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Thursday, October 8, 2026 · The digital civil-liberties brief · View on the web
Homeland Security reviewed 82 Pennsylvania NGOs and weighed undercover agents.
Internal Homeland Security Investigations records obtained by Democracy Forward show federal agents gathered nearly 100 million government and private records while investigating dozens of non-profit groups for alleged noncitizen voting. (Jonathan Shorman / Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
DHS Probed Nonprofits and Collected Millions of Records in Voter Fraud Investigation (Idaho Capital Sun)
Homeland Security Investigated Nonprofits and Obtained Millions of Voter Records (New Jersey Monitor)
Top
- Knox County removes 141 Flock license plate readers. (WATE 6 On Your Side)
- Kyle City Council voted 4-3 to suspend its Flock license plate readers. (Community Impact Newspaper)
- DHS investigated over 150 voter registration groups and considered undercover agents. (electionlawblog.org)
- Salt Lake City police deployed seven first-responder drones across the city. (kjzz.com)
- Residents petition Pleasanton for data privacy restrictions on Daxbot street-surveying robots. (Pleasanton Weekly)
The pattern
Five officers were fired, charged or sentenced for misusing license-plate reader data.
- Former Lufkin officer got five years in prison for misusing Flock data. (The Dallas Morning News)
- A grand jury indicted a former sheriff's lieutenant over alleged Flock misuse. (WLOS)
- A Joliet police lieutenant was indicted for unauthorized Flock camera searches. (Shaw Local)
- Athens-Clarke County police fire an officer for tracking his ex-girlfriend with Flock. (The Red & Black)
- A Kokomo police officer was charged after improper Flock searches for his spouse. (Fox 59)
- A Kokomo police officer was charged over 18 unauthorized Flock searches. (WRTV)
Flock watch
- Marshall County commissioners voted 2-1 to bag and tag six Flock cameras. (ABC57)
- Lafayette City Council passed the first reading of an ordinance to defund Flock. (KDVR)
- Flock Safety reactivated two license-plate cameras despite a stop-work order. (Gadget Review)
- South Windsor Town Council votes 6-3 to terminate its Flock contract. (CT Insider)
- Henrico Police cancels its Flock Safety contract over privacy concerns. (WTVR.com)
Surveillance & Privacy
- Hackers breached an Arizona Supreme Court server, copying records on 1.3 million people. (TechRadar)
- Iowa sued ADI Global Distribution over Dahua and Hikvision cameras. (KGAN)
- A DHS agent logged at least six immigration observers into Palantir. (Latin Times)
- Delaware narrows HIPAA exemptions to mandate health care data breach reporting. (JD Supra)
Coming Up
Thu Oct 8 · EXPIRES · Washington, DC — Temporary restraining order blocking White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico is set to expire (USA TODAY)
Thu Oct 8 · MEETING · Benton, Arkansas — Benton Police Department hosts a public demonstration and Q&A on its Drone as First Responder trial program (MySaline)
Thu Oct 8 · MEETING · Montrose, CO — Montrose Police Department hosts an info session about its use of Flock license plate reader technology (montrosepress.com)
Thu Oct 8 · MEETING · Nelson County, VA — Nelson County Sheriff's Office holds a town hall meeting to discuss the use of Flock license plate reader cameras (NewsAdvance.com)
Thu Oct 8 · MEETING · Milford, CT — Review committee meets to examine Flock surveillance cameras (WFSB)
Thu Oct 8 · VOTE · Justin, Texas — Justin City Council considers a resolution to ban stationary automated license plate readers within city limits (Cross Timbers Gazette)
Speech & Press
- An Angolan court sentenced exiled journalist Daniel Frederico to 14 months. (cpj.org)
- A judge upheld Clark County's ban on stopping on pedestrian bridges. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- Club for Growth asks the FCC to exempt political AI robocalls. (Washington Times)
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