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Virginia State Police Used Cell Tower-Spoofing Device to Track Suspects
Records obtained through FOIA reveal the device, nicknamed a "DRTbox", was used to track suspects at least 12 times, but failed to locate them in five.
Local Governments Are Letting Silicon Valley Skirt Public Disclosure Laws
Uber and Waze are following an example that was originally set by the surveillance industry.
Muckrock Is Building a Database of Excuses the Govt Uses to Withhold Public Info
The nonprofit fighting to end [redacted].
City of Seattle Releases Documents, Then Court Orders Them Wiped from the Web
It looks like the city made a mistake, yet private citizens are getting sued.
New Jersey Says Releasing Dolphin's Autopsy Would Infringe Its Privacy [Updated]
The state has found a creative reason to cover up the results of a necropsy related to the August death of a dolphin.
Drone Company Misled Military into Buying UAVs that Were Basically Toys: Lawsuit
A drone retailer claims that Prioria Robotics bilked the Army by selling a substandard drone that could be outflown by many hobby drones, which are far cheaper.
Los Angeles Police Have Spent a Year Figuring Out How to Use Their Drones
The units remain under lock and key awaiting clear policies on how they’ll be used in operations.
Hacking Team Had Ties to Local Police Departments Across the US
Cops from Miami to Duluth on Italian firm’s distribution lists, hacked emails show.
I've Spent 2.5 Years Trying to Get the NYPD to Talk About Its Drone Program
Seven months after I filed a lawsuit against the NYPD, the court at last has recognized that the police have never given solid reasons for keeping drone records from the public.
Inside 'Liberty City,' Homeland Security's Site for Testing Urban Drones
The goal at the drone evaluation site is to impress public safety officials.
When the FBI Found Out About Def Con’s ‘Spot the Fed’ Contest
Spoiler alert: feds go to hacker conferences.