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FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses↗ krebsonsecurity.com · HN · 299 comments · 485 points · Sep 01, 2026
DHS is using obscure law to snoop on journalists, non-profits, unions↗ theguardian.com · HN · 105 comments · 465 points · Aug 29, 2026
Flock used >100 times to track veteran who recorded traffic stop↗ reason.com · HN · 210 comments · 380 points · Sep 05, 2026
DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit Is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits↗ 404media.co · HN · 334 comments · 366 points · Sep 08, 2026
Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation↗ investigatetv.com · HN · 265 comments · 357 points · Sep 13, 2026
Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists↗ prospect.org · HN · 186 comments · 316 points · Sep 09, 2026
How we learned to stop worrying and love campus surveillance↗ fnl.mit.edu · HN · 139 comments · 265 points · Sep 25, 2026
One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in Jail for 13 Days↗ jezebel.com · HN · 141 comments · 256 points · Sep 26, 2026
Border agents can search cellphones without a warrant or reasonable suspicion↗ lawandcrime.com · HN · 198 comments · 235 points · Sep 18, 2026