SURVEILLANCE • PRIVACY • ACCOUNTABILITY
Who’s Watching Who?
Surveillance. Privacy. Accountability.
We find the surveillance and privacy stories worth your time, hit the high points, add independent perspective, and send you to the original source for the full story.
Latest coverage
Our newest surveillance and privacy coverage—concise summaries, direct source links, and original commentary on why each story matters.
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Yes, You Can Record Law Enforcement—Here’s How to Protect Yourself and the Footage
A practical guide to the right to record police and immigration officers, the limits on that right, and safer ways to preserve what you capture.
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Flock’s New Privacy Guardrails Are Better—but They Still Leave Police Holding the Keys
Flock is shortening default retention and adding mandatory audit controls. The changes matter, but company policy is not a substitute for warrants and enforceable public rules.
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Four Savannah Officers Arrested Over Alleged Flock Misuse—So Who Watches the Watchers?
Four former Savannah police employees face charges after an internal audit allegedly found non-law-enforcement Flock searches. The arrests create accountability—but can oversight stop misuse before it happens?
PLAIN ENGLISH, NO HYPE
Surveillance explained
Understand what automated license-plate readers collect, how searches work, how long records may be retained, and when information is shared across jurisdictions.
- How Flock and ALPR cameras work
- What happens after a plate is scanned
- Who can search the database
- How hot lists and alerts operate
- Questions residents should ask officials
Privacy & your rights
Clear, sourced information about constitutional questions, data access, retention, transparency, and the practical rights available to the public.
Public safety and public accountability should never be treated as opposing goals.
State & city watch
Local decisions deserve local visibility. Our location pages will track surveillance programs, policies, contracts, and public records by state and community.
REELS • TIKTOK • YOUTUBE SHORTS
Watch the short version
Selected posts will be turned into concise vertical videos: a strong hook, the verified high points, our take, and a link back to the original source and full commentary.
- 30–60 second explainers
- On-screen captions for sound-off viewing
- Clearly distinguished facts and opinion
- Source credit in the post and video description
Follow the public records
Contracts, invoices, policies, audit logs, meeting minutes, and data-sharing agreements often tell the story more clearly than a press release.
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