U.S. News
Supreme Court Rules Out Suing Police For Miranda Violations
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-miranda-rights-warnings_n_62b49330e4b06594c1e13164
No, the Supreme Court Did Not Just Obliterate Your 'Right to Remain Silent'
https://gizmodo.com/supreme-court-miranda-right-to-remain-silent-vega-v-tek-1849107193
The UK's Decision to Extradite Assange Shows Why The US's Freedom Lectures Are a Farce:
How Did America Become Ruled By Its Military-Industrial Complex?
Excessive Corporate Profits in the US Have Become 'Widespread'
https://rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/RI_PricesProfitsPower_202206.pdf
Police Officers Get Tax Exemptions in These States:
https://marketrealist.com/p/do-police-officers-pay-property-taxes/
Miami cops want to buy Floridians' guns -- and send them to Ukraine:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/20/miami-police-ukraine-gun-buyback-weapons/
New England affected by Supreme Court case of federal police accountability:
Now, advocates say they worry, based on past Supreme Court cases, the 6-3 decision could be broadly applied to all federal agencies, not just border agents.
Without Access to Counsel, Detained Immigrants Face Increased Risks of Prolonged Detention and Unlawful Deportation:
Human rights attorney’s worst fears realized in Operation Lone Star arrest
https://abcnews.go.com/US/human-rights-attorneys-worst-fears-realized-operation-lone/story?id=85439975
Appeals Court: Immigration officials who shove a person and break their foot cannot be sued
https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/22/06/211704P.pdf
American Airlines testing facial recognition at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport:
https://apnews.com/article/technology-texas-dallas-airlines-3137e0cd0002bb145c69b7733900f5e7
Advanced Air and Eurowings Discover to use TSA Facial Recognition PreCheck to ID Passengers:
Instagram testing Yoti's facial recognition to verify users age:
https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/new-ways-to-verify-age-on-instagram
Microsoft's Calling It Quits on Facial Recognition Emotion Tech:
The rise of Big Brother (facial recognition/fingerprint scanners) in software-defined vehicles:
https://www.motortrend.com/features/privacy-and-the-connected-car-software-defined-vehicles/
University of Nebraska Working on DOD Funded Whole-Body Biometric (Facial) Recognition Program From Long Distances:
"The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) website said the Biometric Recognition and Identification at Altitude and Range (BRIAR) program is vital because many intelligence agencies require the ability to recognize individuals under challenging scenarios – such as at long range (300+ meters), through atmospheric turbulence, and from watchtowers or unmanned aerial vehicles (drones)."
Lemonade Insurance settles biometric privacy lawsuit for $4M:
Political Affiliation Influences Our Fear of Facial Recognition Data Collection:
One Year On: Marking Progress on Biden’s Counter-Domestic Terrorism Strategy
New National Security Programs, Same Old Dangerous Patterns:
The Senate Armed Services Committee Approves NDAA Act
Jacuzzi Smart Tubs Left Personal Data Exposed
https://gizmodo.com/jacuzzi-smart-tubs-expose-user-data-research-1849093671
Amazon has a plan to make Alexa mimic anyone's voice:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-has-plan-make-alexa-mimic-anyones-voice-2022-06-22/
DHS memo: Violent extremism "likely" in wake of Roe v. Wade decision:
https://www.axios.com/2022/06/24/violent-extremism-roe-wade-abortion-dhs-memo
Off-duty cop punches Black woman, his political rival at a Roe v. Wade rally:
Police Tear Gassed Abortion Rights Protesters Outside Arizona Capitol:
Oregon police arrest 10 in protest at Roe v. Wade rally:
South Carolina police arrest 6 in protest at Roe v. Wade rally:
https://www.kcra.com/article/arrests-made-at-roe-v-wade-protest-in-south-carolina/40420825
Metropolitan Police Department's Electronic Surveillance Unit Members Were Embedded Among Jan. 6 Protesters:
"Stowed away in a secure room known as the Joint Operations Command Center, officers and analysts from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department kept eyes on the news, activists’ social media accounts, and closed-circuit television feeds from across the district, according to internal MPD emails. The police were ready to funnel intelligence to officers on the ground, who were instructed to provide updates on protest activity back to the JOCC every half-hour."
