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{content}Reading Between the Bumpers
Plate readers are scanning more than license plates, prompting calls for limits on how governments and vendors collect and use personal data.
Flock, ALPRs and the Problem of Police Misuse
Cases involving officers who allegedly used Flock and other ALPR systems to track former partners suggest that surveillance powers require more than internal policies to prevent misuse.
When California Took the Lead on Civil Rights
But the Golden State has ways to restore national leadership.
Your Politics Won’t Protect You from the Surveillance State
Federal surveillance is not new, but today’s scale and scope are unprecedented.
Flock Safety is Feeling the Heat
Will Flock’s policy updates provide them legal cover?
The High-Tech Fix That Is Not Fixing Gun Violence
Does acoustic gunshot detection actually make cities safer, or does it send police chasing false alarms while draining resources from proven public safety work? In this episode of Independent Conversations, Graham H. Walker sits down with Jonathan Hofer and Brian Hofer to examine ShotSpotter-style technology, accuracy claims, false positives, AI hype, surveillance bias and why cities from San Diego to Chicago have walked away from the promise of “smart” policing.
The Fall of Fauci
Fauci has met his reckoning, but the cautionary tale will always be important.
Hegseth’s War on Leaks Is A War on Accountability
A new Pentagon task force threatens government accountability in the name of security.
Original Intent of the Declaration
The Declaration was written to justify independence and state self-government, not an all-powerful national government.
Happy Birthday to the Ever-Expanding National Security State
President Truman inaugurated the era of three-letter agencies in 1947, creating one set of rules for government and another for the rest of us.
