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mfjurbalaI just found out about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flock</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a>. You can use <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/deflock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deflock</a> to see where some of these cameras are. I found several near me, some in peoples backyards right outside their door. So whenever they leave their house they're immediately being recorded by the police and whoever else.<a href="https://deflock.me/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://deflock.me/</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/massSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#massSurveillance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flock</a> Threatens <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> Developer Mapping Its <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> Cameras The surveillance camera company Flock sent <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DeFlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeFlock</a> a cease-and-desist. The letter argues that DeFlock is causing the “dilution” of Flock’s trademarks rather than “infringement” of them. DeFlock is fighting back. DeFlock currently maps more than 16,000 <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a> around the world, which includes both Flock cameras as well as many created by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Motorola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Motorola</a>. <a href="https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/</a>

Preston Maness ☭<a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@remixtures" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@remixtures</a> >Various AI-powered software programs were purchased under the governor’s border disaster declaration or in response to Abbott’s executive orders to prevent mass attacks, agency records show.The defense sector is all a big grift.>Several AI companies, including those that sell tech to DPS, have registered lobbyists in Texas this session, according to state records, including Clearview AI, Flock Safety, and LEO Technologies, which sells the Verus surveillance software. One company also has connections to state law enforcement in Texas: Skylor Hearn, a former DPS deputy director, was a registered lobbyist for Clearview AI in 2020 and 2021 and joined the company as its government affairs director in 2022. During his tenure at the firm, he testified in other states against banning or limiting police use of facial recognition tech. This session, Clearview AI has three registered lobbyists in Texas. The revolving door keeps revolving.>The Republican lawmaker cautioned that, while he would not necessarily call the agency’s capabilities a “dragnet,” he had concerns about protecting Texans’ privacy: “It does come into question whether we are creating a wide area of study of people who have not committed a crime and trying to use that for law enforcement purposes.”"That's not bullshit. It's repurposed bovine waste.">Meanwhile, Senator Parker’s bill, SB 1964, would require Texas agencies to more thoroughly report on how they use AI and what risks of “unlawful harm” these systems have. Under the bill, state agencies would be required to create impact assessments of any AI-powered tools they deploy—though the reports would be considered confidential and exempt from the Texas Public Information Act. Intelligence for me but not for thee.>“People want to make sure that the government isn’t just surveilling people who aren’t doing anything wrong just because they can. ..."Completely missing the point. The government *defines* what "doing anything wrong" *is*. "Only going after bad guys" is tautological nonsense in this context.>Shah, the attorney from Just Futures Law, said the dangers of surveillance technologies are easily overlooked because they are not viewed as inherently or imminently violent. > >“It’s just that it’s creating the infrastructure in which you can be harmed,” Shah said. Plus, she added, many surveillance tools were originally designed for warfare, or by former military intelligence personnel, and should be viewed through that lens and not as the “soft side” of policing, which is how some AI companies market the tools. > >“These are wartime technologies that are now in the hands of local cops,” she said. “We should be really worried.”At least one person quoted in the article understands the problem. Talk about burying the lede, <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TexasObserver</a> :P<a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/TexasObserver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TexasObserver</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DragnetSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DragnetSurveillance</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#texas</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PoliceState</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DPS</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ALPRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPRs</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ANPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ANPR</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ANPRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ANPRs</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/LicensePlateReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LicensePlateReaders</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FacialRecognition</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biometrics</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flock</a>

