seized his phone. He gave them a duress passcode, which wiped the phone of all its digital contents.
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'Daily perpetual subpoena': Conservatives, investors accuse feds of massive privacy violations
Young America's Foundation sues IRS to stop collecting, storing donor identities after contractor leaks its tax returns and Trump's. No regulatory change can fix SEC database that hoovers up every trade for no reason, investors tell court.
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ACLU crashes lawsuit against boys in girls' restrooms, says SCOTUS trans sports ruling irrelevant
After losing big on challenge to Idaho and West Virginia bans on males in girls' sports, ACLU tries to clean up its mess by pressing court to read Title IX precedents more narrowly than the ACLU itself did.