Civil Rights & Liberties

16+ hour, 33+ min ago   (236+ words) Online privacy lawsuits have surged, mainly over website tracking and data collection. Recent court rulings limit claims unless there’s clear harm or high-risk data exposure. Legislation in California is also reducing certain private claims. Companies should review their data practices…...

11+ hour, 20+ min ago   (55+ words) FOX 7 Austin The Kyle City Council voted 6-1 against terminating its $420,000 annual contracts for 47 Flock surveillance cameras and two drones. Council member Claudia Zapata cited privacy risks, noting outside police agencies ran over 1.5 million searches on Kyle's data in under three…...

17+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1521+ words) Vernellia R. Randall, Weekly Racial Justice Update: September 6–12, 2026, Racism.org (September 14, 2026). The Census Bureau also proposed excluding millions of immigrant residents from the population used for congressional apportionment and removing race and ethnicity questions from the decennial census questionnaire. That proposal…...

20+ hour, 26+ min ago   (618+ words) A few days into the administration of Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu, one sentence from his inaugural address appeared to stick in the national memory: impunity is over. Many Nigerians understandably heard that as a warning to policemen. But…...

21+ hour, 51+ min ago   (443+ words) The future of Flock cameras is on the table this week in one of Texas' major cities. The El Paso City Council will consider two proposals that could potentially lead to the municipality ripping out all of its controversial Flock…...

15+ hour, 53+ min ago   (425+ words) A growing number of Massachusetts communities are reconsidering their relationships with Flock Safety, the company behind the controversial Flock automated license plate reader cameras. Some Massachusetts towns have ended their contracts with Flock Safety, while others have temporarily disabled cameras…...

22+ hour, 6+ min ago   (107+ words) Christies Beach Magistrates Court list, Monday, September 14 | The Advertiser adelaidenow.com.au To enable cookies, follow the instructions for your browser below. Facebook App: Open links in External Browser There is a specific issue with the Facebook in-app browser intermittently…...

21+ hour, 41+ min ago   (406+ words) As Flock Safety cameras continue to expand in number across Athens-Clarke County and throughout Northeast Georgia, residents and local officials are raising questions about how the technology is used, who can access the data, and what the growing network means…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (440+ words) A significant legal ruling was made in Nairobi, Kenya, as a court declared the Community Groups Registration Act unconstitutional. This landmark decision has major implications for community organizations operating within the country. The ruling, which stems from a case challenging…...

23+ hour, 7+ min ago   (509+ words) Connie Dunlap asks Mayor Josh Miller about an ordinance for employee benefits. Mark Friend questions Mayor Josh Miller on infrastructure money. Each individual was allowed to ask one question and a follow-up until everyone with questions had a turn. Attendees…...