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Enforcement
R Rescana · · International

Enforcement Action Against Radaris.com: Domain Seizure for Daniel’s Law Privacy Violations and Data Broker Compliance Risks

Authorities have seized the domain of Radaris.com, a people-search data broker, over alleged violations of Daniel's Law, a New Jersey statute that protects the home addresses and personal information of law enforcement officers, judges, and prosecutors from public disclosure.

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Enforcement
Krebs on Security · · International

Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight

A New Jersey court ordered the transfer of radaris.com and more than a dozen related domains after the data broker repeatedly failed to comply with a lawsuit alleging it violated a state law protecting the personal information of law enforcement officials.

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Enforcement
B Bring Me The News · · International

Tennessee woman sues Fargo for $10 million over mistaken facial recognition arrest

A Tennessee woman has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the city of Fargo after she was wrongfully arrested based on a mistaken facial recognition match. The case adds to a growing record of flawed identifications tied to automated recognition systems used by law enforcement.

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Breach
T Tampa Bay 28 · · International

Breach of Florida driver database through Plant City police login renews push for data privacy protections

A breach of Florida's driver database was carried out using login credentials belonging to the Plant City police department, exposing a law enforcement access point as the vulnerability. The incident has revived calls for stronger data privacy protections around government-held personal information.

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News
B Biometric Update · · International

South Africa seeks facial recognition for police body, dashboard cameras

South Africa is pursuing facial recognition technology to be integrated into police body cameras and dashboard cameras. The move would give law enforcement the ability to identify individuals captured on police footage in real time or after the fact.

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GDPR / Intl
B Bloomberg.com · · International

Attorney General Blanche Opposes AI ‘Regulation by Prosecution’

U.S. Attorney General Blanche has publicly opposed the use of prosecutorial action as a tool for regulating artificial intelligence, signaling a position against agencies or officials using enforcement cases to effectively set AI policy.

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News
Politico — Tech · · International

OpenAI backs bipartisan House plan for third-party safety assessments

OpenAI has endorsed a bipartisan House proposal that would require leading AI companies to undergo safety evaluations conducted by independent third-party assessors. The plan has cross-party support, though its scope and enforcement details remain unclear from what has been disclosed.

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News
I iclg.com · · International

Facial recognition: the future of policing is here, can the law keep up?

Facial recognition technology is increasingly being used in law enforcement, and legal frameworks have so far struggled to match the pace of its adoption. The gap between what the technology can do and what the law currently governs is a growing concern for civil liberties and policing accountability.

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Enforcement
EFF — Deeplinks · · International

The High Crime of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Mass Surveillance As a Joke

An investigation found that police officers are routinely entering meaningless or joke entries — like 'idk' or 'LMAO' — into the required justification fields when querying automated license plate reader networks that can pull data from tens of thousands of cameras at once. The findings suggest that audit logging requirements, meant to provide accountability for mass surveillance tools, are being ignored in practice.

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Enforcement
The Guardian — Tech · · International

US schools and police warn about viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ trend after teens’ arrests

A social media trend using distorted or AI-generated images of the Cat in the Hat character has spread across the US, with some posts used to make threats against schools and students. Several teenagers have been arrested or charged in connection with the posts, prompting warnings from schools and law enforcement.

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Breach
DataBreaches.net · · International

TX: Two Lamesa ISD employees arrested over security breach

Two employees of Lamesa Independent School District in Texas were arrested following a law enforcement investigation into alleged computer security breaches. The Lamesa Police Department, working with the Texas Rangers, made the arrests after the district issued a public statement about the incident.

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Enforcement
EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Cold TAKE: Amazon's New Encryption Method Still Doesn't Deliver Real Privacy

Amazon introduced a new encryption feature for Ring cameras called Throw Away the Key Encryption, which shifts some control over video access toward users. Critics argue the approach still leaves Amazon holding temporary encryption keys, stopping well short of true end-to-end privacy protection.

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Enforcement
EPIC · · US Federal

Bloomberg Law: Government Data Buys Put at Risk by High Court’s Geofence Ruling

The Supreme Court's ruling limiting geofence warrants is now creating uncertainty around the government's broader practice of purchasing location and other personal data from commercial brokers for use in criminal and immigration investigations.

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Enforcement
EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Cops Play Hide and Seek About Using Spy Tech to Avoid Scrutiny and Bad PR

Police departments across the United States are actively concealing their use of surveillance tools — including license plate readers, cell-site simulators, and facial recognition — by instructing officers to omit these technologies from reports and structuring records to evade public disclosure requests.

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News
Data Protection Commission · · EU / Ireland

Data Protection Commission welcomes outcome of prosecution of marketing offences

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has welcomed the result of a prosecution related to marketing offences, suggesting enforcement action in this area has concluded successfully. Details of the specific case, penalties, and parties involved have not been disclosed in the available information.

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News
C Computer Weekly · · International

Live facial recognition: The poster child of biometric surveillance

Live facial recognition has become the defining example of biometric surveillance technology, drawing scrutiny for its real-time identification of people in public spaces. The technology is increasingly deployed by law enforcement and private operators, making it a focal point in debates over civil liberties and data use.

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AI Governance
The Guardian — Tech · · International

Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash

Flock Safety, a company that makes automated license plate reader cameras used widely by law enforcement, is facing pushback from both Republican and Democratic politicians as public opposition to its surveillance network grows. The backlash is unusual given current political divisions, and polling suggests most Americans are uneasy with expanding surveillance infrastructure.

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Enforcement
L Lassen County News · · International

Enforcement advisory targets incorrect information in data broker registration

A new enforcement advisory has put data brokers on notice about submitting incorrect information in their registration filings. The advisory signals that regulators are tightening scrutiny not just on whether brokers register, but on the accuracy of what they report.

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Enforcement
FTC Consumer Protection · · US Federal

FTC Extends Public Comment on Proposed Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing

The FTC has extended its public comment period on a proposed enforcement policy statement about personalized pricing by seven days, moving the deadline to September 25, 2026. Personalized pricing is the practice of using individual consumer data to charge people different prices based on what a company thinks each person will pay.

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News
WIRED — AI · · International

This Is Flock’s AI Search Tool for Cops

Flock Safety has built an AI search tool for law enforcement that can monitor multiple camera feeds simultaneously and identify individuals based on written descriptions. WIRED reverse-engineered the tool from code delivered to police browsers, revealing how the system works in practice.

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Enforcement
CyberScoop · · US Federal

Jail time for Maine child in 764 marks turning point in federal law enforcement

A minor in Maine has been sentenced to jail in connection with the violent online network known as 764, marking the first case of its kind and signaling a shift in how federal law enforcement is pursuing members of the group.

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News
404 Media · · International

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

Texas police reportedly used AI to generate a report documenting how they used Flock Safety's license plate reader network to search for a woman suspected of having an abortion. The case surfaces a documented law enforcement use of two surveillance technologies together in the context of abortion prosecution.

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