Florida woman used Claude as a diary, then Anthropic reported an entry to police
The woman now faces a felony charge
Federal judge calls Flock search unconstitutional, as AOC and Bernie Sanders introduce bill to ban license plate readers
The judge's "indiscriminate mass surveillance" description breaks from how prior rulings have treated Flock's cameras
A Florida county discovered 14 Flock cameras nobody authorized, and 11 remain unclaimed
No one knows who was watching
A forensic tool claims it can stop seized iPhones from locking down after 72 hours
GrayKey Preserve can also disable a seized phone's Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular radios remotely
Flock is finally requiring police to have a real reason before searching its camera database
The changes follow a Senate hearing where a woman described spending 13 days in jail over a camera match
Sweden launches campaign telling people to be ruder as scammers exploit good manners
Don't be afraid to tell a scammer where to go
Records show police justified Flock license plate searches with answers like "LMAO" and "idk"
The database allows warrantless searches, unlike requests for cell phone location data
California city canceled Flock, removed its cameras, then found the company had put some of them back
Facepalm: Once again, Flock is making headlines it would rather avoid: the company has admitted that it reinstalled its cameras in a California city after the police force canceled its contract and took them down. Flock, for its part, is pointing to an automated system that thought the cameras going offline meant there was a fault, though it also seems to be blaming the city for removing its cameras too quickly.
Your ChatGPT conversations could end up in court, and they're not protected
Chatbot conversations lack the legal privilege covering communications with lawyers, doctors, and therapists
Cities are dropping Flock's surveillance cameras at a record pace
Flock says new city contracts still outpace cancellations by roughly 10 to one, however
Florida police used a fake Flock camera in a sting, then charged a man with three felonies for destroying it
The mayor said she was unaware of the operation and admitted the charges are controversial
Four former police employees arrested over alleged misuse of Flock license plate cameras
Flock has few supporters, but Darth Vader is apparently one of them
Flock's fastest-growing business is 60 mph police drones that can read license plates from the sky
Privacy groups warn that flying plate readers could expand surveillance far beyond roadside cameras
License plate readers can now track your phone too, thanks to new surveillance tech
SignalTrace says it doesn't identify people, but experts say that claim doesn't hold up
A misleading headline made people think AI was replacing 911 dispatchers
New Orleans says the AI tool only screens duplicate calls about known car crashes
Police departments are told to call license plate readers "county resources" instead of naming them
Roughly 50 communities have dropped the cameras since early last year amid mounting backlash
Dozens of police officers accused of using license plate cameras to track women
Allegations of personal surveillance and stalking have been made against at least 50 officers
US prosecutors charge Atlanta man after GrapheneOS phone wipes itself during airport search
Prosecutors say the OS erased evidence, but advocates warn the case could criminalize security tools
A hot potato: A federal case in Atlanta is raising questions about a privacy-focused mobile operating system, with prosecutors arguing that its features were used to erase evidence. The US Department of Justice is attempting to prosecute Atlanta resident Sam Tunick under a federal statute that makes it a crime to destroy property in an effort to prevent it from being seized.
First-responder drones are spreading rapidly across the US, and privacy groups are worried
The FAA issued more waivers in ten months than it had during the previous seven years combined
FBI arrests 21-year-old accused of infecting 8,000 PCs with malware through fake Steam games
The scheme stole roughly $220,000 from about 80 crypto wallets over nearly two years
An abandoned IBM campus became a TikTok sensation, now it's a magnet for trespassers
Police have arrested 48 people at the viral site, including one with a loaded gun
The Supreme Court just ruled that police need a warrant to use phone location data
A 6-3 ruling says geofence warrants require constitutional protections
Cargo thieves are now stealing millions in data center hardware, not just GPUs and consoles
Illinois cops just recovered $2.3 million worth of AI data center equipment
Ripple effect: The AI boom may be hurting consumers, white-collar workers, and rural residents living near data centers, but it's opened up "new opportunities" for cargo thieves. Criminals are reportedly cashing in on the data center construction boom by stealing millions of dollars' worth of server hardware, cables, and other high-value tech equipment.
Flock AI cameras allegedly used by police to stalk ex-girlfriends and partners
Some police departments are ending contract with Flock over privacy concerns