Preston Maness ☭Recently heard about DeFlock:<a href="https://www.404media.co/the-open-source-project-deflock-is-mapping-license-plate-surveillance-cameras-all-over-the-world/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/the-open-source-project-deflock-is-mapping-license-plate-surveillance-cameras-all-over-the-world/</a>The <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinDSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AustinDSA</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DSA</a> tried to stop these things from cropping up in <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Austin</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atx</a>, and failed (though they did keep retention times down IIRC).Whelp. <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FortWorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FortWorth</a>, where I live now, has plenty of open data sources and portals to dig through in search of ALPR stuff too. Which *did* lead me to a contract the city has maintained, since 2020, with Flock for 200+ <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a> cameras, some new cameras (which Flock apparently gets to own/operate forever despite charging 2500 USD+ per camera) and some licenses for IP cameras to turn them into ALPRs (for these, presumably, they are for cameras the City of Fort Worth already owns/operates).However, no maps of the cameras' locations are available in these online data portals. More interestingly, the required permits for Right of Way Encroachment don't appear available online either (there are some independent Flock deployments listed for various HOAs, but nothing from the 2020-2021 time-period when theses cameras first went up by the city that I could find). However however, the contract specifically states that such a map must be provided to the city by Flock, and integrated into its GIS, if requested. I'mma go out on a limb and assume that such a request has been made at least once in the last five or so years. So, I made a Public Information Request ( <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/PIR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PIR</a> / <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOIA</a> ) for the info. Hopefully they already have it as shapefiles.Then, I can get the data added to <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenStreetMap</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/osm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#osm</a>. Looks like cities near Fort Worth -- Burleson (S), Mansfield (SE), North Richland Hills (NE), Colleyville (NE) -- have some ALPRs mapped. But nothing in Fort Worth proper (or west of Fort Worth).<a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/dfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dfw</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> Every day I remain unemployed is a day I will do everything in my power to be a pain in the ruling capitalist class's ass.

William Canna-bass<a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@404mediaco</a> These people wore the same clothing, and travelled via vehicles that were picked up on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a> cameras.

Oakland PrivacyCheck your plates before you drive. Being pulled over for a felony car stop because someone stole your plates is no joke and license plate readers are everywhere. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a> <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/stolen-license-plate-theft-dmv-20187844.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/stolen-license-plate-theft-dmv-20187844.php</a>?

Tracy RosenbergCheck your plates before you drive. Being pulled over for a felony car stop because someone stole your plates is no joke and license plate readers are everywhere. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a> <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/stolen-license-plate-theft-dmv-20187844.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/stolen-license-plate-theft-dmv-20187844.php</a>?

⠵⠻⠷⠕⠭ 🍥🍉⚪🌹Brampton installling network of license plate scanning cameras <a href="https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news/brampton-to-fight-crime-with-cutting-edge-360-degree-cameras-at-50-intersections-locations-will/article_cab4d216-25c5-51e9-8c7a-ab1850cdd388.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news/brampton-to-fight-crime-with-cutting-edge-360-degree-cameras-at-50-intersections-locations-will/article_cab4d216-25c5-51e9-8c7a-ab1850cdd388.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnPoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brampton</a>

The New OilAnti-<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> Mapmaker Refuses <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flock</a> Safety's Cease and Desist Demand<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a>

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)“‘Federal anti-dilution law includes express carve-outs for any noncommercial use of a mark and for any use in connection with criticizing or commenting on the mark owner or its products,’ Gagliano wrote, adding that a false advertising claim made in Flock’s letter does not apply because DeFlock is a noncommercial website.”<a href="https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Law</a>

PrivacyDigest<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flock</a> Threatens <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> Developer Mapping Its <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cameras</a> The surveillance company Flock sent the creator of a website that maps its license plate-reading cameras a cease and desist letter demanding that he immediately stop using the name “DeFlock” on his website. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alpr</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deflock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deflock</a> <a href="https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/</a>

James House-Lantto (He/Him)<a href="https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/</a>and<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand</a>Surveillance company Flock sent a cease-and-desist letter to the creator of DeFlock, an open-source project mapping its license plate-reading cameras, demanding the use of the name "DeFlock" be stopped.DeFlock, represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, argues that the use of the name is protected under free speech and noncommercial use exceptions. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flock</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a>

PrivacyDigestAnti-Surveillance <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Mapmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mapmaker</a> Refuses <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flock</a> Safety's Cease and Desist DemandFlock Safety’s car-tracking <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cameras</a> have been spreading across the USA like an invasive species, preying on public safety fears and gobbling up massive amounts of sensitive driver data. The technology not only tracks vehicles by their license plates, but also creates “fingerprints” of each vehicle, including the make, model, color & other distinguishing features. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alpr</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand</a>

