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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
SIREN and CAIR-CA v. San Jose
The San Jose Police Department has blanketed the city’s roadways with nearly five hundred Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs). The police department uses this unblinking surveillance network to
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November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
stopsurveillance.bsky.social
Surveillance won't help us. We see this all the time from police cameras "malfunctioning" at convenient times for the police to police departments, & prosecutors, ignoring surveillance that exonerates people
josephcox.bsky.social Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 4d
New: DHS claimed in court proceedings that nearly two weeks worth of surveillance footage from ICE’s Broadview Detention Center in suburban Chicago has been “irretrievably destroyed” and may not be able to be recovered. ACLU of Illinois said "Hoping DHS can explain"

www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’
"Defendants have indicated that some video between October 19, 2025 and October 31, 2025 has been irretrievably destroyed and therefore cannot be produced on an expedited basis or at all."
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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deflock-redmond.bsky.social
Another essential @bennjordan.bsky.social video on #Flock!

"Privacy is a form of power that increases your control over your own destiny. And right now, you're at a junction where you're made to be so scared of your neighbors that you might be willing to give up that power."

#deflock #surveillance
The Cameras Tracking You Are A Security Nightmare
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
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November 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
stopsurveillance.bsky.social
More ALPR vendors sharing data with ICE. It isn't just Flock that shares data, its all of them
josephcox.bsky.social Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 5d
New: this app lets ICE track vehicles and owners across the country. ICE uses phone to scan license plates, add to a database of billions of records. Thomson Reuters then enriches that with marriage, voter, other info. Can predict where a car will be in the future
www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
stopsurveillance.bsky.social
SPD stores all license plate scans for 90 days
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/nov/13/...
Skagit judge rules license-plate reader images are public record | Cascadia Daily News
Records request made to increase public awareness of mass surveillance
www.cascadiadaily.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
stopsurveillance.bsky.social
This happens fairly frequently because ALPRs aren't very accurate.

www.denver7.com/news/local-n...

www.aclu.org/news/privacy...
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
stopsurveillance.bsky.social
This is the department City Council & Harrell gave a massive surveillance camera network to.

SPD having a mass surveillance network is bad for the people of Seattle even if ICE somehow never gets access to it
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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theurbanist.org
A recent UW report on data security issues with automatic license plate readers has been creating waves among law enforcement agencies using the technology, including Lynnwood, Redmond, and Stanwood. Other cities remain committed, despite the risks.

Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/13/w...
Washington Cities Question Use of License Plate Readers Citing Federal Overreach » The Urbanist
# A recent University of Washington report on data security issues with automatic license plate readers has been creating waves among law enforcement agencies using the technology, including Lynnwood,...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
stopsurveillance.bsky.social
WA state never stopped sharing drivers' license data with ICE
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
stopsurveillance.bsky.social
Another case of ICE accessing local policy surveillance data in violation of multiple laws.
santacruzlocal.org/2025/11/07/i...
ICE accessed Capitola license plate data. Police say it was a mistake. - Santa Cruz Local
Out-of-state agencies searched Capitola Police's license plate data more than three million times since 2024, violating multiple laws.
santacruzlocal.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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deflock-redmond.bsky.social
"The bottom line is that the public simply can't count on these kinds of logs to be a reliable check against the enormous power that its mass surveillance system is placing in the hands of law enforcement."

No to mass surveillance! 🚫
Cancel #Flock! 🚫

#deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety
Surveillance Supporters Tout Police Audit Logs But They’re Not an Effective Check and Balance | ACLU
It's easy for police to make them meaningless and they can have strong incentives to do so
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October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
stopsurveillance.bsky.social
"[R]easonable suspicion now means the police stop the person...and [that person] has to prove to them that [they] didn't commit a crime to be released."
realchangenews.org Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · Oct 21
Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that racial profiling is legal and constitutional. On August 27, just 12 days earlier, ICE detained Rigoberto Hernandez, a firefighter battling a wildfire on the Olympic Peninsula.

Debra Hannula reports.
www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/10...
Twelve day before the Supreme Court approved racial profiling ICE arrested a firefighter battling an Olympic Peninsula fire
Twelve day before the Supreme Court approved racial profiling ICE arrested a firefighter battling an Olympic Peninsula fire
www.realchangenews.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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ashleynerbovig.bsky.social
"It’s pretty bold of Harrell to call this a completed contract when in reality, huge chunks of this agreement remain up in the air." @hannahkrieg.bsky.social @divestspd.bsky.social

www.theburnerseattle.com/post/city-ce...
City Celebrates New Contract For Cops — It’s Not That Great
Mayor Bruce Harrell announced his negotiation team and the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) came to a tentative agreement over a collective bargaining contract covering salaries and working condit...
www.theburnerseattle.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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amysundberg.bsky.social
An action against surveillance for those living in Redmond:
deflock-redmond.bsky.social DeFlock Redmond @deflock-redmond.bsky.social · Oct 23
The #Redmond Police Technology Update on #Flock from yesterday's council meeting (CM 25-560).

