Chad Marlow
@chadmarlow.bsky.social
ACLU Senior Policy Counsel for surveillance, privacy & technology. New Yorker. Views my own (unless my feed is hacked - then they're somebody else's)
Another anti-Flock ALPR victory. Congrats to Oakland, CA! #GetTheFlockOuttaHere
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Oakland committee votes down expansion of Flock cameras amid heated debate
The Oakland Police Department sought approval to install up to 40 additional cameras as part of a proposed two-year contract extension.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Another anti-Flock ALPR victory. Congrats to Oakland, CA! #GetTheFlockOuttaHere
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The New York Jets are 2-0hio!
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The New York Jets are 2-0hio!
#Flock Safety has a $900M venture capitalist mandate to create a nationwide vehicle tracking system that eviscerates privacy. Its standard contract allows Flock to share #ALPR data "worldwide".
ALPRs, if used at all, should focus on finding the bad guys, not empowering them.
#GetTheFlockOuttaHere
ALPRs, if used at all, should focus on finding the bad guys, not empowering them.
#GetTheFlockOuttaHere
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#Flock Safety has a $900M venture capitalist mandate to create a nationwide vehicle tracking system that eviscerates privacy. Its standard contract allows Flock to share #ALPR data "worldwide".
ALPRs, if used at all, should focus on finding the bad guys, not empowering them.
#GetTheFlockOuttaHere
ALPRs, if used at all, should focus on finding the bad guys, not empowering them.
#GetTheFlockOuttaHere
Please check out my recent interview on WPKN about how governors and mayors can act TODAY to stymie Trump’s recent efforts to target non-profits and charities (including their staff, donors, supporters) who don’t capitulate to his agenda: archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/li...
Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Trump's national security memo labeling his enemies as terrorists; Govt Shutdown and SNAP benefits; Project 2025 and US social safety net programs; What comes ...
COUNTERPOINT RADIO, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Please check out my recent interview on WPKN about how governors and mayors can act TODAY to stymie Trump’s recent efforts to target non-profits and charities (including their staff, donors, supporters) who don’t capitulate to his agenda: archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/li...
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Counterpoint airs Mondays 8-9:30pmET wpkn.org 89.5FM Bgpt #CT: @chadmarlow.bsky.social of @ACLU.org on Trump memo NSPM-7 authorizing fed investigations into opponents, perceived enemies; @peggybaileydc.bsky.social of @centeronbudget.bsky.social on govt shutdown, SNAP benefits & spike in ACA premiums
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Counterpoint airs Mondays 8-9:30pmET wpkn.org 89.5FM Bgpt #CT: @chadmarlow.bsky.social of @ACLU.org on Trump memo NSPM-7 authorizing fed investigations into opponents, perceived enemies; @peggybaileydc.bsky.social of @centeronbudget.bsky.social on govt shutdown, SNAP benefits & spike in ACA premiums
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If AI can't distinguish between a Doritos bag and a gun, it can't be trusted to police our communities.
Gun-Toting Police Swarm, Handcuff Young Black Man After AI Mistakes Doritos Bag For a Gun | ACLU
Deploying AI in inappropriate ways can and does get people hurt
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October 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
If AI can't distinguish between a Doritos bag and a gun, it can't be trusted to police our communities.
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President Trump's new national security memo aims to target activists and advocacy organizations that he perceives as political opponents.
States and cities must protect sensitive data that could be used by the Trump administration to identify and go after these nonprofits and advocates.
States and cities must protect sensitive data that could be used by the Trump administration to identify and go after these nonprofits and advocates.
How Governors and Mayors Can Protect Nonprofits from Trump's NSPM-7 | ACLU
President Trump’s new directive, NSPM-7, targets charities and advocacy groups under the guise of national security. State governors and local mayors can protect them by refusing to cooperate with politically motivated federal investigations.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
President Trump's new national security memo aims to target activists and advocacy organizations that he perceives as political opponents.
States and cities must protect sensitive data that could be used by the Trump administration to identify and go after these nonprofits and advocates.
States and cities must protect sensitive data that could be used by the Trump administration to identify and go after these nonprofits and advocates.
My latest work for the #ACLU: gubernatorial and mayoral executive orders to prevent cooperation and data sharing with the #Trump administration’s recent, politically motivated effort to target non-profits and charities whose missions and work he does not approve of. www.aclu.org/news/nationa...
How Governors and Mayors Can Protect Nonprofits from Trump's NSPM-7 | ACLU
President Trump’s new directive, NSPM-7, targets charities and advocacy groups under the guise of national security. State governors and local mayors can protect them by refusing to cooperate with pol...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My latest work for the #ACLU: gubernatorial and mayoral executive orders to prevent cooperation and data sharing with the #Trump administration’s recent, politically motivated effort to target non-profits and charities whose missions and work he does not approve of. www.aclu.org/news/nationa...
I get it. My work fighting government #surveillance, while critical to preserving our freedom and civil liberties, may not exactly be thrilling. But now, thanks to Sora, I finally can give my work that action-movie level excitement it has been missing.
October 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I get it. My work fighting government #surveillance, while critical to preserving our freedom and civil liberties, may not exactly be thrilling. But now, thanks to Sora, I finally can give my work that action-movie level excitement it has been missing.
