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New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives.

He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?"

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wapo.stShe left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
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I wrote in 2023 about our new "golden age of brutal voyeurism."

"It’s like there are suddenly many more movie theaters in town, and some of them are much more friendly toward snuff films"

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washingtonpost.comViolent videos and ‘brutal voyeurism’ are redefining modern warFrom Russian soldiers shot down on camera to Hamas fighters slain as they tried to escape the Israeli navy, the scenes now shared across the internet are far more violent and graphic than in previous ...
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Hard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells

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Today on THE GLITCH REPORT, from @wgbh.org on The Curiosity Desk, we talked to @drewharwell.com about his recent investigations into Flock and misuse by police, then we turn to his investigation into the women of the far right and the dangers they face.

We close with a laugh, I promise!

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The last public execution in America was in 1936. A young black man in Kentucky was hanged by a drunk executioner; a news story said "They Ate Hotdogs While a Man Died." Was such an embarrassment that the governor outlawed it 18 months later www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comFort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
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Whoa. @haleaziz.bsky.social has the scoop on a truly insane plan to use some military training ships for deportations, with people presumably shackled or locked in cells for days at a time as they transit to Central and South America.

Each journey would be staggeringly expensive — and dangerous.

nytimes.comTrump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants (Gift Article)Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.
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SCOOP @wired.com: Abdul El-Sayed is out with a new paid digital ad in the Michigan Senate race attacking Mike Rogers for helping expand government surveillance, seeking to tap into voter anxieties about tech and Flock cameras weeks before the midterms

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