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Wednesday, September 9 — as of 9:03 PM ET
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Every dated event ahead on the beat — council votes on camera contracts, hearings, comment deadlines, laws taking effect — pulled from the reporting we track. A date appears here only when it is written in the source, verbatim; the quote under each line is that sentence.

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Tomorrow, Thu Sep 10
Meeting
Alexandria Police Department hosts a public forum on Flock surveillance cameras
Alexandria, MN · Echo PressSurveillance
“host a 'Community Conversation' event on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Alexandria City Hall to address public questions about Flock cameras”
Monday, September 14
Takes effect
Alcoholic beverage establishments and tobacco retailers begin accepting digital driver licenses and state IDs for age verification
Oklahoma · News 9Privacy
“alcoholic beverage establishments and tobacco retailers will begin accepting the digital ID on September 14”
Meeting
York Selectboard hears a police update on Flock surveillance cameras
York, ME · Seacoastonline.comSurveillance
“The Selectboard plans to hear a police update on Sept. 14 before voting on their recommendation for the Voter Guide.”
Tuesday, September 15
Takes effect
Dallas Police Department deactivates 321 state-funded Flock license plate reader cameras
Dallas, TX · The Epoch TimesSurveillance
“These state-funded cameras are scheduled to cease operations by September 15.”
Thursday, September 17
Expires
Expiration of forbearance agreement pausing enforcement of Utah online age verification law SB 73 against Aylo
Utah · ABC 4Privacy
“extends the 'Period of Forbearance' from an initial expiration date of September 3 to September 17, 2026”
Friday, September 18
Comments due
FTC accepts public comments on proposed enforcement policy requiring disclosure of personalized surveillance pricing
Federal Trade Commission · JD SupraFinancial Privacy
“public comments are invited through September 18”
Deadline
Consumer Product Safety Commission deadline to respond to congressional inquiry regarding collection of emergency room patient records
CPSC · Gold Rush CamPrivacy
“The lawmakers gave the CPSC until September 18 to respond.”
Tuesday, September 22
Hearing
Preliminary hearing for Jevon Martinez on felony charges for dismantling Flock surveillance cameras
Bernalillo County, NM · KOB.comSurveillance
“with a preliminary hearing scheduled for September 22”
Friday, September 25
Takes effect
U.S. sanctions take effect barring the Autistici/Inventati Collective from receiving funding or providing services
U.S. government · Washington ExaminerSpeech
“will be barred from receiving funding or providing services starting September 25”
Wednesday, September 30
Deadline
Protect Democracy seeks unclassified records from four federal agencies regarding secret reviews of frontier AI models
Protect Democracy · CyberWire DailyTransparency
“The group is seeking unclassified records by September 30.”
Takes effect
Columbus Division of Police revised Directive 11.08 takes effect, establishing limits on ALPR and sensor surveillance technologies
Columbus, OH · WSYXSurveillance
“revised Directive 11.08, titled 'Sensor Technologies,' which takes effect on Sept. 30”
Expires
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco terminates the Flock Safety license plate reader system
Pasco County, FL · Orlando WeeklySurveillance
“Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco announced he would terminate the system by Sept. 30”
Thursday, October 1
Takes effect
Rulebook on biometric ID cards for refugees and asylum recipients becomes applicable
Serbia · biometricupdate.comPrivacy
“will be applicable as from October 1, according to the Center for Research and Social Development IDEAS”
Friday, October 2
Trial
State of New Mexico's trial against Meta over alleged Cambridge Analytica data privacy violations is scheduled to conclude
Santa Fe, New Mexico · KRQE 13Privacy
“The trial is scheduled to run until October 2nd”
Monday, October 5
Expires
Edgewood's temporary pause keeping Flock Safety cameras off the city council agenda expires
Edgewood, KY · WLWT5Surveillance
“The pause will keep the issue off the city council agenda until Oct. 5 to ensure 'adequate time' for evaluation.”
Wednesday, October 7
Hearing
U.S. Supreme Court hears oral argument in Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guahan
U.S. Supreme Court · JD SupraTransparency
“The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guahan on October 7”
Tuesday, October 20
Comments due
Public comment period closes on the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets capital formation framework
Securities and Exchange Commission · The Bit GazetteFinancial Privacy
“The public comment period closes on October 20, 2026.”
Saturday, October 31
Deadline
Agencies must prepare employee records including photos and payroll info for digital ID issuance
Papua New Guinea · biometricupdate.comPrivacy
“instructed agencies to prepare employee records by October 31”
Tuesday, November 3
Ballot
Voters consider a ballot measure to ban police Flock surveillance cameras
York, ME · Seacoastonline.comSurveillance
“confirmed it was advanced to the Nov. 3 ballot”
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