The real story today is the growing pushback on automated license plate readers, with one South Carolina county weighing an outright ban on Flock cameras and Huntsville police having to publicly defend theirs. The rest of the wire is noise, but the throughline is clear: communities are done taking camera networks on faith.
- Fiery views on Lindsay Clancy at work could get you fired — and be perfectly legal, employment lawyer warns Fox News
Not surveillance news, but a reminder that off-duty speech and workplace monitoring policies deserve the same scrutiny we give street cameras.
- Suspected human smugglers lead cops on 100-mph chase before bailing and allegedly committing armed carjacking Fox News
A dramatic crime story, not a surveillance story — no policy angle here worth our attention.
- Upstate county council considers ban on Flock cameras amid security concerns WYFF
Good — local officials should be able to weigh security risks of a private camera network before rubber-stamping it.
- Aliyah Boston addresses Caitlin Clark's viral smile at Angel Reese on 'Post Moves' podcast Fox News
Sports gossip, not our beat.
- License plate readers spark privacy debate in Huntsville as police defend their use rocketcitynow.com
Exactly the debate every city should be having before signing an ALPR contract, not after.
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