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surveillance tool
Coverage of surveillance tool in the Nexus archive.
Flock Safetyorganization1federal fundstopic1police agenciestopic1Flock safety camerastopic1law enforcementtopic1Donald Trumpperson1Jay Claytonperson1FISA extensiontopic1Congressorganization1privacy concernstopic1interim intelligence chiefperson1Bureau of Street Lightingorganization1automated license plate readerstopic1cityplace1data sharingtopic1
- New bill aims to block federal funds from cities, police that use controversial Flock Safety cameras
A new bill seeks to block federal funds from cities and police departments using Flock Safety cameras. Flock has become a widely adopted surveillance tool, with its cameras integrated into over 5,000 police agencies and nearly 90,000 units nationwide.
- Spy program set to expire as Congress rejects FISA extension
President Trump announced his nomination of Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence. Congress refused to extend a key surveillance tool due to privacy concerns and questions about the interim intelligence chief's qualifications.
- Push to install license plate readers comes amid questions about how data are shared
The Bureau of Street Lighting has been central to expanding automated license plate readers, a surveillance tool mounted on city poles. The push for these devices comes amid questions about how data are shared.