#warrantlesssurveillance — Public Fediverse posts

A Free Tool [DeFlock] Maps The License Plate Readers On Your Route [Flock, Etc], Then Lets You Slide Right Past Them
(Drivers can compare standard routes against camera-free alternatives with DeFlock’s growing surveillance database)
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https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/deflock-camera-avoidance-tool/ <-- shared technical media article
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https://maps.deflock.org <-- shared (free) DeFlock webmap/resource
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https://deflock.org/ <-- shared DeFlock overview web page, avoiding Flock Automated License Plate Readers
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https://youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?si=zXeNzwzf4IXi7BkL <-- shared YouTube video. “This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers”, including lack of security and ready exposure of private & personal data
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https://www.kunc.org/news/2026-06-19/fort-collins-drops-flock-surveillance-directs-data-collection-to-stop-and-cameras-to-be-removed <-- shared media article, example, City Of Fort Collins, CO dropping contract and getting Flock cameras removed
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• DeFlock can generate routes that avoid known [Automated License Plate Readers] ALPR cameras entirely.
• Users can choose how far they want to stay from surveillance cameras.
• The tool arrives as scrutiny of license plate readers continues to grow.
For years, automated license plate readers have quietly spread across America. They sit on utility poles, at intersections, near shopping centers, and along roads most drivers use every day. The overwhelming majority of motorists never notice them. A free website called DeFlock changes that by showing where many of those cameras are located and, more importantly, helping users avoid them if they choose. In a world where surveillance is often invisible, that’s a surprisingly powerful feature…”
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“Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs or LPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car's location, date, and time. They also capture your car's make, model, colour, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points.
These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. These systems are marketed as indispensable tools to fight crime, but they ignore the powerful tools police already have to track criminals, such as cell phone location data, creating a loophole that doesn't require a warrant…”
#DeFlock #PII #monitoring #automated #LicensePlateReaders #ALPR #LPR #cameras #avoid #camerafree #opendata # #invasionofprivacy #stalking #security #datasecurity #data #routing #webmap #free
#tracking #surveillance #surveillancestate #licenseplate #police #ICE #lawenforcement #warrantless #warrantlessSurveillance #warrantless_surveillance #flock #dystopia

https://www.europesays.com/people/105544/ Stephen Miller and Pete Hegseth Are Wildly Misleading About Section 702 Warrantless Surveillance (opinion) #Americans #Congress #DirectorOfNationalIntelligence #PeteHegseth #Section #Section702 #StephenMiller #Trump #WarrantlessSurveillance

https://www.europesays.com/people/51468/ Congress extends Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act #AmericansCommunications #cia #Congress #FBI #ForeignIntelligenceSurveillanceAct #HouseOfRepresentatives #IntelligenceAgencies #JamieRaskin #JohnThune #ldnd #NationalSecurityAgency #PresidentDonaldTrump #PrivacyConcerns #Senate #SurveillanceProgram #ThomasMassie #USSpyAgencies #WarrantlessSurveillance #WhiteHouse

#Marine Detained in #Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant

By Austin Campbell, February 12, 2026

"At first, #StevenSaari said, federal #immigration agents seemed to think he was one of them.

"Saari, a Marine Corps combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, went to the scene of #AlexPretti’s killing in #Minneapolis less than an hour after federal agents fired the fatal shots. He was wearing his Marine camouflage and carrying a lawfully owned 9mm Glock handgun on his right hip, as he does every day, he told The Intercept. Agents on the scene 'thought I was undercover,' Saari said. 'They kept asking what agency I was with.'

"When Saari told them he was not with any agency, their demeanor shifted. Federal immigration agents soon aimed M4-style rifles at his head, footage reviewed by The Intercept shows, their fingers on the trigger less than a minute’s walk away from where Pretti was killed.
'More and more #BorderPatrol and ICE agents gathered around me,' Saari said. 'Then they moved in with rifles and handguns drawn.'

"The encounter raises questions about how federal agents assessed threats, used force, and made arrest decisions in the immediate aftermath of Pretti’s killing. In Saari’s case, he and his attorney told The Intercept, federal agents took scans and samples of his biometric data and made a copy of his phone — without obtaining a warrant."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/12/minneapolis-federal-agents-phone-surveillance-alex-pretti/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/3Ywwm

#USPol #Authoritarianism #WarrantlessSurveillance #Fascism #SecretPolice #WarrentlessSearch #ICEOut #DefundICE #DefundCBD #DefundDHS #BorderPatrol #MurderPatrol #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US #GovernmentSurveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘#CIA activities’

by Zack Whittaker, February 6, 2026

Excerpt: "In 2011, #RonWyden said that the U.S. government was relying on a secret interpretation of the #PatriotAct, which he said — without disclosing the nature of his concerns — created a 'gap between what the public thinks the law says and what the American government secretly thinks the law says.'

"Two years later, then-#NSA contractor #EdwardSnowden revealed that the National Security Agency was relying on its secret interpretation of the Patriot Act to force U.S. phone companies, including Verizon, to turn over the call records of hundreds of millions of Americans on an ongoing basis.

"Since then, Wyden has sounded the alarm on how the U.S. government collects the contents of people’s communications; revealed that the Justice Department barred Apple and Google from disclosing that federal authorities had been secretly demanding the contents of their customers’ push notifications; and said that an unclassified report that #CISA has refused to release contains 'shocking details' about national security threats facing U.S. phone companies.

"As noted by Techdirt’s Mike Masnick, we may not know yet why Wyden sounded the siren about the CIA’s activities, but every time Wyden has warned, he has also been vindicated."

Full article:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/senator-who-has-repeatedly-warned-about-secret-u-s-government-surveillance-sounds-new-alarm-over-cia-activities/

#USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #SilencingDissent #Spying #USCitizens #WarrantlessSurveillance

ARC Data Sale Scandal: Airlines’ Travel Records Used for Warrantless Surveillance https://thecyberexpress.com/arc-data-sale/ #AirlinesReportingCorporation #TravelIntelligenceProgram #warrantlesssurveillance #TheCyberExpressNews #governmentagencies #TheCyberExpress #FirewallDaily #privacyrights #travelrecords #BusinessNews #airlinedata #ARCDataSale #databroker #CyberNews

#infosec #ICE #warrantlesssurveillance

ICE's Surveillance Capabilities Expand under Trump Regime

https://san.com/cc/ices-surveillance-capabilities-expand-under-trump/?s=09

> ... the Protect Liberty and End #WarrantlessSurveillance Act of 2023.. by archconservative congressmember Andy Biggs.. supported by the liberal ACLU, has not made it to the floor for a vote. In contrast, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, which was introduced by a Republican, became law in April 2024, having received 60 votes in the Senate. Republicans and Democrats alike voted both yea and nay.
https://defeatproject2025.org/author-bios/dustin-carmack/
#surveillanceState #DefeatProject2025
/HT @ErikUden

FedEx trucks are deploying license plate reading cameras and feeding the data right to the cops. These cameras are powered by Flock's ALPR technology.

https://youtu.be/bIUQApnhENU?si=h4CbqwkhCp24xdp

#flock #alpr #fedex #warrantlessSurveillance #privacy

Leaked FBI email stresses need for warrantless surveillance of Americans - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino)

A Federal Bure... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2023247 #warrantlesssurveillance #section702fisa #policy

Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance” - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino)

Congress passe... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2019133 #warrantlesssurveillance #section702fisa #policy

Cloud Extraction can access masses of cloud services, bypassing the need for warrants
#CloudExtraction
#warrantlessSurveillance

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