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boston.com > news > local-news > 09/13/2026 > where-mass-cities-and-towns-stand-on-flock-cameras

Where Mass. cities and towns stand on Flock cameras

16+ hour, 29+ min ago   (425+ words) A growing number of Massachusetts communities are reconsidering their relationships with Flock Safety, the company behind the controversial Flock automated license plate reader cameras. Some Massachusetts towns have ended their contracts with Flock Safety, while others have temporarily disabled cameras…...


edmontonjournal.com > news > edmonton-police-cctv-cameras-2026

Edmonton police quietly kept CCTV cameras after 2020 pilot

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (643+ words) Look above the traffic lights at the corner of Gateway Boulevard and Whyte Avenue, and you’ll see one of Edmonton police’s more discreet tools — a black circular surveillance camera. The device and others like it have been credited with helping…...


washingtonpost.com > politics > 08/29/2026 > flock-cameras-stir-bipartisan-fury-gov-greg-abbott-blocks-them-texas

Gov. Abbott blocks funding in Texas for Flock cameras as bipartisan fury brews

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (76+ words) The Washington Post The automated license plate readers aren’t popular with the public. Politicians are catching on. Republicans and Democrats once praised Flock Safety as a protection tool for American communities. Now politicians across the political spectrum are turning against…...


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Did you fall for this fake digital ID? You could face a $25k fine

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (60+ words) Herald Sun Did you fall for this fake digital ID? You could face a $25k fine Security experts are warning official Victorian government guides are actively helping underage teens slip past nightclub and hospitality security with fake digital licences. All your…...


washingtonpost.com > business > 08/25/2026 > brazil-tiktok-owner-fined-regulator-child-protection > 3d1aee6a-a093-11f1-8606-1d40ad00172e_story.html

Brazilian data protection regulator fines TikTok's owner nearly $30 million over safety of minors

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (63+ words) The Washington Post SAO PAULO — Brazil’s data protection regulator on Tuesday fined TikTok parent company ByteDance more than 153 million reais (nearly $30 million) because of alleged failures in the handling of personal data of children and teenagers. It’s the South American…...


brisbanetimes.com.au > national > queensland > tracking-devices-drones-and-a-poisoned-dog-cfmeu-probe-told-of-intimidation-20260825-p60r9q.html

Tracking devices, drones and a poisoned dog: CFMEU probe told of intimidation

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (785+ words) August 25, 2026 — 2:25pm A security professional hired to protect a CFMEU-targeted worksite found a tracking device attached to his car and believes his dog was poisoned by baited meat dropped from a drone in a campaign of intimidation by the union, a…...