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Mauldin Officer Fired After 166 Flock Camera Searches of Ex's Plate

The termination underscores growing policy and privacy concerns about Flock Safety's private license‑plate reader network.

Poll Spurs Push to Turn On Seattle CCTV as Mayor Keeps Expansion Paused

Advocates Push City Council to Ban Biometric Scanning at MSG and Other Public Businesses

Flock License‑Plate Camera Network Faces Rollbacks, Criminal Probes and Thefts

Japan Launches National Intelligence Bureau to Centralize Intelligence

U.S. Indicts Man Over Phone ‘Duress’ Wipe During Border Search

Instagram Bans Harassing Videos Shot With Meta Smart Glasses

Cities, Officers and Activists Push Back as Flock Safety’s Plate‑Reading Network Faces Scrutiny

Cities and Towns Move to End or Renegotiate Flock Safety License‑Plate Cameras

Nassau County Launches $1 Million Drone First‑Responder Program

San Francisco Audit Finds Federal and Out‑of‑State Queries to City’s License‑Plate Network

Congress Lets Section 702 Expire as FISC Certification Leaves Legal Questions

FCC Proposes Rule Requiring IDs for New and Renewing Phone Lines

South Portland Halts New Flock Camera; Berkeley Limits Renewal

75 Groups Urge Meta to Scrap Facial Recognition Plan for Ray‑Ban Smart Glasses

Georgia Ticket Shows Flock License Plate Cameras Used for Traffic Enforcement

Pentagon Threatens to Blacklist Anthropic as Deadline to Drop AI Use Limits Arrives

Flock License-Plate Cameras Face Vandalism Wave as Cities Reconsider Deals

Advocates Map Covert License-Plate Readers Along California Border, Urge Permit Rollback

Russia Opens Terrorism Facilitation Probe Into Telegram Founder Pavel Durov