Public opposition to Flock Technologies' surveillance cameras is rising as police departments across the US deploy over 130,000 AI-powered devices. Critics cite privacy concerns, stalking risks, and data vulnerabilities, while a protester recently mocked the tech in San Diego.
A growing grassroots movement is protesting the widespread use of AI-powered Flock license plate readers. Citizens are physically blocking or vandalizing cameras, citing privacy concerns and potential police abuse, while the company defends the technology's utility.
New Bedford, MA, suspends its Flock Safety license plate reader cameras after an officer allegedly used the system to track her ex-girlfriend, highlighting privacy and misuse concerns.
New Bedford police have suspended their Flock Safety camera network after an officer, Emily Pacheco, was accused of using the system to track her ex-girlfriend. Pacheco is on administrative leave, and a judge has issued an abuse prevention order against her.
US municipalities are replacing Flock Safety license plate readers with Axon technology amid privacy backlash. Activists argue this 'vendor swap' ignores broader concerns about mass surveillance, data governance, and the lack of warrant requirements for tracking.
Un an et demi après le vol de 1,46 milliard de dollars par le groupe Lazarus, Bybit affirme avoir intercepté 30 000 retraits suspects au premier semestre 2026, évitant 700 millions de pertes grâce à l'intelligence artificielle.
Surveillance firm Flock Safety has developed an AI tool called OS Investigate that tracks drivers using movement patterns alone, bypassing the need for license plates or names.
Plusieurs municipalités françaises, dont Vence, Nice et Liévin, ont pris des arrêtés interdisant de laisser des chiens enfermés dans des voitures par temps chaud. Cette mesure vise à prévenir les risques mortels de coup de chaleur pour les animaux.
The ACLU has released a toolkit for Massachusetts attorneys to challenge secretive police surveillance technologies, including facial recognition and AI-generated reports, used in criminal proceedings.
Pawtucket police officer Noel Pichardo faced disciplinary action and eventual career termination after publicly criticizing the city's deployment of Flock Safety license-plate-reading cameras, which he argued were installed without sufficient public oversight.
Russia is ready to adopt traditional Chinese medicine practices for patient treatment and rehabilitation, Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare head Alla Samoilova announced at the SPROUTS forum in Kazan.
Officials in several U.S. states have shut down or suspended Flock automated license-plate reading cameras this month, citing privacy concerns, alleged misuse by law enforcement officers, and improper permitting.
Proton founder and CEO Andy Yen discusses how AI surveillance, corporate data harvesting, and growing user privacy concerns are driving millions of new sign-ups to his encryption-focused tech company.
US surveillance firm Flock is implementing new safeguards, including reducing data retention and flagging abnormal searches, after police misused its cameras and drones to stalk individuals, prompting backlash and severed ties from cities.
Federal agents, as part of Operation Puppet Master, conducted undercover surveillance on progressive groups, labor unions, and protesters in Minneapolis, infiltrating meetings and monitoring activities deemed constitutionally protected, according to court documents.
Surveillance startup Flock announced new policies and tools, including a recommendation to cut data retention to seven days and making its Audit Assistance tool mandatory by year's end, amid skepticism from privacy experts.
Un incendie de forêt à Saint-Just (Ille-et-Vilaine) a détruit plus de 200 hectares. Le feu, maîtrisé mais toujours surveillé, a nécessité l'évacuation de 100 personnes et a légèrement blessé 3 pompiers. Le site mégalithique des Landes de Cojoux a été partiellement brûlé.
Bill Swearingen demonstrated a new adversarial machine learning pattern at Def Con that conceals vehicles from Flock surveillance cameras by disrupting automated object-detection models.
Former Guerrero governor Ángel Aguirre has been formally charged with forced disappearance and obstruction of justice over the 2014 abduction of 43 students in Iguala, marking a major development in the Ayotzinapa case.
Hundreds of US government drones have shifted from border surveillance to track flesh-eating New World Screwworm infestations in wild and domesticated animals across Texas and New Mexico following recent detections.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,000-word essay titled 'The Future is for Everyone' detailing his vision for AI, advocating for open-weight models and minimal regulation, alongside the release of Meta's new Muse Glimmer AI model.
Arron Banks, a Reform UK backer, is under pressure to disclose the full scope of his surveillance of journalists, including those at The Guardian and Sunday Times, after admitting to hiring private investigators, sparking concerns over press freedom and democracy.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,000-word essay titled 'The Future is for Everyone,' defending open-source artificial intelligence, advocating against heavy government regulation, and announcing plans for AI infrastructure buildouts.
Des drones de surveillance britanniques K3 Scout utilisés par les forces spéciales ont secrètement transmis des données vers une adresse IP en Chine. Le ministère de la Défense a désactivé les connexions Internet des caméras.