https://theintercept.com/2022/06/18/dc-police-surveillance-network-protests/
ACLU Sues Pennsylvania State Police Over Social Media Monitoring
https://www.rcfp.org/briefs-comments/aclupa-v-pa-state-police/
Cops Will Be Able to Scan Your Fingerprints With a Phone:
https://www.wired.com/story/police-contactless-fingerprints-photos/
CT municipalities using federal ARPA funds to expand police surveillance:
100 hidden police surveillance cameras to be installed in New York City subway trains:
https://abc7ny.com/mta-surveillance-cameras-subway-crime-new-york-city-transit/11989610/
Does Policing Surveillance Technology Need Regulation?
"Policing agencies are undergoing a rapid technological revolution. New products—with almost unfathomable capacities to collect, store, monitor, and transmit data about us—constantly are coming to market. In the hands of policing agencies, some of these products may promise real benefits to society. But too often these public safety benefits are unproven. And many of these products present real harms, including risks to privacy, freedom of speech, racial justice, and much more. Part of “public safety” is being safe from these harms as well."
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4095484
San Diego City Council Votes to Change Police CCTV Surveillance Rules Despite Police Protests:
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Donates Helicopters in Switch to Drones:
North Dakota’s Vantis UAS System Opens Mission and Network Ops Center (Looks Just Like Real-Time Crime Centers):
"The control center is made of displays and workstations that are monitoring real-time activities of Vantis. Another benefit of its Grand Forks location is being able to utilize the state’s high-speed fiber network, Stagenet, which connects public utilities, education, law enforcement and emergency services throughout North Dakota. One of Vantis’ strengths is taking advantage of the infrastructure and investment already made by the state in reliable, high-tech solutions.
https://www.vantisuas.com/news/article?id=67
One Pilot, Four Drones – Will a Multi Drone System Be the Norm?
Amazon drones are coming to Calif. town. Some locals want to shoot them:
Police Violence
House Passes Chairman Nadler’s NDO Fairness Act:
"Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7072, the NDO Fairness Act, which will protect the due process rights of all Americans in the face of excessive government surveillance and data collection. Under current law, prosecutors can request a person’s electronic communications data, such as their e-mail and phone records, even when the subject of the search is not suspected of wrongdoing. In these searches, prosecutors often request an accompanying non-disclosure order to block service providers from notifying their customers about the search and preventing the person being investigated from challenging the order in court.
"https://judiciary.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4970
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/online-privacy-bill-easily-passed-by-us-house-panel-2022-06-23/
Law professors prevail over backlash to publishing prosecutor misconduct cases:
South Dakota Attorney General finally thrown out over deadly hit-and-run:
https://www.courthousenews.com/south-dakota-attorney-general-thrown-out-over-deadly-hit-and-run/
Supreme Court narrows the definition of violent crime:
https://www.courthousenews.com/supreme-court-narrows-the-definition-of-violent-crime/
Supreme Court Again Upholds Double Prosecution and Punishment for the Same Crime:
Public Defenders Were Scarce Before COVID. It’s Much Worse Now:
Medical Examiners Are Influenced by Close Relationships with Cops:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/us/medical-examiners-autopsy-racism.html
Jury Rules Texas Woman is Entitled to $59,656 After SWAT Team Destroyed Her Home While Pursuing Fugitive:
“Pursuing a fugitive is a legitimate government interest, but if the government deliberately destroys innocent people’s property in the process, those people must be compensated,” added IJ Attorney Will Aronin.
LAPD cop beaten to death by fellow officers during ‘mob’ training
https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/chief-moores-statement-on-the-loss-of-an-officer-nr22152rc/
Do Small Town Cops Need Training in Israeli Counterterror Techniques?
https://reason.com/2022/06/20/do-small-town-cops-need-training-in-israeli-counterterror-techniques/
Police unions spend millions lobbying to retain their sway over big US cities and state govts:
"Police unions and associations have spent over $48 million on state lobbying and contributed almost $71 million to state-level candidates and committees in the last decade alone, according to years of data tracked by OpenSecrets.According to Campaign Zero – a national platform of data-driven policies addressing police violence – the millions spent by these unions every year go a long way in blocking efforts to hold police accountable, as well as manipulate the system in favor of police officers committing illegal activities"
Private prison industry shifts focus to immigrant detention centers, funding immigration hawks:
"This shift toward immigrant detention, which is now estimated to be a nearly $3 billion industry, comes at a time when for-profit prison companies have spent tens of thousands of dollars donating to politicians who support border security and immigration enforcement policies that would increase the number of detained immigrants in ICE facilities."
