Matthew Wollenweber
@mjw.bsky.social
NOLA based security engineer, privacy advocate, and progressive organizer. BJJ brown belt. Rescuer of bulldogs. Opinions are my own https://insomniac.tech
The historical record is undeniable. Columbus was a moron who got lost and then genocided the native Americans who saved him. Rejecting reality to cling to the more palatable childhood myth is the main battle front of the culture war that’s destroying America
Only survivors of multidimensional matrix abuse are qualified to speak about LLM torture
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.
Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.
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Every time an NOPD detective asked Project NOLA to run facial recognition in Oct–Nov 2025, I reviewed it and filed a formal complaint. The full recap of my September work is here: insomniac.tech/2026/10/01/s...
September 2026 in Review
September was a strong month in the fight against illegal surveillance in New Orleans. More complaints filed, more records pried loose, more of NOPD’s own numbers checked against NOPD’s…
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USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...
NOPD has money for fake overtime and thousands of cameras pointed at you but bodycams to hold cops accountable are an expense we just can’t afford
NOLA.com@nolanews.bsky.social · last mo.New Orleans could cut funding for traffic accident response and police body cameras bit.ly/4rDqKYy
No, but they sure can "write" tickets. Every ticket I've gotten in the last 20 years has been from a traffic camera clocking me going TWO MILES PER HOUR over the speed limit. Every. Single. One.
Chief Kirkpatrick testified to the @nolacitycouncil.bsky.social that complaints about @NOPDNews have “dramatically dropped”
Ever wonder why @NOPDNews outsources crash responses to civilian contractors but turning without a blinker merits a full police investigation?
So ShinyHunters, the group behind the FBI hack, told us Monday they would not publish the data of thousands of FBI employees publicly. @josephcox.bsky.social explains why this breach is still a major counterintelligence and national security issue. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrni...
NOPD tracks you everywhere but won't hold their own officers accountable, so I'm doing it for them. Track it here: insomniac.tech/2026/09/25/a...
A Scoreboard for NOPD Accountability
Since July 2025, I’ve filed more than 100 complaints with NOPD’s Public Integrity Bureau (PIB). Most report officers asking Project NOLA to run facial recognition, which is unlawful. Ot…
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NOPD's transparency dashboard has 188 flights. NOPD's actual records have 273. Transparency has an 85-flight gap. insomniac.tech/2026/09/25/nopds-drone-dashboard-has-an-api-85-flights-are-missing
NOPD’s Drone Dashboard Has an API 85 Flights Are Missing
In a September 1 post, NOPD announced a public drone dashboard ahead of its Drone as First Responder rollout. Superintendent Kirkpatrick framed it as balance: police smarter wit…
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First night back at bjj after my second meniscus repair
Did you know that @NOPDNews cameras can spy on you from over a mile away or that reporting a crime can lead to your past 30 days being tracked? insomniac.tech/2026/09/23/n...
NOPD Mass Surveillance: November 2025
I’ve obtained another public records production from the City of New Orleans — request 26-651, 69 pages of email between NOPD officers and Bryan Lagarde of Project NOLA, the private nonprofit…
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Government drones already fly over or your private property. It’s only a matter of time until they’re monetized. Every structure will be checked for code, your property will be evaluated for more taxes, and even your grass will be measured.
Commish. Davante Lewis@davanteforla.bsky.social · last mo.This is 60+ tractor-trailer-size, gas-guzzling, generators illegally polluting and powering a Microsoft data center in New Jersey. A center that hopes to eventually build it’s own gas plant, which it’s clear they should NOT be trusted to run. bit.ly/4h5Y3Qq
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
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Mayor @helenamorenola.com is cutting sanitation, money for streets, and the fire department while rewarding @NOPDNews for spying on us and bankrupting New Orleans insomniac.tech/2026/09/22/t...
The 2027 Budget Rewards the One Department That Hasn’t Earned It
Mayor Moreno’s proposed 2027 budget cuts the General Fund by 4.5% and asks nearly every department to absorb it. One department is exempt. NOPD’s General Fund allocation rises $5.1 mill…
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Most software vulnerabilities arise from code behaving unexpectedly. Software is never fully predictable. AI will never be perfectly “aligned”
The incompetence and stupidity of New Orleans drivers is appalling. Walking 3 blocks to the grocery store shouldn’t be a near death experience
A lot of Louisianans are sweltering in the summer sun because they can’t afford to pay their AC bill. Now @LAGovJeffLandry wants us to compete for electricity against tech billionaires
Axon supplies body cameras for most police departments. As the tech creeps forward, they will inevitably add ALPR and facial recognition to those cameras
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · last mo.New: we are starting to get data showing what cops are using Axon's license plate cameras for, which are replacing Flock around the country. But we need your help: is your city using Axon? We have written the request you need to get this data yourself. Get it here: www.404media.co/is-your-city...
NEW: Flock has been promoting a recent working paper purporting to show a drop in car theft associated with their cameras. But @ij.org researchers have found some severe limitations with the data. ij.org/do-flock-cam...
Do Flock cameras actually reduce crime? The jury is still out. - Institute for Justice
A recent study on how Flock cameras influence crime rates has limitations that prevent firm conclusions from being drawn.
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NOPD’s drone program is bad but drones are just cameras. @NOPDNews has almost 3000 cameras attached to the RTCC and over 5000 with Project NOLA. The @nolacitycouncil.bsky.social needs to do more than pause the drone program. New Orleans needs the mass surveillance to end
