Topic: #surveillance
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MapQuest adds Surveillance Layer mapping Flock license plate cameras
MapQuest said on Bluesky that its app now has an optional Surveillance Layer that plots known license plate readers from Flock Safety and other vendors, as a bipartisan backlash against the cameras grows.
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DHS PITT Program Flags Americans for Police Stops Based on Spending
The Department of Homeland Security operates a secretive program called PITT that analyzes Americans' financial records and flags suspicious activity to local law enforcement, raising civil liberties concerns about surveillance and due process.
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Bernie Sanders vows legislation to stop Flock AI surveillance expansion
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders pledged to introduce legislation targeting Flock Safety, warning that the company's 120,000-plus AI cameras are pushing the US toward a surveillance state. The move adds prominent bipartisan opposition to the surveillance platform.
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Flock Safety's AI Tool Tracks Drivers Without License Plates
Flock Safety's new OS Investigate system uses AI to identify drivers based on movement patterns alone, with 14 of its 69 preloaded prompts requiring no license plate or personal data—raising fresh concerns about mass surveillance capabilities.
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Flock Safety Cameras Face Congressional Backlash Over Privacy Abuse
Public opposition to Flock Safety's automated license plate reader cameras has spread from city council meetings to Congress, where Rep. Thomas Massie plans legislation to withhold federal funding from agencies deploying the technology, amid documented cases of officer abuse and activist protests.