Podcast: The Overcriminalization of America
https://www.aclu.org/podcast/the-overcriminalization-of-america
Everybody’s Guilty: To the Police State, We’re All Criminals Until We Prove Otherwise
The U.S. leads the world in incarceration. Why?
https://www.vox.com/features/23150068/us-prisons-crime-juneteenth-freedom-2022
Mapping Europe’s Incarcerated (Russia, Turkey, Scotland & UK):
"Russia and Turkey had the highest incarceration rates of the Council of Europe in 2021. Their latest figures show that Russia had 328 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants in 2021, while Turkey followed close behind with 325 out of 100,000. Scotland, England and Wales also had fairly high rates of incarceration, coming out well above the 102 median average of European countries, with 135 and 132, respectively. Liechtenstein and Monaco represented the least incarcerated countries per 100,000 population, with 31 and 33, respectively."
https://www.statista.com/chart/27656/prisons-in-european-countries/
NY Supreme Court: NYPD cannot secretly collect DNA of minors
https://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2022/2022_03969.htm
Former NYPD top cop calls for ouster of ‘worst DA ever’ Alvin Bragg:
https://nypost.com/2022/06/21/former-nypd-top-cop-calls-for-ouster-of-worst-da-ever-alvin-bragg/
Mayor Adams Is Siphoning Funds From Public Schools to Fortify NYPD:
Off-duty NYPD cop busted for assault in Queens:
https://nypost.com/2022/06/25/off-duty-nyc-cop-busted-for-assault-in-queens-police-say/
Mayor Adams staunchly defends DOC as detainee death count rises:
Rikers Island Sees 2 Prisoner Deaths in 2 Days:
https://reason.com/2022/06/22/rikers-island-sees-2-prisoner-deaths-in-2-days/
Texas Law Enforcement Is Aggressively Fighting Public Records Requests About the Uvalde Mass Shooting:
Uvalde Schools' Police Chief Snuck Into Hearing Amid 'Cover Up' Accusations:
https://www.newsweek.com/uvalde-school-police-chief-snuck-hearing-amid-cover-accusations-1717705
Uvalde City Council denies police chief's leave of absence request to avoid giving testimony:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/uvalde-city-council-denies-pete-arredondos-leave-absence/story?id=85544930
Sheriff’s Captain called NPR's investigation into arresting Black students an “Entertaining Piece of Fiction”
Daunte Wright’s Family Awarded $3.25M after being murdered by white cop during a traffic stop:
https://www.axios.com/2022/06/22/brooklyn-center-daunte-wright-family-settlement
Chicago Cop’s Lawyer Says His ‘Poor Client’ Thought Teen’s Cellphone Was a Gun:
Idaho Deputy After Shooting Man Dead: ‘Guess I’m Gonna Lose My Gun Again’
https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy7zxz/idaho-police-shooting-brittany-brokop
Witness Video Shows Man Pinned by Cops Go Unresponsive: 'I Saw Him Die'
https://dnyuz.com/2022/06/19/witness-video-shows-man-pinned-by-police-go-unresponsive-i-saw-him-die/
Mesa settles lawsuit in police murder of an unarmed man in a car:
Black Man Wrestled to Ground, Jailed After Traffic Stop For Crossing Center Line:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Black-man-wrestled-to-ground-jailed-after-17258954.php
Cleveland 'Officer of the Year' under investigation over antisemitic social media posts:
Cop to Black driver questioning him about getting pulled over "This is how you guys get killed out here, man"
Kentucky trooper charged with conspiracy stemming from arrest that involved use of force:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/kentucky-officer-charged-conspiracy-stemming-arrest-involved-force
Overworked nurse loses custody of her child for nine weeks after being falsely accused of DUI:
Cop who killed "Good Samaritan" who stopped active shooter sued:
https://www.courthousenews.com/cop-who-killed-hero-who-stopped-active-shooter-sued/
https://www.denverpost.com/2022/06/22/johnny-hurley-arvada-police-lawsuit/
Appeals Court: Woman who plead guilty and was later pardoned because cop a fabricated evidence cannot be sued
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/22a0130p-06.pdf