Blue GhostOpenStreetMap is a map of the world that supports mapping ALPR cameras.Google Maps alternative.ALPR: Automated License Plate ReaderIdentify location of camera. Identify area under surveillance.DeFlock is a OpenStreetMap instance focused on ALPR cameras, data used is not visualized on the OpenStreetMap.org instance.Website: <a href="https://deflock.me" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://deflock.me</a>Website: <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://en.osm.town/@openstreetmap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@openstreetmap</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DeFlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeFlock</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenStreetMap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OSM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a>

Rob Carlson :ally: :BLM:From December 18, 2024 <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/LowerSalford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowerSalford</a> township meeting:“Chief Medwid reported that license plate readers have been installed at the 63/113 intersection. He said that the County is working out contract language with the contractor after which they will be operational.”<a href="https://www.lowersalfordtownship.org/media/2476/01_january-15-2025-packet.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lowersalfordtownship.org/media/2476/01_january-15-2025-packet.pdf</a><a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alpr</a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#police</a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/MontCoPa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MontCoPa</a>

Emory> As well as broadcasting live footage accessible to anyone on the internet, the misconfigured cameras also exposed data they have collected, including photos of cars and logs of license plates. The real-time video and data feeds don’t require any usernames or passwords to access.<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/license-plate-reader-live-video-data-exposed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/license-plate-reader-live-video-data-exposed/</a>ty <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@remixtures" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@remixtures</a> <4<a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/realtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#realtime</a> <a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/licensePlate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#licensePlate</a> <a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a> <a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vehicles</a>

Adam Beer<a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eff</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@Adam_D_Schwartz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Adam_D_Schwartz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@FirewallDragons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FirewallDragons</a> I was very glad to hear Adam at 38:55 talking about how we should frequently reexamine the rules that secure our rights, in order to determine whether those rules are still adequate given recent technological developments. This point sort of looms in the background of any discussion related to privacy law these days, but it's rarely voiced directly.On the other hand, I'm very disappointed in how timid the EFF's stance on ALPRs is. At 16:26, Adam says, "What should the public know about the surveillance technology that the government is using to spy on the public? And at the EFF, we think the answer should be, 'Everything.'" No, no, no! The answer should be, "The government cannot spy on the public!" If you ask me, no form of dragnet surveillance should exist.For a comparison, and as Adam also points out at 50:43, there are a few technologies that the EFF hopes to ban entirely, including personalized/behavioural advertising. I remember when I first learned about that, I was shocked and extremely impressed that the EFF would be so bold as to plant their flag on a hill that essentially no one else is even discussing the possibility of trying to take. Why not do the same with ALPRs? Surely banning them would be less disruptive to current practices than banning personalized advertising would be!<a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALPR</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/behavioralAdvertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#behavioralAdvertising</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/disclosure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disclosure</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/humanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humanRights</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transparency</a>

PrivacyDigestLicense Plate Readers Are Leaking Real-Time Video Feeds and Vehicle DataMisconfigured license-plate-recognition systems reveal the livestreams of individual cameras and the wealth of data they collect about every vehicle that passes by them. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alpr</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/leak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#leak</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/license-plate-reader-live-video-data-exposed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/license-plate-reader-live-video-data-exposed/</a>

PrivacyDigestMisconfigured license plate readers are leaking data and video in real time <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alpr</a> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/misconfigured-license-plate-readers-are-leaking-data-and-video-in-real-time/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/misconfigured-license-plate-readers-are-leaking-data-and-video-in-real-time/</a>

PrivacyDigestResearcher Turns Insecure License Plate <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cameras</a> Into <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> ToolSome <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Motorola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Motorola</a> automated license plate reader surveillance cameras are live-streaming video and car data to the unsecured internet where anyone can watch and scrape them,… <a href="https://mas.to/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alpr</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/leak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#leak</a> <a href="https://www.404media.co/researcher-turns-insecure-license-plate-cameras-into-open-source-surveillance-tool/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/researcher-turns-insecure-license-plate-cameras-into-open-source-surveillance-tool/</a>

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