All of the topics continuously compiled by Public Enlightenment are truly existential in nature. Brian does an amazing job sifting through the noise to deliver the truly relevant current events of our time. More people should be reading this weekly.
On **Flock** domestic surveillance:
"Santa Cruz terminated after learning state agencies illegally accessed **Flock** data on behalf of federal law enforcement roughly 4,000 times in five months, and Oak Park, Illinois did so after data showed Black drivers were being flagged at an 85 percent rate in a city where Black residents make up 19 percent of the population."
People, check your area to see if **Flock** has been contracted by local law enforcement to set up public spy cameras and data retention services. Where I reside, **Flock** data is retained for **60+ days**! This isn't normal folks. If you believe China is an authoritarian surveillance state, but the US is somehow different - think again. We really need to focus on human values vs whatever team we claim.
Separately, but in complete harmony - Texas banning research and teachers grotesquely violates protected, **First** amendment rights. We are in the middle of an AI-supercharged multifaceted NeoMacarthyism.
All of the topics continuously compiled by Public Enlightenment are truly existential in nature. Brian does an amazing job sifting through the noise to deliver the truly relevant current events of our time. More people should be reading this weekly.
On **Flock** domestic surveillance:
"Santa Cruz terminated after learning state agencies illegally accessed **Flock** data on behalf of federal law enforcement roughly 4,000 times in five months, and Oak Park, Illinois did so after data showed Black drivers were being flagged at an 85 percent rate in a city where Black residents make up 19 percent of the population."
People, check your area to see if **Flock** has been contracted by local law enforcement to set up public spy cameras and data retention services. Where I reside, **Flock** data is retained for **60+ days**! This isn't normal folks. If you believe China is an authoritarian surveillance state, but the US is somehow different - think again. We really need to focus on human values vs whatever team we claim.
Separately, but in complete harmony - Texas banning research and teachers grotesquely violates protected, **First** amendment rights. We are in the middle of an AI-supercharged multifaceted NeoMacarthyism.