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montanatalks.com > ixp > 1106 > p > garbage-truck-ai-cameras

Be Thankful You Live in Montana: Garbage Trucks in Texas Are Being Equipped with AI Cameras for 'Code Violations"

21+ min ago   (277+ words) If you haven't heard by now, Flock cameras and privacy rights in general continue to be a hot topic for everyone - especially for us here at the radio station. Recently, I came across a story about a new surveillance craze…...


thejournal.ie > data-protection-commission-fines-google-400-million-location-data-processing-7168361-Sep2026

Google fined €400m by Irish watchdog for not being clear it was using customers' location data

9+ hour, 29+ min ago   (346+ words) GOOGLE HAS BEEN fined more than €400 million by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) for breaching users’ location data. The Irish data watchdog launched an inquiry into Google Ireland six years ago, after complaints from multiple European consumer rights organisations about…...


swissinfo.ch > eng > war-peace > intelligence-service-finds-itself-largely-exonerated-following-an-investigation > 92092780

Swiss intelligence service 'largely' plugged data leak holes

11+ hour, 15+ min ago   (170+ words) Recommendations from previous reports have been implemented “in principle”, said the defence ministry. + The Russia affair in the Swiss secret service: ‘This is espionage’ The former FIS cyber unit had been dealing with incidents and reports since 2001. These included allegations…...


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Thousands of businesses are being sued despite their own cookie banners

8+ hour, 37+ min ago   (401+ words) A California law written in 1967 to stop wiretapping on telephone lines has become the basis for thousands of lawsuits arguing that everyday website tools, chat widgets, tracking pixels and analytics scripts amount to illegal interception of a visitor's communications. The…...


securityaffairs.com > 199494 > laws-and-regulations > google-fined-e403-million-over-location-data-practices.html

Google Fined €403 Million Over Location Data Practices

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (564+ words) Foreign Hackers Target Two Colorado Water Utilities ChainScript: the RAT that hides its command server inside a blockchain contract A BYD Shark 6 Hack Shows the Risks of Connected Cars The Target Is No Longer the Model. It’s the Agent. UK…...


weeklytimesnow.com.au > news > breaking-news > alleged-coconut-cartel-boss-iziah-utai-taunts-police-on-social-media > news-story > dfbfe45022720b7612d28002afefc602

No Cookies | The Weekly Times

23+ hour, 22+ min ago   (138+ words) ‘F**k Tha Police’: Cartel boss taunts cops weeklytimesnow.com.au To use this website, cookies must be enabled in your browser. To enable cookies, follow the instructions for your browser below. Facebook App: Open links in External Browser There…...


texasscorecard.com > state > texas-hits-pause-on-flock-camera-approvals

Texas Freezes Flock Camera Approvals

2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (425+ words) The Texas Department of Transportation has suspended approvals for Flock cameras along state-owned roadways. At Gov. Greg Abbott’s direction, the Texas Department of Transportation suspended the issuance of permits for Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers on state-owned…...


vpm.org > news > 2026-09-21 > rva-danny-avula-ig-video-flock-cameras-rpd-edwards-trammell

Avula calls for review of Flock Safety contract in Instagram video - VPM

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (810+ words) Amid a swell of public backlash against Flock Safety cameras, Mayor Danny Avula has directed Richmond police to purge their license plate reader data every week instead of every 21 days. The retention policy change is one of four actions Avula…...


europeaninterest.eu > google-faces-e403-million-fine-for-violating-eu-location-data-regulations

Google faces €403 million fine for violating EU location data regulations

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (214+ words) Moreover, regulators found that the company failed to maintain lawful, fair, and transparent practices when processing personal data through its Location Accuracy feature in the Android operating system. As Ireland is the lead regulator for Google within the 27-country EU,…...


securitytoday.com > articles > 09/21/2026 > swear-launches-public-sector-public-video-authentication-program.aspx

SWEAR Launches Public-Sector Public Video Authentication Program -

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (336+ words) Municipalities and public agencies can deploy technology designed to verify that critical video footage remains unaltered. Public agencies will be able to deploy video authentication technology through SWEAR’s new Community Video Integrity Project, which focuses on verifying the integrity of…...