Police using Flock to warrantless follow people across state lines is an act incompatible with our legal system--especially in a country where many things are legal in some states in criminalized in the other. First we saw it with abortion care, now we will see it with marijuana.

Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed

"The vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source state for marijuana as it is legal there," a probable cause justification reads.

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Privacy just made prime time. Watch John Oliver highlight Andrew Ferguson's Your Data Will Be Used Against You. youtu.be/lnBPhelCdWE?... www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Check out my discussion with Andrew Ferguson about his book, YOUR DATA CAN BE USED AGAINST YOU www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku15... This was a popular video, getting more than 25K views! Here's his book: amzn.to/4526IN0

Your Data Will Be Used Against You

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Police surveillance is no longer creeping in. It's here, and the latest Last Week Tonight lays out just how vast the ecosystem has become, with John Oliver quoting from Andrew Guthrie Ferguson's "Your Data Will Be Used Against You" on air. @lastweektonight.com @profferguson.bsky.social

A great summary of all the police surveillance tech out there, mostly hidden from view, and how it will inevitably be abused. With a shoutout to @profferguson.bsky.social's book at the end! nyupress.org/978147983828...

Police Surveillance Technology: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Great episode of John Oliver focused on surveillance tech - and it features a shout out to Andrew Ferguson's @profferguson.bsky.social book YOUR DATA CAN BE USED AGAINST YOU www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBP...

Police Surveillance Technology: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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@gwlaw.bsky.social www.law.gwu.edu/last-week-to...

In light of the revelation today of DHS’s massive operation to spy on social media critics of their policies, remember this I posted a few months ago about the tech they bought that can do just this—and how the company markets itself to do political surveillance.

Matthew Guariglia@mguariglia.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Just learning that ICE has a $4.2 million contract for social media surveillance/AI analysis with Fivecast. A few years ago I came across a brochure of theirs which used as an example for potential police customers their ability to map left-wing groups. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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For those with criminal records, AI is breaking down barriers to employment

Tens of millions of Americans have criminal records that can be barriers to employment. An AI-powered app is helping those eligible to expunge their records at a pace not seen before.

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spotted a @profferguson.bsky.social book in the wild 👀

John Oliver covers police surveillance in his amazing, cutting way and gives a shout out to “Your Data Will Be Used Against You.” !!!! youtu.be/wagYax-0yJI?...

Ok book lovers and friends. If I haven’t convinced you yet to buy “Your Data Will Be Used Against You” can the combination of John Oliver and BookTV be enough. Banner day for the book. (Also the issues are super important to our future).

Thank you @lastweektonight1.bsky.social for an excellent episode on policing tech. I think I could teach an entire seminar course on the policing related episodes. Brilliant stuff. youtu.be/lnBPhelCdWE?...

Police Surveillance Technology: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Recorded at May’s event with support from Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, Ferguson examines the hidden consequences of data collected about us, from security threats to encroachments on personal freedoms. Discover more about the book here: buff.ly/pcXY4V1

We're thrilled to see Andrew Guthrie Ferguson discuss his work, "Your Data Will Be Used Against You," featured on C-Span's Book TV. Watch it here: buff.ly/3rJrZnY @c-span.bsky.social

This week’s main story is about how police use surveillance tools like cameras, microphones, license plate readers, “cell site simulators,” and the practice of “predictive policing,” to create a world that has been lovingly described as “Big Brother on steroids.” Full segment at the link in our bio.

Ok book lovers and friends. If I haven’t convinced you yet to buy “Your Data Will Be Used Against You” can the combination of John Oliver and BookTV be enough. Banner day for the book. (Also the issues are super important to our future).

John Oliver covers police surveillance in his amazing, cutting way and gives a shout out to “Your Data Will Be Used Against You.” !!!! youtu.be/wagYax-0yJI?...

Achievement unlocked. BookTV on C-Span — Your Data Will Be Used Against You. www.c-span.org/program/book...

Achievement unlocked. BookTV on C-Span — Your Data Will Be Used Against You. www.c-span.org/program/book...

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Drew Harwell@drewharwell.com · 3d ago

New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

Proof of the importance of legal protections, counsel, courts, and a system designed to push back against politicized prosecutions. But this is not a story about how the system worked, but about how it has been corrupted. Anyone could be next. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

DOJ drops Reflecting Pool charge, citing ‘botched’ work and contradicting Trump

Trump claims vandals deliberately damaged the pool, but prosecutors dropping charges against David Hearn say a contractor probably rushed installation.

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So true. Best source of information on policing tech and surveillance out there.

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d ago

404 Media continues to be the most impactful tech publication on the internet, from shutting down U.S. government surveillance programs, to, in this case, stopping the sale of books for AI training data. If you want to support this work, become a subscriber here: www.404media.co/membership/

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Trump DOJ Consulted a Mobster in Rush to Charge James Comey

And that mobster told them their claims about the term “86” were ridiculous.

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Now is the time to debate new forms of self-surveillance. Flock is just one tool of a growing surveillance architecture. As I write in “Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance” these are our tax dollars being used to surveil us. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Fridley police detail who can access Flock Safety camera data amid concerns from residents

Police in Fridley are restricting who can access data from Flock Safety cameras. At a packed City Council meeting on Monday, they walked through data, showing the community's network of cameras was se...

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Weird that this article does not mention that Code Four uses AI to take the video of police worn body cameras and turns them into written AI drafted reports. VLM being used to write affidavits deserves a bit of critical assessment which is lacking in this article. statescoop.com/police-ai-pl...

Police AI platform uses 'Easter eggs' to verify human review | StateScoop

Seldom used words, like "axolotl," a type of salamander, are inserted in Code Four's output, ensuring that law enforcement officers carefully review AI-generated content before submitting it into evid...

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In Chatrie v. United States, the Supreme Court confirmed the Fourth Amendment is relevant to the digital age. I think it offers a reimagining that impacts all sorts of digital surveillance beyond geofence warrants. Here is an essay on what it means for the future. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

This may be the best investment you make in your future!

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson@profferguson.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Book launch day! “Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self Surveillance” is out. Bluesky friends, I would be so grateful if you would buy a copy. And if you can’t afford it, could you at least share this announcement. Thank you. #BookSky politics-prose.com/search?q=You...

In Chatrie v. United States, the Supreme Court confirmed the Fourth Amendment is relevant to the digital age. I think it offers a reimagining that impacts all sorts of digital surveillance beyond geofence warrants. Here is an essay on what it means for the future. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

This is amazing. A single 77 guy staging a protest against Flock cameras. It reveals the depth of people’s frustration with growing networks of self surveillance. And yet reveals three deep misunderstandings of the challenges ahead. 1/5 www.cltampa.com/news/a-77-ye...

A 77-year-old Republican man is staging a solo protest against St. Pete’s Flock cameras

Carl Gunn in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 25, 2026. Photo by Valerie Smith. Carl Gunn, 77, was concerned for his privacy when he spotted a camera

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