3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (231+ words) Vendors market AI cameras as active deterrents, but no law stops property owners from aiming automated warnings at public sidewalks AI deterrence systems don’t act alone — a property owner drew the fence, a vendor sold the voice. How AI deterrence…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (249+ words) Texas DPS paid Cognyte $3.9 million for Israeli cell-site simulators hidden inside four standard-looking patrol SUVs It’s not reading your texts — it’s tracking where you are, in real time, at highway speed. DPS called it urgent; the Texas Legislature had already…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (154+ words) Secure Justice logs 90 municipal exits in August 2026 alone, with data-sharing concerns and police misuse fueling the surge The complaints driving departures are specific, documented, and stacking up fast. The reasons communities cited for leaving aren’t abstract: Flock’s growth numbers are…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (195+ words) At least 25 agencies across 10 states have diverted nearly $1 million in opioid settlement dollars to license plate cameras and AI surveillance tools Before judging the spending, it helps to understand exactly what these cameras are built to do. The pattern holds…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (434+ words) Oregon man’s 53 records requests exposed how 15 Washington jurisdictions let Flock Safety delete footage they were legally required to preserve The gap between what these cameras collect and what agencies could actually hand over turned routine records requests into a six-figure…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (312+ words) Flock Safety sells permanent public surveillance records while erasing its own website from the Internet Archive Two mechanisms let companies vanish from the Wayback Machine — and Flock used the more deliberate one. Here’s what’s now harder to independently verify: “Blocking…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (351+ words) Houston PD made 71,389 searches of a northwest Ohio county’s 33 cameras in 30 days, exposing gaps in cross-state surveillance oversight Houston-area agencies collectively accounted for roughly 16% of all Lucas County Flock searches that month — from agencies operating in a city more than…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (360+ words) Clermont County jurors refused felony charges against Morelock as Ohio cities grapple with Flock data-sharing and zero statewide oversight On August 11, a Clermont County grand jury reviewed the felony vandalism case against Cody Morelock — the Union Township man accused of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (470+ words) Flock Safety’s Alpha drone deploys across 200+ agencies with no federal data rules and minimal state oversight Alpha drone hits 60 mph, reads plates from 2,000 feet, and launches itself. Flock’s Alpha drone carries a 40x optical zoom camera, reaches 60 mph, and can reportedly…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (214+ words) Flock Safety allegedly barred ticketed reporters from its Flock Forward conference and canceled a critic’s hotel booking without consent That’s Jordan’s documented characterization of Flock’s behavior — on the record, with a named venue and date. The conference and hotel claims…...