Secure Justice

Secure Justice advocates against state abuse of power, and government/corporate practices that are inconsistent with human rights. @securejustice.bsky.social

[Brendan Keefe - ANF & InvestigateTV @BrendanKeefe]

.@bennjordan is out with a comprehensive video of his year-log-plus investigative journey tracking the trackers & watching the watchers in his in-depth Flock videos. He's quite simply one of the smartest people I've ever met in my 36 years as a journalist.
https://t.co/GuJgK4qlwW

[Jason Koebler @jason_koebler]

New leaked audio: Flock’s CEO tells a private conference of police chiefs he believes the opposition to his company isn’t real, full of paid protesters/bots. Says company is at “the bottom” but is waiting out criticism

https://t.co/VdsRLKcGk9

[Secure Justice @SecureJustice]

A dozen entities have enacted ALPR Bans this year, with more introduced bans awaiting final action.

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Another Flock L - Kewaskum, WI; Delevan, WI; Siloam Springs, AR; St. John's, FL
https://t.co/Ts6ocMV9FI

[Secure Justice @SecureJustice]

Another city joined the ALPR Ban movement. By 11-1 vote, Appleton, WI prohibits city use of ALPR.
https://t.co/MXO5W0S9f2

[Secure Justice @SecureJustice]

"A lot of the time what I hear is a focus on error, for example, the Minab school attack. If we focus only on the error, we are basically saying that if there was no error, these systems for automated targeting are OK." Well said, Ms. Liguori.
https://t.co/C9xLGC9Dpt

[Secure Justice @SecureJustice]

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie continues his assault on the Police Commission.
https://t.co/p0Zktfrumu

[Secure Justice @SecureJustice]

Despite Illinois’ sanctuary laws, local police in and around Chicago helped ICE investigative agents track activists engaged in First Amendment–protected activities.
https://t.co/V1fcyVevjK

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https://t.co/96rMNm8UsW

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Following Bloomington, IN's historic ALPR/Facial Rec ban last night, Tempe, AZ just voted to ban ALPR by 6-1 vote tonight. That makes a dozen ordinance bans, with more in the pipeline.

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Another Flock L - Penn State University, PA; Jackson, MS; Amelia County, VA.
https://t.co/Ts6ocMV9FI

[The Citizen Lab @citizenlab]

Thread 🧵
1/ NEW REPORT: Billions of advertising auctions determine in real time which ads we see on websites and in apps every day. Our latest research shows how the same data fueling this advertising ecosystem is being used to profile millions of users and silently infect targets with zero-click mercenary spyware, a novel attack technique we call "Adfection.”

Read the report: https://t.co/EL39T3OoeC

[Secure Justice @SecureJustice]

Another one! Bloomington, IN unanimously adopts ordinance banning ALPR, facial recognition and all biometric analytics. Kudos to the sponsors - Council Members Piedmont-Smith, Zulich, and Asare, and the many public speakers and orgs in support!

[Secure Justice @SecureJustice]

“Over the years, a number of law enforcement agents have told me that ‘culture eats policy for lunch,’” Brian Hofer of Secure Justice emailed Ars. “I think this lawsuit is another example of why guardrails don’t work.
https://t.co/zfVjzgu5u8

[California Privacy Protection Agency @CalPrivacy]

It’s day two of Delete Week! If you want to help friends and family protect their personal information, but aren’t sure where to start, visit the online DROP toolkit. It has everything you need to share information about DROP quickly and confidently. Visit: https://t.co/h6IXJdbZ8F

[Secure Justice @SecureJustice]

Another Flock L - Midland, TX (73 ALPR cameras).
https://t.co/Ts6ocMV9FI

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Another Flock L - Custer County, CO; Duchess, NY; Madison Heights, MI; South Windsor, CT. It's a national movement.
https://t.co/Ts6ocMV9FI

[Have I Been Flocked? @HIBFlocked]

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) “Calls for Public Release of Report on White House-Funded Surveillance Programs, Including National Database of Flock and Other ALPR Images”

https://t.co/YPpFScsKp0

[Have I Been Flocked? @HIBFlocked]

“Flock Safety plans to let go of about 18% of its employees, people with direct knowledge of the plans said on Thursday. ... [J]ob cuts came after a voluntary buyout program and are expected to impact roughly 270 employees at Flock”

https://t.co/OaVxrbTTW1

[Secure Justice @SecureJustice]

At what point do we acknowledge there is a real problem with the manner in which ALPR is being used? The volume of these stories is significant.
https://t.co/Y1oJ3ttic2