Surveillance isn’t just about who is collecting the data. Surveillance is, of course, also about who that data ends up with. A great story from Jason today looks at that with Flock and other automatic license plate reader (ALPR) data: some local cops are being forced to feed their ALPR ...
Day: September 30, 2026
How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance ProgramHow Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
The Trump administration is using an anti-drug trafficking grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the country to funnel their ongoing collection of automated license plate reader data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, according to public records and court documents reviewed ...
What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to IsraelWhat we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to Israel
The captain and first officer were injured, and one pilot has been arrested, officials say. ...
Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disasterSix smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster
Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021. The trial found that the guilty men were part of two smuggling networks. ...
‘We removed him from the cockpit’: People speak about what happened‘We removed him from the cockpit’: People speak about what happened
Passengers on the Flydubai flight bound for Israel filmed the moments following the stabbing. ...
UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, PM saysUK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, PM says
The prime minister’s comments come days after the suspects were released on the ‘strictest possible bail conditions’. ...
UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migrant scheme scrappedUK-France ‘one in, one out’ migrant scheme scrapped
Some 1,500 people have been removed to France since the scheme began just over a year ago. ...
China funding UK research and sending it to Beijing’s spies, MI5 warnsChina funding UK research and sending it to Beijing’s spies, MI5 warns
British universities are being urged to sever ties with China General Technology Research Institute which is linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS). ...
Teens who died in car that entered River Wear namedTeens who died in car that entered River Wear named
Jackson Duke, Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw died when the car they were in ended up in the River Wear. ...
What we know so far about alleged stabbing of pilot by co-pilot on flight to IsraelWhat we know so far about alleged stabbing of pilot by co-pilot on flight to Israel
Plane made emergency landing after pilot tried to crash aircraft, Israeli PM says, as officials investigate whether it was an attempted terror attack One of the pilots of a plane flying from the UAE to Israel stabbed his co-pilot and appeared to try to crash the plane, the Israeli prime ...