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Charlotte police officers allegedly turn traffic stops into a racist competition. Then investigators find their group chat

By Terrina Jairaj Oct 15th
What the Flock? 11 unpermitted cameras found in Florida county leave residents feeling unsafe

By Melissa Sarnowski Oct 2nd
Massie Unveils a Bill That Could Cut Off Federal Funding for Any City Caught Using License Plate or Facial Recognition Cameras

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 5th
Local Governments Are Cutting Ties With Flock Safety After Discovering That Their Own Security Policies Are Powerless Against a Massive Data Leak

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 27th
Home Depot Customer Tries To Use the Gift Card She Was Just Given. Then She Discovers It Comes With an Unexpected Rule: ‘Dealing With the Matrix’

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 21st
Florida Officer Caught Using City Surveillance Tech To Track His Estranged Wife Over 700 Times, Burying His Trail With Fake Police Reports

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 15th
We’re Living in the Sci-Fi Future We Feared

By Jessica Safavimehr Jul 30th
‘That is a trend’: Woman watches YouTube on her iPhone. Then she realizes a man hacked her camera and is watching her

By Nina Hernandez Jul 19th
Bipartisan Trust Crumbles as Critics Blast President for Placing an Inexperienced Loyalist in Control of National Security Secrets

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 4th
ICE Just Dropped $25 Million on Iris Scanners and the Way They’re Using Them Is Already Haunting Immigrants in Chicago

By Terrina Jairaj May 28th
‘You are under reacting’: Woman is convinced someone is sneaking into her apartment. Management refuses to believe her—then she finds evidence

By Tiffanie Drayton Apr 27th
Woman checks into Airbnb at Corpus Christi. Then she notices something off about the mirror: ‘There’s probably someone on the other side’

By Ljeonida Mulabazi Feb 26th
‘He was loud’: Ohio woman goes on first date to a yoga studio. Then she realizes he’s wearing Meta glasses

By Braden Bjella Feb 10th
‘You’re gonna go down’: California couple leaves home for 4 hours. Then they catch neighbor’s outburst on Ring camera

By Rachel Thomas Oct 13th
‘Probably a tracker’: Man gives woman Coca-Cola Labubu at gas station as a gift. Then she takes a closer look at its eyes

By Ljeonida Mulabazi Sep 13th
‘I don’t know what to do’: Woman books New Jersey Airbnb. Then she finds an undisclosed camera—and something off about the walls

By Ljeonida Mulabazi Sep 10th
‘People can see inside your house’: Woman buys brand-new Roku TV from Walmart. Then she turns it on, sees someone else’s living room

By Rachel Thomas Aug 27th
‘They recording y’all now’: Walmart workers say they’re now wearing body cams for ‘aggressive’ customers. Viewers say it’s the workers being watched

By Gisselle Hernandez Aug 5th
‘I had it too on May 28th’: Woman issues warning for people who use Ring cameras. Here’s what you need to know

By Braden Bjella Jul 22nd
Congress Sneakily Working to Renew Program Allowing Widespread Spying on Americans

By Autumn Alston Nov 30th