A resident warned that Flock license‑plate cameras in town are improperly installed on non‑breakaway poles and flagged contract language that could allow long‑term retention and broad access to footage, urging the council to reconsider placement and oversight.

Nicole Edwards asked council to cancel contracts with vendors such as Flock, Axon and Motorola, remove automated license-plate readers and pass a ban on AOPR technology in Enumclaw, citing privacy, data-sharing and alleged accuracy problems.

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A nearby Kentwood resident urged commissioners to remove surveillance cameras and automatic license-plate readers, calling them data collection without warrants and warning of files created on people before crimes occur.

A lawsuit claims the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office used the cameras in retaliation against the vet for exercising his First Amendment right.

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Idaho U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher signed on to a bill to limit federal law enforcement’s access to surveillance data, like from Flock cameras.

The federal government purchased a warehouse on San Antonio's East Side in January.

Howard County plans to appeal after a federal judge reinstated building permits for a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Elkridge.

A temporary ban on new or expanded detention centers could allow the county to tweak zoning and other laws to impose restrictions on how and where such facilities would be allowed.

Expansion of Batavia facility comes via a no-bid contract as ICE arrests have surged and the detention center has experienced overcrowding.

Compliant Technologies held a demonstration of the device Aug. 6 before Kentucky lawmakers in Frankfort.

UK demanded Apple to remove its cloud encryption and Apple complied, but only partially.

He deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles over the summer and as part of his law enforcement takeover in Washington, D.C.

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Bruce MacKinnon's editorial cartoon for The Chronicle Herald for July 18, 2025.

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The president is embodying the type of big government that right-wing politicians and thinkers have been warning about for a century.