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DeFlock Redmond @deflock-redmond.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
ICYMI, this is Garrett Langley, the CEO of #Flock, in a Forbes interview with @thomasbrewster.bsky.social in September 2025. He believes that opposing mass #surveillance and adding camera locations to a map equates to being a "terroristic organization." Full video: youtu.be/fVCVQcd9PLc #deflock
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Something to be aware of as aggressive surveillance tech corporations like flock or axon push their business into our streets #ArlingtonVA. @arlnow.bsky.social @arlingtonva.us @arlcountyboard.bsky.social @arlingtonvapd.bsky.social
404media.co
Madison Square Garden Made Dossier on Activists Who Opposed Facial Recognition
The document, titled “Facial Recognition Activists.docx,” includes specific activists’ comments about MSG's facial recognition program and tweets criticizing it.
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Someday we’ll wonder when mass surveillance became normalized in #ArlingtonVA. Those who stand to gain the most have already started laying out their dystopian view of the future out loud. ALPRs, warrantless mass surveillance, and #flock all pour into this.
techradar.com
Quote of the day by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on" — a dire warning on the ero...
Legendary technologist Larry Ellison has outlined a vision for an increasingly aggressive surveillance state in the 21st century
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 31/05/2026
Do this now, wherever you are. In the US especially, this is the sort of Data ICE is using to track everyone.
eff.org
How to Disable Ad ID Tracking on iOS and Android, and Why You Should Do It Now
The ad identifier - aka “IDFA” on iOS, or “AAID” on Android - is the key that enables most third-party tracking on mobile devices. Disabling it will make it substantially harder for advertisers and da...
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DeFlock Redmond @deflock-redmond.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A bizarre victory in #Oshkosh, WI! 🏆 #Flock rep falsely claimed they do not create pattern-of-life "heat maps." "I don’t know how I can make a decision or discern what’s right and what’s wrong, or even the capabilities of the system if you lie to me," - CM Joe Stephenson. #deflock #surveillance 🤥
wbay.com
Oshkosh council rescinds Flock camera contract after ‘false statements’
Oshkosh Police Chief Dean Smith said members of his agency brought him security information about the product that conflicted with what Flock Safety representatives shared with the council Tuesday
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DeFlock Redmond @deflock-redmond.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
It's all a distraction to avoid you thinking about how *your* rights and freedoms are eroded to increase their #surveillance powers. The narrative around "essential", "force multiplier" technologies are intended to make it harder to push back, even at council level. #deflock #flockaganda #alpr
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
About 40% of Americans have cut back on streaming services in the last three months. They blame both the cost of the platforms and the broader cost of living crisis. And nearly 75% of Americans are frustrated that streaming platforms they subscribe to keep raising prices.
independent.co.uk
Americans quit streaming services as cost of living continues to climb, report finds
About 40 percent of Americans have cut back on streaming services in the last three months because of financial concerns, according to a recent report
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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The world isn’t asking Russia to stop bombing children, it’s asking Ukraine to stop hitting oil refineries. Let that sink in. Where is the International Community? My article for LLB : londonlovesbusiness.com/russia-bruta...
londonlovesbusiness.com
Russia brutally escalates civilian strikes as Ukraine hits back at economic targets - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Russia brutally escalates civilian strikes in Ukraine, causing devastation and loss of innocent lives amid ongoing conflict.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/04/2026
With Tax Day coming up, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free. (Published 2019)
propublica.org
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
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DeFlock Redmond @deflock-redmond.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
"The technology seems to highlight the pitfalls of what scholars call ‘technosolutionism,‘ the belief that complex issues like crime, poverty and climate change can be solved by technology." #deflock #surveillance #alpr
theconversation.com
Cameras have quietly appeared in thousands of US cities – now, their integration with AI is sounding alarms
What began as a tool to identify threats to national security is becoming a surveillance infrastructure that can be used to track everyone.
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DeFlock Redmond @deflock-redmond.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
⚠️ "Every city council gets the same pitch. 1. Only your agency controls your data 2. Federal agencies do not have direct access 3. Nobody from Flock is accessing your footage None survive the paperwork. The reality is that non-sworn city staff have access. As do Flock employees. As does the FBI."
haveibeenflocked.com
The Platform: Flock Safety Is Running on Promises, Not Policy
Flock Safety's three campaign promises — local control, no federal access, no employee access — are contradicted by Dunwoody PD audit logs, an FBI criminal complaint, and a Flock training video record...
