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Todd Nelson<p>My City Council, shrugging off any concerns about the 4th Amendment, is expanding its use of Automatic License Plate Readers from Flock.<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALPR</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/4thAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>4thAmendment</span></a> </p><p>We are a purple city in California. Next to us is Dublin, where ICE is considering using a shuttered prison as a Federal detention center.</p><p>Pleasanton Expands Surveillance</p><p><a href="https://write.as/footsteps/pleasanton-expands-surveillance" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">write.as/footsteps/pleasanton-</span><span class="invisible">expands-surveillance</span></a></p>
Douglas<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a> cameras keep multiplying around the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monterey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monterey</span></a> Peninsula. They're EVERYWHERE in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> now. I've seen them starting to appear on highways where they weren't until quite recently.</p><p>The granularity of location tracking continues to increase but how does it actually benefit normal residents?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff/114803581578672239" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@eff/114803581</span><span class="invisible">578672239</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://en.osm.town/@barefootstache" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>barefootstache</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@philip" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>philip</span></a></span> </p><p>Whelp, I now have wiki pages fleshed out for ALPRs and gunshot detectors on the <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/osm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>osm</span></a> wiki. Consider these a first stab at writing down / establishing a normalized set of tags and practices for ALPRs and other surveillance tech (like gunshot detectors):</p><p><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:surveillance:type%3DALPR" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ta</span><span class="invisible">g:surveillance:type%3DALPR</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:surveillance:type%3Dgunshot_detector" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ta</span><span class="invisible">g:surveillance:type%3Dgunshot_detector</span></a></p><p>I'm honestly not a fan of having discussion live only in Discord --- or any ephemeral IM platform. I like forums --- or at least wiki talk pages --- better :P</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gis</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FlockSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlockSafety</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DeFlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeFlock</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DeFlockMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeFlockMe</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/surveying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveying</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discord</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/wiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wiki</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a> Removes States From National Lookup Tool After <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abortion</span></a> Searches Revealed <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alpr</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/flock-removes-states-from-national-lookup-tool-after-ice-and-abortion-searches-revealed/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/flock-removes-stat</span><span class="invisible">es-from-national-lookup-tool-after-ice-and-abortion-searches-revealed/</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Shaming companies working with ICE seems to actually work!</p><p>Flock Removes States From National Lookup Tool After ICE and Abortion Searches Revealed </p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/flock-removes-states-from-national-lookup-tool-after-ice-and-abortion-searches-revealed/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/flock-removes-stat</span><span class="invisible">es-from-national-lookup-tool-after-ice-and-abortion-searches-revealed/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abortion</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱<p>What does a <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/FLOCK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOCK</span></a> license plate reader camera <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/LPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LPR</span></a> look like and what do they do? They take pictures and videos of license plates and drivers that may be seeking reproductive rights or the desire to live in their family's native lands. I took a picture of this specimen on my way to work, where it is now taking a nap.</p>
wilfred<p>LET’S GO!!!</p><p>“Flock, the automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company with a presence in thousands of communities across the U.S., has stopped agencies across the country from searching cameras inside Illinois, California, and Virginia, 404 Media has learned. The dramatic moves come after 404 Media revealed local police departments were repeatedly performing lookups around the country on behalf of ICE, a Texas officer searched cameras nationwide for a woman who self-administered an abortion, and lawmakers recently signed a new law in Virginia. Ordinarily Flock allows agencies to opt into a national lookup database, where agencies in one state can access data collected in another, as long as they also share their own data. This practice violates multiple state laws which bar the sharing of ALPR data out of state or it being accessed for immigration or healthcare purposes.”</p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flock</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/national" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>national</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/lookup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lookup</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/tool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tool</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a><br><a href="https://www.404media.co/flock-removes-states-from-national-lookup-tool-after-ice-and-abortion-searches-revealed/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/flock-removes-stat</span><span class="invisible">es-from-national-lookup-tool-after-ice-and-abortion-searches-revealed/</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p>And just the ALPRs with orientation info from deflock.me/map, showing pretty extensive coverage of all the ways into the region via 24 ALPRs, most of which are Flock devices (a few Axis ALPRs are there, too).</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alpr</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/osm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>osm</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/OsmAnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OsmAnd</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/surveying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveying</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gis</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flock</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FlockSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlockSafety</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DeFlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeFlock</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DeFlockMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeFlockMe</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FortWorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortWorth</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/dfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dfw</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/StreetComplete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StreetComplete</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p>Aaaand now I've fleshed out the data in the map with proper tags.