As more and more states & municipalities turn against #Flock, its habit of misleading lawmakers & the public is intensifying.
In truth, Flock knows it is increasingly at risk of not generating the massive returns its venture capital investors are seeking.
Let's keep it going! #GetTheFlockOuttaHere
In truth, Flock knows it is increasingly at risk of not generating the massive returns its venture capital investors are seeking.
Let's keep it going! #GetTheFlockOuttaHere
NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"
Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime
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Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime
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Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime
Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
As more and more states & municipalities turn against #Flock, its habit of misleading lawmakers & the public is intensifying.
In truth, Flock knows it is increasingly at risk of not generating the massive returns its venture capital investors are seeking.
Let's keep it going! #GetTheFlockOuttaHere
In truth, Flock knows it is increasingly at risk of not generating the massive returns its venture capital investors are seeking.
Let's keep it going! #GetTheFlockOuttaHere
The Jets defense can’t stop a nosebleed but it doesn’t help the Jets that the refs have missed obvious face mask and blocking in the back penalties. They sure don’t miss those when the Jets do them.
October 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Jets defense can’t stop a nosebleed but it doesn’t help the Jets that the refs have missed obvious face mask and blocking in the back penalties. They sure don’t miss those when the Jets do them.
I am so sick of every NFL team perfecting the 1 yard sneak (Eagles above all else) while the #Jets are still doing the ineffective deep RB handoff. 🤬
September 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I am so sick of every NFL team perfecting the 1 yard sneak (Eagles above all else) while the #Jets are still doing the ineffective deep RB handoff. 🤬
It’s about damn time. More states need to follow suit. www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/u...
California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations | CNN
California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill that was signed ...
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September 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It’s about damn time. More states need to follow suit. www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/u...
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We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
September 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
This is horrible and disgusting. Violence is NEVER acceptable. Never! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Live Updates: Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Activist, Shot in Utah
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September 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is horrible and disgusting. Violence is NEVER acceptable. Never! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Few things in life are more disappointing than biting into a baked good you think is full of chocolate chips and discovering they are raisins.
September 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Few things in life are more disappointing than biting into a baked good you think is full of chocolate chips and discovering they are raisins.
1 question the press & families should ask V.P. #Vance is how the administration claims it wants to keep #students safe but fired the entire congressionally-mandated Federal #School #Safety Clearinghouse External Advisory Board in January & has not reconstituted the group as promised. bit.ly/4n9oG7g
Parents of Minneapolis shooting victim press Vance to take action on gun violence during VP's visit
Vice President JD Vance met Wednesday with the families of victims of last week's mass shooting at a Catholic school.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
1 question the press & families should ask V.P. #Vance is how the administration claims it wants to keep #students safe but fired the entire congressionally-mandated Federal #School #Safety Clearinghouse External Advisory Board in January & has not reconstituted the group as promised. bit.ly/4n9oG7g
Voters have allowed politics to become more about performance art than solving problems. Yes, the pool of good candidates is thin, but what worthy person would choose to enter politics when false promises, rather than solid policies & leadership skills, win elections? Plenty of blame to go around. 😮💨
August 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Voters have allowed politics to become more about performance art than solving problems. Yes, the pool of good candidates is thin, but what worthy person would choose to enter politics when false promises, rather than solid policies & leadership skills, win elections? Plenty of blame to go around. 😮💨
Cowards make friends with bullies and try to cover their own weaknesses by praying on those they view as even weaker.
Donald #Trump is a textbook coward.
Donald #Trump is a textbook coward.
August 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Cowards make friends with bullies and try to cover their own weaknesses by praying on those they view as even weaker.
Donald #Trump is a textbook coward.
Donald #Trump is a textbook coward.
Yes, NYC’s lack of affordable housing creates haves & have nots, but the solution isn’t an income cap, which would force once-lower income families to choose between keeping their homes & earning more $. Sorry #Cuomo, but the answer is more #affordable #housing & higher taxes on luxury developments.
August 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Yes, NYC’s lack of affordable housing creates haves & have nots, but the solution isn’t an income cap, which would force once-lower income families to choose between keeping their homes & earning more $. Sorry #Cuomo, but the answer is more #affordable #housing & higher taxes on luxury developments.
I was just in #Washington DC with my family last week & it was lovely & safe.
First #Trump uses a false immigration narrative to put federal troops in LA, and now he is using a false crime narrative to put troops in DC.
If Trump is not an #authoritarian, he sure does a convincing imitation of one.
First #Trump uses a false immigration narrative to put federal troops in LA, and now he is using a false crime narrative to put troops in DC.
If Trump is not an #authoritarian, he sure does a convincing imitation of one.
August 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I was just in #Washington DC with my family last week & it was lovely & safe.
First #Trump uses a false immigration narrative to put federal troops in LA, and now he is using a false crime narrative to put troops in DC.
If Trump is not an #authoritarian, he sure does a convincing imitation of one.
First #Trump uses a false immigration narrative to put federal troops in LA, and now he is using a false crime narrative to put troops in DC.
If Trump is not an #authoritarian, he sure does a convincing imitation of one.