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
How do our audits work in #ArlingtonVA? @arlingtonva.us @arlcountyboard.bsky.social @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @takiskarantonis.bsky.social @matt4arlington.bsky.social @arlingtonvapd.bsky.social
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Here we go: meta wants to impersonate its users using large language models, trained on your conversations and other use of their platforms (WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram). Strongly recommend moving off of them and to alternatives!
patents.google.com
US12513102B2 - Simulation of a user of a social networking system using a language model - Google Patents
A social networking system simulates a user using a language model trained using training data generated from user interactions performed by that user. The language model may be used for simulating th...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/02/2026
With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free. (Published 2019)
propublica.org
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
#ArlingtonVA pay attention to how surveillance technology can be turned on citizens and rights completely disregarded. Flock has these same capabilities. @arlnow.bsky.social @arlingtonvapd.bsky.social @arlcountyboard.bsky.social
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Apparently Alex was in their system before being murdered. I’m curious how an agency would be able to profile massive amounts of people efficiently without the aid of technology (or maybe ice is just manually inputting it the old fashioned way?)
ktvz.com
Alex Pretti broke rib in confrontation with federal agents a week before death, sources say
By Jeff Winter, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Federal immigration officers have been collecting personal information about protesters and agitators in Minneapolis, sources told CNN – and had document...
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Priorities in #arlingtonva? Can someone at @arlingtondes.bsky.social confirm if county plows are focusing on Rock Spring road with a whopping two houses and the county club on it and not my dead end street that has 10 homes? Happy to retract if a privately plowed, but this is ridiculous if not
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DeFlock Redmond @deflock-redmond.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
"Now, apparently, the company has adopted the attitude that, in essence, if you are concerned at all about mass surveillance and limiting the power of law enforcement, you support criminals. It is a simplistic, juvenile, and ultimately authoritarian stance." #deflock #surveillance #alpr #flock 🚫
aclu.org
Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance | ACLU
CEO attacks motives of people who care about privacy, says they are trying to “normalize lawlessness” and “let murderers go free”
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Another horrible abuse by orwellian Flock surveillance. Do we have regular system audits #arlingtonva? When are we turning on the AI features? @jdspainsr.bsky.social @matt4arlington.bsky.social @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @takiskarantonis.bsky.social @arlingtonva.us
lpm.org
Louisville police commanders entangled in internal investigation of license plate reader searches
The internal probe relates to an officer’s ICE-related searches of license plate data.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/11/2025
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time. (Published Dec. 2021)
propublica.org
When You’re a Billionaire, Your Hobbies Can Slash Your Tax Bill
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income ...
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
We need a public discourse about the actual risks vs benefits of this BEFORE someone’s rights are violated. @arlcountyboard.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @takiskarantonis.bsky.social @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @arlnow.bsky.social @arlingtondems.bsky.social
aclu.org
Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance | ACLU
Build it (an authoritarian tracking infrastructure) and they (expanded uses) will come
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
@arlingtonva.us @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @takiskarantonis.bsky.social @arlnow.bsky.social @arlingtondems.bsky.social The potential for misuse and abuse of flock surveillance technology is not worth it.
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
@maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @takiskarantonis.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @arlnow.bsky.social @parisaforjustice.bsky.social @arlcountyboard.bsky.social This level of surveillance and risk it creates for our citizens is not aligned with the values of our county.
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H Marton @b716.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Arlington should be doing better. Use the money to instead give our police a raise and hire more of them instead of using intrusive surveillance technologies. @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @takiskarantonis.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @arlcountyboard.bsky.social
nbcchicago.com
Company violated Illinois law by sharing license plate data with Customs and Border Protection: Giannoulias
A license plate reader company allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to access reader data in violation of Illinois law, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said Monday.
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Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Flock Safety’s CEO claims its cameras will end crime in 10 years, but cities are dropping contracts amid privacy violations, abortion surveillance concerns, and data misuse. Critics call its crime-free promises Orwellian sales hype, not public safety. www.techdirt.com/2025/09/15/f...
techdirt.com
Flock Safety Claims It Can Rid The US Of Crime, Even As Cities Rid Themselves Of Flock
Even if you truly believe the company you work for is capable of doing this, perhaps read the room a bit before offering up this sort of insane assertion to a journalist: Langley offers a predictio…
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/04/2025
NEW: GlobalX flight attendants were told they would fly rock bands, sports teams and sun-seekers. Then the company started expanding into deportation flights. “They didn’t tell us these people were going to be shackled, wrists to fucking ankles.”
propub.li
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and…
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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 25/03/2025
ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATIONS BANGER SKEET JUST DROPPED 13 years ago @scott.hanselman.com
Scott Hanselman o @shanselman
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HTTPS & SSL doesn't mean "trust this."
It means "this is private." You may be having a private conversation with Satan.
11:08 AM • 4/4/12 • Tweetlogix
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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Ukraine joined the US-led Coalition and sent over 5,000 soldiers to help the United States after 9/11. 18 Ukrainian soldiers died. Russia paid the Taliban terrorists a $200,000 bounty for each American soldier they killed.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Little Nadiia protects her cat named Kasper during air raid alerts. No kid should live through such things. We need weapons to protect their childhoods. Source:nadin202121/April 2024
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