Drones Used by California Cities to Patrol for Illegal Fireworks and Issue Fines
California residents who lit illegal fireworks over the July 4 holiday may be in for a nasty surprise in the mail thanks to covert fire department operations.
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How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data
Can the cops get your online data In short, yes. There are a variety of US federal and state laws which give law enforcement powers to obtain information that Read More…
Prosecutors And Media Smear 13-Year-Old Killed By Chicago Police Ahead of Body Cam Footage Release
Chicago police and prosecutors emphasize “gangs” and “gun violence” are to blame for police shooting death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, attempting to distort the media narrative in advance of the upcoming public release of likely disturbing body cam footage of the shooting after weeks of stonewalling.
Anti-War Activist Visited By CHP Officers At Home After Posting Viral Video of Embarrassing AOC Interview
An anti-war activist was visited by California Highway Patrol officers after posting video of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s bumbling comments on Israel-Palestine. The action, which AOC denies triggering, was initiated by a call to US Capitol Police.
NYC Becomes 1st US City to End Qualified Immunity for Police
A year after nationwide protests against police brutality, the New York City Council passed a bill limiting qualified immunity, a longstanding legal protection officers had against lawsuits.
Homeland Security Justifies Invasion of Portland by Claiming Shields and Gas Masks are Weapons
DHS’ Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli claimed that defensive tools like Shields and Gas Masks were evidence that protesters were making “preparations for violence.”
Texting App with Ties to Trump Campaign to Be Repurposed for Contact Tracing
A mobile app once used by the Trump campaign and other partisan interests has been rebranded and is now part of an “approved” national app database specifically designed for use by public health and safety agencies.
Police Are Buying Access To Hacked Website Data
The sale is “an end-run around the usual legal processes.”
‘BlueLeaks’: Massive 269 Gigabyte Searchable Archive of Highly Sensitive Files From Over 200 Police Departments and Fusion Centers Leaked Online
On Juneteenth, transparency collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published the “BlueLeaks” 269GB megatrove collection containing decades of highly sensitive police files, including internal memos, financial records, emails, audio, video, and intelligence documents from over 200 state, local, and federal agencies.
Just Turning Your Phone On Qualifies As Searching It, Court Rules
Location data requires a warrant since 2018; lock screen may now, too.
California Police Used Military Surveillance Tech at Grad Student Strike
UC Santa Cruz police utilized military surveillance equipment to surveil and police the graduate student ‘wildcat’ strike earlier this year.
Bolivia’s Free Territory Of Chapare Has Ousted The Coup Regime And Is Bracing For A Bloody Re-Invasion
Spending time with the union members of Chapare, who run society in a collective fashion, offers special insights into the resistance to the coup. They succeeded in expelling the police, but now fear a bloodbath in retaliation.
Bolivia’s New Right-Wing Gov’t Targets Foreigners With “Anti-Terror” Death Squads
The new move creating an unaccountable armed security force directly aimed at foreign terror will do little to quash fears that Bolivia is heading down the road to a totalitarian dictatorship.
Amazon’s Ring Is A Perfect Storm of Privacy Threats
Doorbell-camera firm Ring has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance concerns.
French Soldiers Allowed to ‘Open Fire’ if Lives are “Threatened” by Yellow Vest Protesters (PHOTOS)
French police will be allowed to open fire if lives are threatened by Yellow Vest rioters this weekend, the military governor of Paris said today.