Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.

September was a strong month in the fight against illegal surveillance in New Orleans. More complaints filed, more records pried loose, more of NOPD’s own numbers checked against NOPD’s…

Since July 2025, I’ve filed more than 100 complaints with NOPD’s Public Integrity Bureau (PIB). Most report officers asking Project NOLA to run facial recognition, which is unlawful. Ot…

Remove Flock and all AI surveillance from Tulane University's campus

In a September 1 post, NOPD announced a public drone dashboard ahead of its Drone as First Responder rollout. Superintendent Kirkpatrick framed it as balance: police smarter wit…

I’ve obtained another public records production from the City of New Orleans — request 26-651, 69 pages of email between NOPD officers and Bryan Lagarde of Project NOLA, the private nonprofit…

A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.

Mayor Moreno’s proposed 2027 budget cuts the General Fund by 4.5% and asks nearly every department to absorb it. One department is exempt. NOPD’s General Fund allocation rises $5.1 mill…

A recent study on how Flock cameras influence crime rates has limitations that prevent firm conclusions from being drawn.

The breach links the names and photos of millions of people across North America. One expert said this is likely the largest database of facial images ever breached.

I’ve obtained another public records production from the City of New Orleans — request 26-650, 80 pages of email between NOPD officers and Bryan Lagarde of Project NOLA, the private nonprofit…

NOPD’s drone flight log through early August 2026 arrived in response to public records request 26-10297. This post covers flights from April 1 forward. NOPD’s record-keeping is markedl…

On October 29, 2025, an NOPD detective emailed a private facial recognition surveillance company a photograph of a crime victim and asked them to find him on camera. Eighty-seven minutes later he g…

‘We must work to crush any dissent to Doom’s vision of public safety,’ the Marvel supervillain told the city as it considered multiple surveillance proposals.

Two populous states and two large cities are among the U.S. jurisdictions where leaders have taken direct action to address criticisms of automated license plate readers (ALPRs).

In August I trained a room at the Healing Center to pull NOPD records, published my request templates, filed four complaints against NOPD detectives for illegal use of facial recognition and mass s…