</p><p>Overpass-turbo query here: <a href="https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/26uS" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">overpass-turbo.eu/s/26uS</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alpr</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/osm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>osm</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/OsmAnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OsmAnd</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/surveying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveying</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gis</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flock</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FlockSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlockSafety</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DeFlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeFlock</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DeFlockMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeFlockMe</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FortWorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortWorth</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/dfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dfw</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/StreetComplete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StreetComplete</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/OverpassTurbo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OverpassTurbo</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p>Ho Lee Crap this region is crawling with surveillance. I mean, I kinda figured. It has a reputation as being a "bad" part of town. But damn. Dozens of Flock shot spotters, and at least a dozen ALPRs. Working on adding details to the map now. Used <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/StreetComplete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StreetComplete</span></a> for initial survey. Been using it often enough that I might try out adding a flow for Surveillance Things specifically rather than having to tack on notes and go back in via iD to flesh things out.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alpr</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/osm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>osm</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/OsmAnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OsmAnd</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/surveying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveying</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gis</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flock</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FlockSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlockSafety</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DeFlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeFlock</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DeFlockMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeFlockMe</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FortWorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortWorth</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/dfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dfw</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Emails Reveal Casual <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> Alliance Between <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a><br>In one case, a police analyst performed <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a> automated <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/licenseplate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>licenseplate</span></a> reader (<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALPR</span></a>) lookups for a member of ICE’s HSI; later, that same police analyst asked HSI agent to search for specific license plates in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a>’s own border crossing license plate database. Emails show extremely casual and informal nature of what partnerships between police departments &amp; federal law enforcement can look like.<br><a href="https://www.404media.co/emails-reveal-the-casual-surveillance-alliance-between-ice-and-local-police/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/emails-reveal-the-</span><span class="invisible">casual-surveillance-alliance-between-ice-and-local-police/</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Jack<p>This was not hard to predict. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> governance needs to go beyond a data entry for "Reason?" as that is clearly too vague. If <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> wants to continue deploying and operating <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALPR</span></a> technology, we need <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/datagovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datagovernance</span></a> and accountability NOW. </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flock</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/deflock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deflock</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/alprspotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alprspotting</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/fuckICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fuckICE</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/policestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policestate</span></a> </p><p>Law enforcement agencies are violating California law and sharing license plate reader data with federal authorities <a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/06/california-police-sharing-license-plate-reader-data/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calmatters.org/economy/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/2025/06/california-police-sharing-license-plate-reader-data/</span></a></p>
Bill Sharpe Gadfly<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@MLivecom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MLivecom</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@mlivecom/michigan-news-from-mlive.com-bnm6qshiz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>michigan-news-from-mlive-com-MLivecom</span></a></span><br>Bill here navigating stories via the word <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flock</span></a>...<br>:)<br>:(<br>Bill</p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Victory! <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> Organizers Cancel City's <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALPR</span></a> Contract</p><p>In the years since, this concern has materialized time and time again, and now the risks have heightened with the potential of using the data against <a href="https://mas.to/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> and people seeking <a href="https://mas.to/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> or <a href="https://mas.to/tags/reproductive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reproductive</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a>. Most recently <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> authorities were implicated in a 404 media report on the use of these <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cameras</span></a> to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>target</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> seekers. <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/victory-austin-organizers-cancel-citys-flock-alpr-contract" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/vict</span><span class="invisible">ory-austin-organizers-cancel-citys-flock-alpr-contract</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p>Victory! <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> Organizers Cancel City's <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALPR</span></a> Contract</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/victory-austin-organizers-cancel-citys-flock-alpr-contract" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/vict</span><span class="invisible">ory-austin-organizers-cancel-citys-flock-alpr-contract</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Garrett LeSage<p>Flock to Fedora 2025 is streaming live from Prague.