Appeals Court: California cops can be sued for ordering people out of homes without a warrant
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/22a0128p-06.pdf
Wyoming Supreme Court: Police cannot follow people into their homes uninvited
https://documents.courts.state.wy.us/Opinions/Hawken%20S-21-0194,%200195.pdf
Appeals Court: Wisconsin police allowed to search a keychain cannister because a person stole a bottle of mouthwash and an eyeliner
https://www.wicourts.gov/ca/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=532192
Appeals Court Tells Police Union Its Contract Doesn’t Supersede State Public Records Laws:
Columbus Police Unveil Propaganda-Driven "Pride Cruiser"
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2022/06/23/columbus-pride-cruiser-n2609204
https://ijr.com/video-columbus-polices-lgbtqia-liaison-officer-unveils-pride-cruiser/
PA Cop and Several Others Charged in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation:
https://news.yahoo.com/hanover-twp-police-officer-charged-133400259.html
ACLU: Schools Need More Nurses, Fewer Cops
https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/030419-acluschooldisciplinereport.pdf
New attorney helped clear an innocent Black man of a murder after 32 years in prison:
Wrongful Conviction Lawyers Target Insurance Groups:
As Governments Push Us “Back to Normal,” Don’t Forget About Prison Conditions:
CoreCivic Goes To Court To Try To Get Lawyer To Stop Tweeting About Them:
The courts still haven’t figured out how to reconcile science (expert witness and junk science) with law:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/21/innocence-project-book-forensics-law-science/
Privacy
As the ACLU Recedes From Its Core Mission, FIRE Expands To Fill the Void:
https://reason.com/video/2022/06/23/as-the-aclu-recedes-from-its-core-mission-fire-expands-to-fill-the-void/
Beyond Due Process, The Title IX Attack On Free Speech On Campuses:
https://blog.simplejustice.us/2022/06/27/beyond-due-process-the-title-ix-attack-on-free-speech/
Internet Data Produces a Racist, Sexist Robot:
"A robot operating with a popular internet-based artificial intelligence system consistently gravitates to men over women, white people over people of color, and jumps to conclusions about peoples’ jobs after a glance at their face."
https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2022/06/internet-data-produces-racist-sexist-robot/368434/
Carnegie Mellon's "Lumos System" Can Detect Hidden Cameras:
"The Lumos System lets users detect these Wi-Fi-connected IoT snooping devices in a physical environment using only handheld devices such as a smartphone, according to a paper by university researchers. It was accurate 95% of the time."
https://thehackernews.com/2022/05/lumos-system-can-find-hidden-cameras.html
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/sec22summer_sharma-rahul.pdf
Senate Banking Committee Letter to Yellen on Collection, Use of Consumer Data:
https://www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/brown_letter_fsoc_0607221.pdf
The Digital Advertising Act Would Break Up Big Trackers:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/06/bipartisan-digital-advertising-act-would-break-big-trackers
Court: Twitter User Who Mocked Billionaire Can Remain Anonymous
BS Warning: Twitter apologizes for using your personal information for tailored advertising
https://help.twitter.com/en/personal-info-and-ads
Twitter Is Hiring an Alarming Number of FBI Agents:
https://www.mintpressnews.com/twitter-hiring-alarming-number-spooks-secret-agents/281114/
T-Mobile rebrands itself allowing advertisers to track and target customers by the apps they download:
When “Jawboning” Creates Private Liability:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/06/when-jawboning-creates-private-liability
Tesla Cars Banned From Chinese Town For Two Months Over Spying Fears:
"One reason Chinese officials might be concerned about Teslas is that each vehicle is equipped with eight cameras and sensors that provide 360 degrees of visibility at up to 250 meters of range to power Autopilot. The cameras likely pose a threat to national security."
Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade:
https://www.courthousenews.com/supreme-court-overrules-roe-v-wade/
Post-Roe States Advised to Fight Abortion like Organized Crime:
Senator Wyden introduces My Body, My Data Act of 2022
The Nemours Children’s Health Network Was Giving Kids’ Information to Meta:
Your Health Data Might Be for Sale:
https://slate.com/technology/2022/06/health-data-brokers-privacy.html
Seven North Carolina hospital systems made billions in record profits during COVID:
"The report said seven hospital systems — Atrium Health, Cone Health, Duke Health, Novant Health, UNC Health, Vidant Health and WakeMed — made a combined $5.2 billion in net profits in 2021. The systems, according to the report, also received a combined $1.5 billion in COVID-19 relief money."
Big Tech Privacy Warning: Energy-hungry data centers are quietly moving into cities
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/22/1053889/city-server-farms-energy/
Tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-tech-industry-frets-about-handing-data-states-prosecuting-abortion-2022-06-24/
What is Meta Pixel, the code detected on health system websites in NC and beyond?"Four of North Carolina’s largest health care providers sent patient information to Facebook through a tool called Meta Pixel, a recent news report revealed, raising concerns about privacy breaches."
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article262649112.html
After Years of Perpetuating Housing Discrimination, Meta Gets $115,055 Fine:https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgpx4b/after-years-of-perpetuating-housing-discrimination-facebook-gets-dollar115055-fine
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-groundbreaking-settlement-agreement-meta-platforms-formerly-known
MCG Health Hit with Class Action Over March 2022 Data Breach Affecting 1.1M People:
https://www.jeffersoncountyhealthcenter.org/about/news/public-notice-mcg-health-data-security-breach
Central Florida Inpatient Medicine Data Breach Affects 198,000 People:
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/central-florida-inpatient-medicine-6575248/
Yale New Haven Hospital data breach
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $450,000:
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/university-of-pittsburgh-medical-center-2194815
The National Advertising Division Says Brave claim it doesn't share user data with third parties is accurate, but requested Brave "stop online surveillance”
https://bbbprograms.org/media-center/dd/brave-data-sharing
The National Advertising Division Issues Compliance Warning Regarding Consent for Interest-Based Advertising:
https://bbbprograms.org/media-center/prd/daap-compliance-warning-consent
The Network Advertising Initiative releases the Precise Location Information Solution Provider Voluntary Enhanced Standards: https://thenai.org/accountability/precise-location-information-solution-provider-voluntary-enhanced-standards/
Department of Education misappropriated $73M in COVID payments:https://campusreform.org/article?id=19737https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/auditreports/fy2022/f20ca0047.pdfEx-Amazon employee convicted over data breach of 100M CapitalOne customers:https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/18/former-amazon-employee-convicted-in-capital-one-hack.html
Mega says it can’t decrypt your files. New POC exploit shows otherwise:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/06/mega-says-it-cant-decrypt-your-files-new-poc-exploit-shows-otherwise/
President signs State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 into law:
https://www.cnet.com/news/politics/biden-signs-two-bills-to-enhance-government-cybersecurity/
Bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act Introduced:
https://epic.org/bipartisan-american-data-privacy-and-protection-act-introduced/
Big Tech bill advocates and critics keep pressure on U.S. lawmakers:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/big-tech-bill-advocates-critics-keep-pressure-us-lawmakers-2022-06-21/
Sen. Maria Cantwell casts doubt on prospect of major data privacy bill:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/22/privacy-bill-maria-cantwell-congress/
The Prospects of a New Privacy Bill In Congress Look Grim:
https://gizmodo.com/american-data-privacy-protection-act-faces-congress-c-1849102270
Health and Human Services Guidance on Use of Audio-Only Telehealth Services:
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/hipaa-audio-telehealth/index.html
BBB National Programs' Digital Advertising Accountability Program To 'Strictly Enforce' Opt-In Consent Requirements In 2023:
https://bbbprograms.org/media-center/prd/daap-compliance-warning-consent
Jaguar Land Rover Adds What3words For ‘Always-On’ Navigation In Vehicles:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Jaguar-Land-Rover-Adds-What3words-For-17229874.php
General Motors is using Israeli-made AI to speed up the vehicle inspection process:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/22/23178966/general-motors-uveye-vehicle-inspection-ai-investment
State & Local News
VT- Windsor County, sheriff’s race focuses on state’s ‘policing for profit’ model:
"A majority of sheriff’s department funding comes from contracts with towns, construction companies, courthouses and other institutions that require a law enforcement presence. Elected sheriffs themselves are allowed by law to pocket up to 5% of their departments’ contracts, thereby providing an incentive for some enterprising sheriffs to run their offices like a business."
