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Switching from Flock to Axon isn't a solution. As EFF's @maassive.bsky.social told KOLO ABC7 Reno, "People don't want mass surveillance."

A San Jose police officer searched stored ALPR data to help his cousin stalk their spouse. Just one more reason the courts must require officers to get a warrant first.

Wild: Netflix has better anti-password sharing measures than Flock, despite its data tracking where we all go. Told of our findings, Flock said it would make security changes, cracking down on shared log-ins and forcing cops to log back in every 12 hours @douglasmac.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com

New: We found cops who kept using Flock to spy on women after they left the force. One used it for five years after retirement, tracking his wife during a custody battle. Another ran searches while he was suspended (and later fired) after killing a 15-year-old boy. Free to read: wapo.st/3UEwWU7

Was testifying on some important surveillance bills today and it seems that so few understand what this tech is capable of. Pretty alarming stuff.

Companies like Starbucks are using your loyalty against you. Loyalty programs can double as sophisticated data-harvesting operations, our @lindsayowens.bsky.social warns on @ms.now. It turns out your loyalty could be costing you more at checkout.

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The only right answer is a ban on the use of this tech

Local cops now have access to sophisticated spy tech. Learn more about cell-site simulators, automated license plate readers, drones, and more at EFF's Street-Level Surveillance project. www.eff.org/sls

good @profferguson.bsky.social quote in this one: “My fear is that there will be a Pyrrhic victory of winning the battle against Flock but losing the war against mass surveillance”

Animal I Have Become just means so much more to me postpartum

Thompson Reuters buys data from NJMVC.

More than a dozen local law enforcement agencies across the country have used opioid settlement money to procure Flock cameras and other AI-powered automated license plate readers (ALPRs), an investigation by Mother Jones has found.

BIG NEWS: Cherry Hill is saying NO to Flock. There's no place for intrusive, dangerous, and creepy mass surveillance systems in our communities. We're glad to see NJ towns reject Flock, but it's just as important we don’t replace one privacy-invasive ALPR system with another. Read more ⬇️

Thompson Reuters buys data from NJMVC.

“This is one part of the surveillance and intelligence wing that ICE is building,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @fedscoop.bsky.social. “It’s a big part of it, but it’s still just one part. ... It’s going to feed in and be indexed alongside all this other surveillance equipment and pipelines.”

Videotaped assault of teen at youth jail spurs NJ mom’s demand for justice newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/21/v...

My story about the ground stops at major airports along East Coast, stems from a primary circuit and back-up fiber failures serving PHL TRACON. Also worth noting PHL Area C (i.e. EWR/TEB) have had staffing triggers for days - might get worse after this.

🚨 New Report 🚨 An estimated 300,000 New Jerseyans may lose health coverage starting in 2027 — all because of complicated paperwork processes. New Medicaid work requirements mean nearly 540,000 residents will need to navigate onerous documentation and renewal processes. www.njpp.org/publications...

Flock cameras have attracted controversy in recent months. Across states, there have been several incidents where law enforcement has misused the surveillance technology for unauthorized searches. Visit our dedicated trend page for more. www.newsfromthestates.com/rising-trend...

What do you think Flock will give them the power to do? If you think that local authorities/private companies are not sharing info w feds, you're so painfully mistaken.

The rules dont matter

Who could’ve predicted this would happen (me, exactly one year ago today)

What do you think Flock will give them the power to do? If you think that local authorities/private companies are not sharing info w feds, you're so painfully mistaken.

“This is not a matter of a few people engaging in aberrant behavior,” @evacide.bsky.social told @19thnews.org of police abusing Flock ALPRs to stalk people. “These are just the people who have gotten caught, and who have gotten caught so blatantly that they have experienced consequences.”

75% of wrongly convicted women were convicted of a crime that never happened at all. Thursday, Professor Valena Beety joins Hunter to talk about her new book on how bias and bad science get used against women, pregnant people, and queer people. linktr.ee/hwparnell17

I'm sick of it too. If only there were something to do about it!

Did you know that NJ prisons contract with and thus line the pockets of private prison companies at the expense of incarcerated people and their loved ones?

Private prison companies exploit incarcerated people and their loved ones and are finding new ways to profit off of them. New Jersey cannot allow these profiteers to continue to go unchecked. We must end prison communication fees. newjerseymonitor.com/2026/07/29/n...

Other than climate change (and honestly linked to climate change), this might be the biggest problem that world governments need to team up to solve. The creation of a class of outrageously wealthy individuals, with outrageously low tax rates due to avoidance, needs a global solution.

New analysis from @ptrchn1.bsky.social: The digital economy relies heavily on collecting personal data. Now, a first-in-the-nation law will charge companies escalating fees based on how much New Jerseyans' data they collect and sell. www.njpp.org/publications...

i can't believe i have to say this but you do not, in fact, ever gotta hand it to the white supremacists

You’ll never guess what happened again this weekend

The ACLU has just detailed hundreds of cases of misconduct by immig agents: -kneeling on necks 52x -Agents choking people 10x -smashing car windows 47x -ramming cars 14x -Hit people w/ car 6x Report repeatedly cites ProPublica's reporting B/c transparency takes a village--when the govt blocks it

TOMORROW: We're joining AAPI New Jersey's Asian American Leadership Summit! This summit will bring together Asian American leaders and community members, including ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha, to discuss community needs, share stories, and build collective power. Learn more ⬇️

🚨 NEW 🚨 Gov. Sherrill made real progress on the deficit in the fiscal year 2027 budget, but the toughest choices are waiting for FY 2028 to eliminate the deficit entirely and make the state more affordable for its residents. Read the analysis from NJPP's research team: www.njpp.org/publications...

Read this if you are interested in AI & policing. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

I think it’s very cool and normal that a few days of regular storms — not even hurricanes or superstorms — can shut down the state for days. I’m glad no one is changing our infrastructure laws or trying to fund better climate resiliency…

This also applies in New Jersey!

In March @alexfromnj.bsky.social and I wrote a report on the hidden costs of AI data centers. In it, we recommended: 1) defining data centers in statute 2) a higher electric power rate for data centers 3) incentivizing clean energy production by data centers 4) ending subsidies for data centers

🚨The NJPP team has an impressive showing on the 2026 Insider 100: Policymakers Power List. President @nicolenjpp.bsky.social at #50, Senior Analyst @ptrchn1.bsky.social at #53, our Research Director at #66, & Senior Analyst @marleinau.bsky.social at #83. 👏👏👏 www.insidernj.com/insidernjs-2...

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Once again, I am reminding everyone that there are prisons in NJ that have no AC. People will be dealing with life threatening conditiond behind the wall this week.

Last night, New Jersey lawmakers approved a 25% increase to the state's Child Tax Credit, boosting the maximum benefit to $1,250 for the lowest-income families with young children. newjerseymonitor.com/2026/06/29/n...

The FY27 budget contains over $650m raided from various clean energy funds to be used for unrelated purposes. Lawmakers are crippling their own ability to deliver on long-term energy affordability.

@ptrchn1.bsky.social about to testify on FY27 budget in Assembly. No budget testimony was heard in the Senate...

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