Researchers tested 21 new cars and 30 car apps. 19 cars talked to outside companies, and seven apps sent the VIN to trackers like Google and Meta.

A new map shows Flock has more cameras in the U.S. than was previously known. The company wants the map taken down.

Cameras that watch government vehicles, run by volunteers, owned by nobody.

Massie said Hegseth abused his powers by deploying the U.S. military in the war against Iran without seeking congressional approval under the War Powers Act. He said these are “unlawful orders” and “h...

With no warrant requirements, limited guardrails, and deficient audit processes, ALPR databases have fostered a culture of unrestricted access to everyone’s location information. This culture of abuse...

While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.

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After an affair with a fellow police officer ended, a Georgia cop used Flock to track her movements—and those of a man whose vehicle often showed up near hers, internal investigation records show.

The deputy resigned after an investigation uncovered an alleged history of racism, stalking, and sexual abuse.

A Clermont County man, who was facing felony vandalism charges for allegedly destroying a Flock camera in Union Township, had his case dismissed.

An investigation found that Meta has been paying prominent neo-Nazi accounts to post on Facebook through its invite-only monetization program.

The Trump administration’s plan for the US Navy to build its largest battleships since World War II comes with a whopping price tag of $275 billion, and US shipyards may not have the capacity to build...

Wyden Releases New Report on Failure of Wall Street Banks to Blow the Whistle on Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking and Money Laundering Schemes

“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."

State health officials say two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan. They are the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite.

"This document shows a coordinated effort from Flock Safety to compel law enforcement agencies to convince our elected leaders to represent their interests as a company rather than the interests of co...

New FBI data shows case closure rates for the Atlanta Police Department have not improved despite thousands of ALPRs installed since 2021.

The attack vector in the stolen 2024 election was a vote bank operating upstream from the precincts, and we've been reporting on it since November 2025.

SpaceX’s IPO is breaking Wall Street norms on pricing, investor access and control. Here’s how Musk is rewriting the usual playbook.

Neenah residents are pushing to remove Flock cameras as neighboring cities cut ties with the license plate reader technology.

This article was updated on May 28, 2026 Across the United States, communities are rethinking their use of Flock cameras and other automated license plate […]

There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.

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Flock, the automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company, exposed some of the license plate cops were looking for and the reason for doing so.

Among the classified records taken to Mar-a-Lago by President Trump were documents so sensitive that one had been distributed to just six people, while another set was relevant to his business inte…

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Dane County Sheriff Deputies put bags over all 26 Flock cameras across the county on Friday morning.

The Department of Health and Welfare didn't disclose the names of dairies in North Idaho and southern Idaho that are linked to the outbreaks.

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.

Apple is entering a major transition after CEO Tim Cook announced he’s stepping down following 15 years at the helm of one of the world’s most influential tech companies. Cook will hand leadership to ...

The Florida Bar refused to investigate, citing a policy against investigating “sitting officers” appointed under the U.S. Constitution while they remain in office. Now that Pam Bondi is no longer a “s...

For too long, this law has allowed the government to evade privacy protections and spy on Americans. Reform is overdue.

Governor Wes Moore said he is excited to sign the new bill.

Tucker Carlson apologized for campaigning for President Donald Trump, declaring that he would be "tormented" by the decision "for a long time" to come.

Maryland will become the first US state to ban surveillance pricing in retail stores, after passing Protection from Predatory Pricing Act.

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A broker for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to make a ​big investment in major defense companies in the weeks ‌leading up to the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, the Financial Times reporte...