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California Cops Investigate ‘Immigration Protest’ With AI-Camera System
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California Cops Investigate ‘Immigration Protest’ With AI-Camera System

New data obtained by 404 Media also shows California cops are illegally sharing Flock automatic license plate reader (ALPR) data with other agencies out of state, who in turn are performing searches for ICE.
Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police
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Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police

Police departments in Oregon created an "analyst group" where they casually offer each other assistance with surveillance tools.
Our New FOIA Forum! 6/18, 1PM ET
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Our New FOIA Forum! 6/18, 1PM ET

Come learn how we got records all about an AI company working with cops.
Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
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Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS

A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
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A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion

The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state where abortion is illegal can search cameras in others where it's a human right.
ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows
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ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows

Flock's automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras are in more than 5,000 communities around the U.S. Local police are doing lookups in the nationwide system for ICE.
American Schools Were Deeply Unprepared for ChatGPT, Public Records Show
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American Schools Were Deeply Unprepared for ChatGPT, Public Records Show

Thousands of pages of documents show school districts around the country did not understand how much ChatGPT would change their classrooms, and pro-AI consultants filled in some of the gaps.
This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops
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This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops

Massive Blue is helping cops deploy AI-powered social media bots to talk to people they suspect are anything from violent sex criminals all the way to vaguely defined “protesters.”
Public Records Reveal How Agencies Complied With Trump's Anti-Trans Order
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Public Records Reveal How Agencies Complied With Trump's Anti-Trans Order

FOIA documents show how agencies dropped everything to comply with Trump order—and that FOIA is still sort of working.
Air Force Documents on Gen AI Test Are Just Whole Pages of Redactions
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Air Force Documents on Gen AI Test Are Just Whole Pages of Redactions

The Air Force paid a company that is doing generative AI work for the government. The Air Force won't say what it did, though.
Here's the Video for Our Fifth FOIA Forum: Federal Records
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Here's the Video for Our Fifth FOIA Forum: Federal Records

Here is the video archive for our FOIA Forum where we went deep on getting federal government records.
Our New FOIA Forum! 1/23, 1PM EST
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Our New FOIA Forum! 1/23, 1PM EST

Come learn how to pry government records from the new Trump administration.