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‘A Weapon Of Mass Inspection’: Oregon Lawmakers Push To Ban Flock And Similar Cameras Statewide - - - - - Sign the petition to ban mass surveillance in your state: BanMassSurveillance.com - - - - - Oregon lawmakers are pushing for a statewide ban on Flock Safety cameras and similar automated license-plate readers, citing serious privacy and surveillance concerns. Democratic Rep. Willy Chotzen and Republican Rep. Alek Skarlatos plan to introduce the bipartisan ban during Oregon’s 2027 legislative session. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden supports the effort, calling Flock cameras a “weapon of mass inspection” and warning about the potential weaponization of mass surveillance. Hoodline Several Oregon communities - including Eugene, Springfield, Bend, Talent, Winston and Woodburn -have canceled or suspended Flock programs amid privacy and data-sharing concerns. Critics also point to cases where Flock data contributed to wrongful accusations, raising concerns about relying on a massive database tracking innocent drivers. The Oregon proposal is part of a broader national backlash against automated license-plate surveillance, as lawmakers and communities increasingly question how the data is collected, stored, and shared.

Speech Police UK: Four West Midlands officers turned up at the home of a 15-year-old, arrested him, and took his phone and laptop. His offense was a set of Facebook posts about Conservative councillor Simon Bennett. One complained about shorts and sneakers at a scrutiny committee. Another had rabbit ears Photoshopped onto the councillor's photo. The boy was questioned, bailed, and banned from attending council meetings in Wolverhampton. Police have not explained why it took four officers or why any turned up at all. The Free Speech Union says there was plainly no offense and plans to sue for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment. The councillor says the police thought it merited an arrest. Police then wonder why public trust keeps falling. reclaimthenet.org/uk-police-…

🇪🇺Denmark is building the EU Digital Identity Wallet. Denmark's national population register was breached last month. 8.8 million people's names, addresses and national ID numbers exposed. Every national ID database is a honeypot waiting to be hacked. This is the infrastructure that they want you to trust....

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Google allegedly cut down over 300 hectares of Finnish forest to make way for a huge AI data center, without waiting for an environmental assessment the law required The company denied breaking any rules, and Finland's regulator is now looking into it

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The UK government wants a passport, a driving license or a face scan before you can open a new social media account. This is the same country that arrests people over tweets. Britain has jailed people for what they posted online and now the state wants to know exactly who is behind every account before the first post goes up. The ban covers Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook and X, and it is expected to start in spring 2027. Discord already leaked government IDs after it introduced age checks. There is no reliable, privacy-preserving way to verify the age of every internet user. A pile of faces and passports linked to social media accounts is a gift to a government that prosecutes speech. reclaimthenet.org/uk-social-…

LAST WEEK IN PRIVACY AND CENSORSHIP ⚖️ Federal judge - Flock cameras are "indiscriminate mass surveillance." Fourth Amendment violated. 🏛️ Bernie Sanders - introduced the Block Flock Act to ban federal use of license plate readers. 🇪🇺 La Liga - asked EU Commission to put VPNs on the official piracy watchlist. CJEU ruled VPNs neutral three months ago. 🇮🇳 India - discussing under-18 social media ban. Experts cited Australia's 81% bypass rate. Said India's scale makes it harder. Said the ban may be necessary anyway. 🇷🇺 Russia - tightened VPN restrictions the week after State Duma elections. 🇦🇺 Australia - admitted in High Court it passed the social media ban before scientific consensus on harm existed. The correct solution is always named. The surveillance infrastructure is always what gets built. Ready for a new week?

We have just fought off one attempt to introduce a national Digital ID scheme under the appalling Starmer So why is @AndyBurnham now pushing a system requiring people to show Government-issued ID to access the internet? Needless to say, this wasn't in Labour's manifesto either Plenty question Burnham's own democratic legitimacy - never mind his mandate for this Use our tool NOW to email your MP and register your opposition - it takes seconds: together.eaction.org.uk/sm-b… #dontidtheinternet

First they banned under-16s from social media. Then they required ID from everyone else. Then the ID became permanent. It started with protecting children. It ended with tracking adults. These are not different projects.

ONE LOGIN: We stopped the national Digital ID plan, now we must stop "back door" digital ID creeping in - service by service One Login has quietly expanded across 200+ government functions and processes - many of them obligations people must fulfil, rather than optional "services" - with more planned FREEZE One Login - support the call: togetherdeclaration.org/free…

🚨NEWS: The Government wants Britons to face PASSPORT ID checks for social media access "Children deserve real online protections, not a sweeping surveillance scheme that has failed across the world and will introduce new risks to their safety." "This is not a policy for children, but one that affects every single adult using social media in the country. " "The Government’s requirement that all of us show a passport or driving license to open a social media account is a national ID scheme by the back door." - Maya Thomas, Legal and Policy Officer Read our full statement⤵️ bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/press…

"If they want my data, they can pay for it!" Thomas Ryberg, Professor of Digital Learning at Aalborg University shares his journey of leaving big tech: ✅ He switched to Tuta Mail ❤️ ✅ Replaced Twitter with Mastodon ✅ Doesn't use Meta products & More! Read his story in our Your Voice, Our Drive series  😍 👉 tuta.com/blog/interview-with…

🚨 Australia’s social media ban failed, so now ministers want your passport to access social media. This escalation just proves what we have been saying since day one: prohibition in the digital age does not work. Mandating ID checks to access social media forces 68 million Brits into a system of digital surveillance. It kills the online anonymity relied upon by journalists, whistleblowers, and vulnerable young people, while handing sensitive identity data to unregulated and unreliable corporate vendors. Worst of all, it lets tech monopolies completely off the hook for their toxic business models. We must defend digital freedom. Read more ⤵️ thetimes.com/article/9a7f374…

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ONE LOGIN: The national Digital ID proposal was stopped - but the infrastructure underneath it did not disappear One Login is steadily bringing more government interactions under a single reusable digital identity and account The public REJECTED Digital ID in no uncertain terms - One Login should now be FROZEN until we can get clear on exactly what has been built and how secure it is @UKLabour @reformparty_uk @Conservatives Please share this post and support the call to FREEZE ONE LOGIN here: togetherdeclaration.org/free…

A new study found that 99% of cat food is contaminated with lead, and over 90% had other heavy metals. Almost no store-bought cat food was contaminant-free across 62 brands tested.

History shows that whenever a person or government has tried to use mass surveillance, it has always been to oppress the people. BanMassSurveillance.com

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