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View More NewsAs Public Opposition to Flock Grows, ACLU Responds to Surveillance Company’s “New” Updates NEW YORK – Amid nationwide outcry against its automatic license plate readers, Flock Safety announced today that it will reduce its standard data retention policy and allegedly provide more control over local data searches, among other changes. However, according to American Civil Liberties Union’s new analysis, many of the proposed changes seem to be a thinly veiled PR attempt to counter communities’ genuine privacy concerns with its mass surveillance system with largely hollow security promises, rather than an earnest effort to address them. While the ACLU acknowledges…
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In his inaugural address as mayor of New York City, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani said, “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” Given the ascendency of socialists in the Democratic Party, a discussion of the virtues—and even the “warmth”—of individualism is in order. As a retired philosophy professor, I am tempted to invoke John Stuart Mill’s arguments for the public value of individual liberty. Instead, I’ll approach this topic as a Texan who grew up in the 1950s.From its inception, the American experience has been informed by the experience of the frontier, when life…
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An Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) shareholder plans to seek Federal Court permission to sue certain former ASX officers and directors over alleged breaches of…
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The operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January was as successful as it could have been. U.S. operatives seized Maduro from his…
The crypto industry’s campaign-finance juggernaut, the Fairshake political action committee, backed winners in half a dozen Southern primaries on Tuesday, pouring millions of dollars…
Market analysts say Ether’s (ETH) price may drop to $1,000 if a breakdown from a bearish chart pattern is confirmed.Key takeaways:Ether’s bear flag targets…
In brief Senate Bill 163 was signed into law by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on Tuesday. The bill effectively bans the use of…
Opposition to data centers is all the rage among populists of all stripes. On the left, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) has proposed a national…
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade in a tight range around $77,000 in morning U.S. action on Wednesday. The major stock indices are posting small…
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