VT- 2 State Police troopers placed on paid leave pending use-of-force investigation into Newfane incident:
ME- DOJ says state over-institutionalizing disabled kids, breaking the law:
"The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that Maine is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act for over-institutionalizing disabled children in psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment facilities and even the state-operated juvenile detention facility."
ME- Supreme Court OK's State funds for students at religious schools – but consequences could go beyond:
NH- How a fake sick day landed a Concord police officer on the Laurie List:
https://www.concordmonitor.com/josh-levasseur-former-concord-police-officer-laurie-list-46610532
MA- Most police to be recertified despite police union lawsuit against oversight commission:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/06/21/bhr-l-cops-0622/
MA- Boston police ran active-shooter drills outside schools, but not everybody was told they were only practice:
https://www.universalhub.com/2022/police-run-active-shooter-drills-schools-and-north
MA- Politicians want Boston police and Transit police to conduct 'city-wide warrant sweeps' at Mass and Cass:
“A warrant sweep is a good way to clam things down,” City Councilor Frank Baker continued, especially if it gets people into diversionary programs.
MA- BS Warning: MBTA Police union says it has a staffing shortage
MA- Town of Wayland won't say why police chief has been on leave for close to three months, whether he'll be back:
RI- Portsmouth adding Flock Safety cameras near Mount Hope Bridge, concerns ACLU:
MD- State Amends Data Security and Breach Notice Obligations:
https://www.eyeonprivacy.com/2022/06/maryland-amends-data-security-and-breach-notice-obligations/
IN- Cass County Wants to Make Virtual Court Permanent:
https://www.pharostribune.com/news/article_9a30a4fe-f279-11ec-852b-17be246cf7af.html
FL- New law will allow officers to ticket drivers playing music too loudly:
https://www.wesh.com/amp/article/florida-law-loud-music/40400201
LA- Governor signs abortion bills imposing criminal penalties on providers:
IL- Normal Town Council considering adding Flock Safety license plate readers:
AR- Appeals Court: "Anti-BDS" Statute Imposing No-Boycott-Israel Term in Govt Contracts Is Constitutional
MO- St. Louis officials ban scooters in an attempt to curb mayhem
Banning Scooters is Not a Safety Strategy — It’s Broken Windows Policing;
MO- St. Louis Bans No-Knock Warrants:
https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2022/06/st-louis-bans-no-knock-warrants/
OK- Axon License plate reader cameras to be installed in areas with 'most chronic violent crime'
CO- Some sheriff candidates promise to not enforce red flag law:
https://coloradosun.com/2022/06/22/colorado-constitutional-sheriff-races/
CA- Groundbreaking Legislation Proposed to Address Judicial Corruption Across The State:
World News
NSO Group: Pegasus used by at least 5 EU countries
https://www.politico.eu/article/pegasus-use-5-eu-countries-nso-group-admit/
Hikivision: The world’s biggest facial recognition surveillance company you’ve never heard of
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/22/1054586/hikvision-worlds-biggest-surveillance-company/
100,000 Chinese bidding documents show full extent of worldwide surveillance efforts:
https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000008314175/china-government-surveillance-data.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/world/asia/china-surveillance-investigation.html
Paving a Digital Road to Hell? A Primer on the Role of the World Bank and Global Networks in Promoting Digital ID
https://chrgj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Report_Paving-a-Digital-Road-to-Hell.pdf
EU Court ruling on air travel surveillance:
"The highest court of the European Union ruled that an EU mandate for dragnet surveillance of travelers through government access to airline reservations might be permissible under EU law — but only under conditions that governments of EU member countries, and the US government, may be unable or unwilling to meet."