Starts at ~48 mins, 5 mins of update then 25 mins of questioning from the city council who do seem genuinely concerned so be sure to reach out to them.

1/2

#deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety
Redmond City Council, Committee of the Whole | October 20, 2025
YouTube video by City of Redmond
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October 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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hannahkrieg.bsky.social
HOLY FUCKING BASED: Eddie Lin proposes REPEALING sales tax hike and replacing it with capital gains, a tax that doesn't screw over poor people. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/council...
Council Candidate Eddie Lin Proposes Repealing Recently Passed Sales Tax Hike
In an unceremonious betrayal of working people, the Seattle City Council approved Mayor Bruce Harrell’s .1% sales tax increase to fund “public safety. The council feigned discomfort at the regressive ...
www.theburnerseattle.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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eff.org
“Ring’s new partnership with Flock shows that the company is more interested in contributing to mounting authoritarianism than servicing the specific needs of their customers,” EFF’s @MGuariglia.bsky.social told @ArsTechnica.com. arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...
Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement
Amazon’s Ring partners with company whose tech has reportedly been used by ICE.
arstechnica.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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divestspd.bsky.social
ICE accessed license plate readers at 30 WA police agencies, including Renton and Auburn.

A month ago, city council voted to expand surveillance despite warnings that something like this would happen.
October 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
stopsurveillance.bsky.social
This was a funding decision by Eugene, they've had years to come up with stable funding for CAHOOTS (non-police response).

CAHOOTS was a massive success, a model program, cheap, & operated for 35 years.

www.opb.org/article/2025...
Eugene after CAHOOTS: The end of the crisis response program, and the efforts to bring it back
CAHOOTS, a vital crisis response program in Eugene, ceased operations after 15 years, leaving community members and former workers advocating for its return to provide crucial support for individuals ...
www.opb.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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amysundberg.bsky.social
My latest on how the 2023 drug law is going in Seattle. It's having a disproportionate impact on Black people, particularly Black men, causing folks to make parallels to the War on Drugs.

I also provide updated SODA order numbers (spoiler: the number has gone up).
October 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
stopsurveillance.bsky.social
Not surprising that a mayor expanding mass surveillance of poor people, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ community, & BIPOC communities also violates open records laws to block to public from knowing what he's doing.
October 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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amysundberg.bsky.social
At first I was confused as to why Seattle CMs felt the need to pontificate about not cutting public safety and SPD investments since no one is suggesting that. Then I realized they're teeing up for a conversation about cuts after the revenue forecast on Monday.
October 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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hannahkrieg.bsky.social
OUTRAGEOUS: City Council approved the Mayor's sales tax increase knowing full well we already have the highest sales tax in the country and they have a LIST of progressive options to choose from instead www.theburnerseattle.com/post/city-co...
City Council Hikes Seattle's Sales Tax, Already The Highest In The Country
Seattle boasts the highest sales tax in the country — 10.5% — and it's about to get even higher thanks to a recent vote by the Seattle City Council. And don’t be softened by all the hemming and hawing...
www.theburnerseattle.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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sassisouth.bsky.social
From @wyden.senate.gov, “Abuse of Flock cameras is inevitable, and Flock has made it clear it takes no responsibility to prevent or detect that. For that reason, I must now recommend that communities that have installed Flock cameras reevaluate that decision.”

www.404media.co/ice-secret-s...
ICE, Secret Service, Navy All Had Access to Flock's Nationwide Network of Cameras
Flock has built a nationwide surveillance network of AI-powered cameras and given many more federal agencies access. Senator Ron Wyden told Flock “abuses of your product are not only likely but inevit...
www.404media.co
October 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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thedailyuw.bsky.social
OPINION: The dangers of increased Seattle police surveillance: A failure of our city council (via @gabitreece.bsky.social)

www.dailyuw.com/article/the-...
The dangers of increased Seattle police surveillance: A failure of our city council
The dangers of increased Seattle police surveillance: A failure of our city council
www.dailyuw.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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ericumansky.bsky.social
BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM