2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (348+ words) A San Jose police officer has been fired after being accused of accessing the department’s network of Flock license plate reading cameras for personal use, San Jose police Chief Paul Joseph said Friday. Robert Handa reports. The controversial cameras have…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (188+ words) Chris Larsen, the Ripple co-founder who has backed San Francisco's police surveillance buildout, is facing scrutiny over support for surveillance technology like Flock Safety's automated license-plate readers. Larsen has praised San Francisco's approach of deploying drones only when there is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (720+ words) San Francisco Bay View Newly exposed livestreams from San Francisco police drones show how fast the city’s aerial surveillance program has expanded, how easily sensitive footage was left open online, and why residents must stay informed as oversight is more…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (261+ words) An at-risk missing adult was safely located more than 150 miles from his home after the Petaluma Police Department utilized an automated license plate reader network to track his vehicle across multiple counties. At approximately 6:38 p.m. on Aug. 21, Petaluma police received a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (698+ words) Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its social media empire harms children. In the latest such instance, the social media giant is fighting allegations…...