Meta’s $25 billion penalty focused on misleading privacy claims leaving questions about Cambridge Analytica’s political use of Facebook data unresolved in 2016.

A DPIA, or data protection impact assessment, is the written risk review GDPR Article 35 demands before processing likely to put people's rights at high risk.

A DPIA, or data protection impact assessment, is the written risk review GDPR Article 35 demands before processing likely to put people's rights at high risk.

Lawful basis: one of six GDPR grounds, from consent to legitimate interests, that an organisation must hold before it can process anyone's personal data at all.

Lawful basis: one of six GDPR grounds, from consent to legitimate interests, that an organisation must hold before it can process anyone's personal data at all.

Legitimate interests assessment: the documented purpose, necessity and balancing test a company runs before relying on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for personal data.

Legitimate interests assessment: the documented purpose, necessity and balancing test a company runs before relying on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for personal data.

Dozens of residents urged the North Liberty council to remove Flock cameras, citing privacy, security breaches and legal rulings; several speakers described near-misses, petitions and national attention supporting restrictions on plate-reader networks.

An ordinance on the Nov. 3 agenda would prohibit using county funds, property or personnel to buy, install or support Flock Safety camera systems; the issue attracted public comment in prior minutes requesting a broader ban on all ALPRs.

Joining the US Trustee's objection, they cite 12 million users, minors included, and a full platform sale left unclear. What would an ombudsman check, and when?

Joining the US Trustee's objection, they cite 12 million users, minors included, and a full platform sale left unclear. What would an ombudsman check, and when?

The district attorney warned about recent court rulings that could treat warrantless use of license‑plate camera data as a Fourth Amendment search; local law enforcement described audit controls, restricted access and incident reporting as safeguards.

Public commenters at the Nov. 3 meeting urged caution on the proposed RTIC system, warning the technology could be used for broad surveillance, could be stored in cloud systems accessible beyond Fitchburg, and should include civilian oversight before deployment.

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ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations is engaged in far-reaching spying against left-wing activists that rivals the FBI and CIA crackdowns on the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.

Joining the US Trustee's objection, they cite 12 million users, minors included, and a full platform sale left unclear. What would an ombudsman check, and when?

Joining the US Trustee's objection, they cite 12 million users, minors included, and a full platform sale left unclear. What would an ombudsman check, and when?

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Multiple residents and students raised equity and privacy concerns about a surveillance contract with Flock, urged cancellation or pause, and asked the city to convene independent cybersecurity and civil‑liberties experts before proceeding.

Multiple residents urged the board to stop renewal of the city's Flock automated license-plate reader (ALPR) contract, citing a recent federal ruling and concerns about nationwide data-sharing and retention practices; the board did not take action on the contract at this meeting.

Multiple residents told the board Flock Safety's automated license‑plate recognition program is 'mass surveillance' and urged the county to stop funding or renew its contract; the board declined to add a standalone ALPR discussion to today's agenda.

Two residents asked Stoughton Common Council to enact a moratorium on automatic license plate reader (ALPR) contracts and to publish a comprehensive surveillance policy with public participation, citing legal challenges and privacy risks.

At a League of Women Voters Larimer County seminar, Amy Lewis urged campaigners to frame automated license‑plate readers (ALPRs) as a privacy threat rather than a public‑safety imperative, and recommended using individual stories, emotion sequencing, and targeted audiences to drive action.

Staff withdrew acceptance and appropriation of a $1,031,000 Office of Community Policing Services grant (item 3.6) to review federal grant conditions after residents questioned potential purchases (ALPRs, analytics), performance reporting, Buy-American clauses and conflicts with California privacy rules.