</p><p>It's on YouTube @ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@fedora/streams" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/@fedora/streams</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> with a stream per room.</p><p>The schedule is @ <a href="https://cfp.fedoraproject.org/flock-to-fedora-2025/schedule/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cfp.fedoraproject.org/flock-to</span><span class="invisible">-fedora-2025/schedule/</span></a></p><p>The official website is @ <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/flock/2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fedoraproject.org/flock/2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>There's also a Matrix channel @ <a href="https://matrix.to/#/%23flock:fedoraproject.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">matrix.to/#/%23flock:fedorapro</span><span class="invisible">ject.org</span></a> </p><p>And there are general announcements @ <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#flock-announce:fedoraproject.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">matrix.to/#/#flock-announce:fe</span><span class="invisible">doraproject.org</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/FlockToFedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlockToFedora</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@effaustin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>effaustin</span></a></span> &gt;"Given concerns expressed today, I have decided to withdraw this item from the agenda at this time to provide more opportunities to address council members’ questions and do our due diligence to alleviate concerns prior to bringing this item back to City Council for consideration," Broadnax said in his message to the Mayor and Council. <br>&gt;<br>&gt;...<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Broadnax's decision essentially means Austin's ALPR program will end on June 30.</p><p>Don't celebrate just yet. They've got the rest of the month for y'all to lose interest and bring the item back later. Expect APD to piss and moan and for the more liberal CMs to hem and haw before voting to extend the contract.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alpr</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustinTX</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flock</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FlockSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlockSafety</span></a></p>
surfingreg<p>Hey <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Eugene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eugene</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a>, let's do this too!</p><p>"San Diegans Push Back on Flock ALPR Surveillance"</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/san-diegans-push-back-flock-alpr-surveillance" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/san-</span><span class="invisible">diegans-push-back-flock-alpr-surveillance</span></a></p><p>"ALPRs like Flock’s don’t prevent crime—they just vacuum up data on everyone who drives past. The resulting error-prone dragnet can then chill speech and be weaponized against marginalized groups, like immigrants and those seeking trans or reproductive healthcare. </p><p>Despite local and state restrictions barring the sharing of ALPR with federal and out of state agencies, San Diego Police have reportedly disclosed license plate data to federal agencies—including Homeland Security Investigations and Customs and Border Patrol"</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flock</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/deflock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deflock</span></a></p>
HorrabinA flock of goat in the way<br> --<br> Un rebaño de cabras en el camino<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FromInstagram?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FromInstagram</a> - 04/08/2016<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cabras?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cabras</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cabres?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cabres</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rebaño?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rebaño</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ramat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ramat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flock?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flock</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/goat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/goats?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goats</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cardedeu?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cardedeu</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/catalonia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#catalonia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/catalunya?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#catalunya</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rural?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rural</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/countryside?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#countryside</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ramaderia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ramaderia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/instagramimport?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#instagramimport</a>
beSpacific<p>This week 404 Media reported that a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> officer used <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a> to perform a nationwide search of more than 83,000 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALPR</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cameras</span></a> while looking for a woman who had had an <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a>. Abortion is almost entirely <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a> in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> but law enforcement reportedly looked at cameras in states such as <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Washington</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illinois</span></a>, where abortion is <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a>. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/womenshealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenshealth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cars</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transportation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/licenseplates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>licenseplates</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/31/a-dystopian-surveillance-fear-has-become-reality-in-texas" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/may/31/a-dystopian-surveillance-fear-has-become-reality-in-texas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/roe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>roe</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/dobbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dobbs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/supremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supremecourt</span></a></p>
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