New ALPR Vulnerabilities Prove Mass Surveillance Is a Public Safety Threat
By Dave Maas and Cooper Quintin Government officials across the U.S. frequently promote the supposed, and often anecdotal, public safety benefits of automated license plate…
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California law wants marketplaces to collect digital ID data from high-volume sellers
By Joel R. McConvey Democratic lawmakers in the golden state are fast-tracking a bill that would force online marketplaces to start collecting identity data such…
Enormous Mobs Are Literally Taking Over The Streets Of Major U.S. Cities On A Nightly Basis
By Michael Snyder Every night, huge groups of young people are literally taking over streets in large cities all over America. In many cases, major…
Speed Cameras In Atlanta Improperly Issued $300,000 To $500,000 Worth Of Tickets
By Tyler Durden This is where the future is heading when we leave the police work up to big brother and AI. Innocent drivers in…
$490 Million Given To Ukraine Has Been Embezzled Or Stolen
By Mac Slavo According to politician Mikhail Bondar, criminal proceedings are underway in Ukraine in relation to dozens of cases of alleged embezzlement and theft…
Those wronged by facial recognition join rights groups in calling for police ban
By Joel R. McConvey There is a small but growing lobby made up of people who have been wrongly arrested as a result of facial…
Make Climate Activists Pay for Disruptive Behavior
Op-Ed by Emily Thompson Climate change activists are causing havoc throughout Europe, whether by blocking traffic or defacing famous artworks. An environmental activist was arrested…
Malfunctioning Facial Recognition Technology May Put Innocent Individuals at Risk
By Belle Carter — Natural News Government entities, including seven law enforcement agencies in the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice, have instituted the…
New Prosecutor Assigned to Case of Admitted Child Abuser David Hamblin, Right As Charges May Be Dropped on Thursday
By Derrick Broze An admitted child abuser may see charges against him dropped on Thursday after a 2-year delay in his prosecution for multiple counts…
Why Are Vast Numbers Of People Relocating To Small Towns All Over The Country?
By Michael Snyder In recent years, Americans have been fleeing our largest cities in unprecedented numbers, and many of them have decided to settle down…
Facewatch, Met police face lawsuits after facial recognition misidentification
By Masha Borak Biometric security company Facewatch, which provides facial recognition software to shops across the UK, is facing a lawsuit after its system wrongly…
Surveillance Prison Taking Shape: Facial Recognition is Turning Us Into Walking ID Cards
The following excerpt is from page 4 of The Light (Issue 44, April 2024) published by The Light Paper. The Light is a people-funded monthly newspaper that can either…
Caught in the Crosshairs? How Geofence Warrants Turn Innocent People into Suspects
By Michael Boldin Imagine being a suspect for simply walking near a crime scene. That’s the reality of a mass, warrantless surveillance tool called a…
AI deepfakes are wreaking havoc on an unprepared financial industry
By Joel R. McConvey The identity of the firm targeted in a deepfake video scam that resulted in the loss of US$25 million has been…