We at the El Cerrito Police Department regret that our license plate photographs were available to out-of-state and federal law enforcement agencies, the department said in a statement. We have been satisfied with the response from Flock Safety and the safeguards and changes they have instituted to keep our data secure from unauthorized access.
When Windows 10 was released in 2015, it was immediately controversial, with critics zeroing in on one feature in particular: telemetry. I spent many months in those early days reading one article after another on the subject that read, in retrospect, like entries from the diary of a mad conspiracy theorist.
For $20,000-or a $499 per month rental fee and a six-month commitment-the lanky robot can do simple tasks around the house, such as unloading the dishwasher and watering plants, and can answer your questions through its built-in large language model.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) denounced the Justice Department on Wednesday for allegedly tracking the unredacted Epstein files' that members of Congress accessed, calling the practice creepy. Mace, in an audio clip posted progressive outlet MeidasTouch, spoke about the alleged tracking which became the topic of public scrutiny after Attorney General Pam Bondi's bombshell hearing in Congress earlier on Wednesday. Getty photographer Roberto Schmidt captured a picture of Bondi's notes, which included a document titled Jayapal Pramila Search History.
The electronic version of the money used in the 21-nation currency area would be available to use free of charge in shops, online or from person to person. Supporters say it would let Europeans make online payments without relying on US payment systems -- as Europe ramps up efforts to break its dependence on foreign firms including US giants such as Visa and Mastercard. Critics fear it would allow governments to surveil citizens' payments or even cut them off from the money supply.
On Monday (26 January), Stalter announced she is leaving the platform, citing that she believed it had censored anti-ICE videos she made. She captioned the post: "I've tried for hours to upload the same video and it wouldn't show it to one person. ABOLISH ICE! Delete TikTok!" Stalter added in text over a photo of herself that she is downloading her videos and "deleting" her TikTok page because the app "is under new ownership and we are being completely censored and monitored".
Key stat: 45% of US adults say pleasant and happy visuals in pharma ads are misleading, according to November 2025 data from SiriusXM Media. Beyond the chart: 23% of US adults in 2025 say the healthcare system is in a state of crisis, the highest share recorded this century, according to a December 2025 survey from Gallup News Service West. 52.1% of US consumers say personalized healthcare advertising invades their privacy, according to January 2025 data from StackAdapt and EMARKETER.
Digital surveillance can affect workers' physical and mental health in both positive and negative ways, according to a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. For instance, monitoring tools or apps can alert employees about potential health problems or increase their sense of safety. However, these technologies can also increase anxiety or the risk of injury by pushing workers to move faster to meet productivity goals.
The city will stick with a surveillance company that scans license plates to help law enforcement catch criminal suspects, a dramatic reversal of an earlier vote that had rejected the firm's new $2 million contract. The company, Flock Safety, will maintain an existing network of 300 cameras to monitor the city's busiest streets and local state highways for up to two years while the Oakland Police Department conducts a competitive search for a long-term vendor.
By combining iRobot's innovation, consumer-driven design, and research and development with Picea's history of innovation, manufacturing and technical expertise, we believe iRobot will be well-equipped to shape the next era of smart home robotics, he said.
A West London council is preparing to use drones to bolster its enforcement teams as local authorities across the country quietly build aerial surveillance fleets. A report by Hammersmith and Fulham council sets out plans to deploy drones to support its 70-strong law enforcement team, which issued more than 2,200 fines in 2024. The aircraft will be used to target anti-social behaviour and fly tipping.
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis wrote the footnote in a 223-page opinion issued last week, noting that the practice of using ChatGPT to write use-of-force reports undermines the agents' credibility and "may explain the inaccuracy of these reports." She described what she saw in at least one body camera video, writing that an agent asks ChatGPT to compile a narrative for a report after giving the program a brief sentence of description and several images.
In an email yesterday, Assistant District Attorney David Angel said the DA's Office is troubled by the ACLU lawsuit because it seeks "thousands upon thousands" of private records that identify Santa Clara County individuals who have been charged with a crime. "We have provided the ACLU, and many others, with tremendous quantities of de-identified and aggregate data," Angel said. "We remain convinced that, especially in today's environment, people have a right to privacy concerning their records."
A cyber attacker installed the Huntress endpoint security solution to protect himself. What he didn't realize was that this allowed Huntress to monitor his activities. Despite some controversy, the security company claims that valuable information was obtained. When a host signaled malware to Huntress, it turned out to be an old acquaintance: the same "machine name," or unique device identifier, had appeared in several previous incidents.
Well, good afternoon, Alex. Just in the last hour, our colleague Tom Winter broke the news that the DOJ on Friday asked a federal judge overseeing the case of deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to deny a request from NBC News to unseal the names of two associates who received large payments from Epstein in 2018, Alcindor began, adding: Court documents show the Justice Department cited privacy concerns expressed by the two individuals as the reason for not making their names public.
It's every traveler's nightmare: you land, but your suitcase doesn't. Across social media, creators are buying unclaimed luggage and unboxing the contents on camera. Most of the time it's just piles of unwashed clothes, but the chance of uncovering valuables-or simply something bizarre-has fueled a viral trend. In one viral video, a TikTok creator pulled out hair straighteners, Pokémon cards, and an iPad. In another, the haul included a Ziploc bag of an unidentified brown substance and a plug-in air freshener.
Erin Kunz of Stanford University indicates that brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can restore speech for paralyzed individuals by decoding signals from the brain's motor cortex, revealing intended speech.
California has tried to expand food benefits to some immigrants without legal status, contrasting with the Trump administration's effort to crack down on immigrants living in the U.S.