https://papersplease.org/wp/2022/06/21/european-court-ruling-on-air-travel-surveillance/
Judges clip EU countries’ wings on collecting travel data:
https://www.politico.eu/article/judges-clip-eu-countries-wings-on-collecting-travel-data/
Tracking the Pact: Council mandate for negotiations with the Parliament on Eurodac
Tracking the Pact: Council position on Screening Regulation to gut border monitoring proposal
Nations Have Used COVID to Impose the Tyranny of Transnational Capital:
NSO Group face EU Parliament grilling. Here’s what to ask them:
https://www.politico.eu/article/pegasus-makers-testify-in-eu-parliament-heres-what-to-ask-them/
EU Consumer Protection and Data Privacy Authorities Adopt 5 Key Principles for Fair Advertising to Children:
Russia- Government is installing "Safe City" facial recognition cameras along Ukraine border:
"The Safe City system includes special software, motion sensors, video surveillance cameras and environmental monitoring. The deployment of the system is planned for a year and a half."
Russia- Court upholds Meta ban for ‘extremist activity’
Netherlands- WEF Begins Secret 'Smart City' Operations:
Deutsche Bank Spying On Employees With Surveillance App:
France- Data Protection Authority guidance on donor data sharing and marketing by non-profits:
Italy- Data Protection Authority latest to warn over use of Google Analytics:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/23/google-analytics-italy-eu-data-transfers/
Spain- Thales to Create Facial Recognition Border Screening for New Schengen ‘Entry Exit System’
UK- Cheshire Police Start Using Retrospective Facial Recognition to ID People on Streets:
Retrospective Facial Recognition:
UK- Bargain Booze to use MyCHECKR facial recognition to ID customers:
https://intelligent-identification.com/mycheckr
UK- Black man who died after Chelsea Bridge taser incident was not holding screwdriver:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/man-chelsea-bridge-taser-omishore-b2105921.html
UK- Teenager brings complaint against Met police over racist stereotyping:
UK- Met Police conducted eight more child strip-searches:
UK- The spies posing as your servants: Cars that track your movements, gadgets that can tell your mood from how you walk, and PCs that show your boss if you're working
UK- “Watchdog” Journalists Unmasked as Lap Dogs for the Security State:
SCT- Code of practice governing police facial recognition could be approved by autumn:
IRL- Police officers arrested by anti-corruption unit:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-61923785
IRL- Police data retention orders will only be permitted on national security grounds:
China- Government Backed Hackers Targeting Major Telecom Companies: US Security Agencies:
Hong Kong- Reporter: Farewell to Hong Kong and Its Big Lie
Japan- Contractor goes out for drinks after work, loses memory stick containing personal data on nearly half a million residents:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amagasaki-japan-lost-usb-data-460000-residents
Nepal- Police use teargas to break up fuel price protests:
India- Non-personal data likely to be dropped from new data privacy law:
Israel- The Strava exercise app used to spy on soldiers, sensitive facilities:
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-710001
Strava Fitness App Can Reveal Military Sites (2018)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/world/middleeast/strava-heat-map.html
Ethiopia- The Executive Director of government's national ID program claims that 70M people will be using digital id's by 2025:
https://mobile.twitter.com/IDethiopia
AU- Information Commissioner: Retailers must ensure facial recognition compliance with privacy laws
https://www.oaic.gov.au/updates/news-and-media/retailers-must-ensure-compliance-with-privacy-laws
AU- South Australian police could use Adelaide facial recognition, despite being asked not to:
AU- New South Wales police use $5.5B in funding to create facial recognition database, purchase tasers and more:
AU- Climate Activists Say Police Raided Their Campsite Without Identifying Themselves:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkgyxm/climate-activists-say-police-raided-their-campsite-without-identifying-themselves
AU- Cops Are Using TikTok to Recruit a New Generation of Officers:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7vgn9/cops-are-using-tiktok-to-recruit-a-new-generation-of-officers
Canada- The Toronto police apology for its treatment of racialized people is meaningless without action:
Canada- New laws to strengthen citizens privacy protection and trust in the digital economy:
https://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/2022/06/22/canada-re-introduces-major-federal-privacy-law-reforms/
Cuba- Government jails two dissident artists for nine, five years:
https://news.yahoo.com/cuba-jails-two-dissident-artists-201746373.html