The ‘No FLOCK’ Act: Standardizing the Surveillance State A curious tension defines the emerging battle over automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in the United States. While US Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Michael Cloud position their Read More
The Price of Pervasive Data Collection Perhaps it’s the local summer diet of deep-fried cheese curds, corn on the cob, and Spotted Cow, but Wisconsin residents have been feeling pretty dyspeptic about Flock’s Read More
The Era of Digital Shadows: Your New Public Identity A new form of digital identity, passively constructed from the electromagnetic whispers of our everyday devices, is now being meticulously mapped onto our physical movements. This Read More
The Quiet Creep of Local Surveillance The $100,000 fine levied by the Sacramento Fire Department this Fourth of July, thanks to new drone surveillance capabilities, isn’t just a headline about illegal fireworks. It’s a Read More
The Price of Ethical Branding When an AI company built on the very premise of ‘safety first’ quietly deploys surveillance tools, it exposes a chasm between declared values and operational realities. Anthropic, the AI firm Read More