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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026

The Trump administration has also presided over a *titanic* increase in state-aligned, privatized surveillance. The Trump years are the Flock years: newrepublic.com/article/2069... The Trump years are the Palantir years: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t... 65/

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The Nationwide Revolt Against Flock Safety Cameras

From New York to Alabama to Arizona, everyday people are mounting a local resistance to the company’s mass surveillance. And sometimes, they take matters into their own hands.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026

The Trump years are the facial recognition years: www.aclu.org/news/privacy... Trump's authoritarianism is a function of his misrule, and his misrule is enabled by his authoritarianism. 66/

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Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell | ACLU

With "Mobile Fortify" tool ICE and CBP are smashing their way not only through car windows but also through any constraints on the use of face recognition

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026

The more he steals, the more he destroys with wars of choice, and incoherent tariff policies, and official pronouncements linking autism and vaccinations, the more he needs spy cameras, internet surveillance, vehicle tracking, and facial recognition. 67/

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