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James Cordero, water drop coordinator for Al Otro Lado, in the Jacumba Hot Springs area of San Diego on Feb. 7, 2026. Cordero is concerned about the use of new automated license plate readers along the U.S.-Mexico border in California. Photo by Zoë Meyers for CalMatters. Quote: “There’s no transparency, that’s the worst part.” James Cordero. He is concerned about the use of new automated license plate readers along the U.S.-Mexico border in California.

California residents are noticing new license plate readers that appear to be operated by the Border Patrol. Some have had confusing encounters with agents. bit.ly/3ON0YBI

The hidden surveillance network sending Californians' license plates to Border Patrol California residents are noticing new license plate readers that appear to be operated by the Border Patrol. Some have had confusing encounters with agents.

The hidden surveillance network sending Californians' license plates to Border Patrol

California residents are noticing new license plate readers that appear to be operated by the Border Patrol. Some have had confusing encounters with agents.

Check out the extended highlight reel for the Louisville Orchestra's production of the opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis, which draws inspiration from our graphic novel adaptation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f81...

"It is a visually rich yet ingeniously simple production that manages to both entertain audiences and convey the solemn backstory of its origins." Melissa Chan on "Death Strikes" and "Der Kaiser von Atlantis": https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/comics-opera-death-strikes-kaiser-atlantis-dark-horse/

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Hidden license plate readers in San Diego, Imperial counties Hidden cameras disguised along roadways in San Diego and Imperial counties may be owned and operated by the federal government.

Federally-operated automated license plate readers installed on California’s state rights of way would be a “back door” around the state’s data sharing restriction, EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social told @inewsource.org. inewsource.org/2026/02/11/...

EPIC Joins EFF, Others Urging California to Block Federal Agencies’ Covert ALPRs in New Letter <p>Today, in a letter to California Governor Newsom, EPIC joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and over 30 other organizations to urge California to revoke any permits issued to U.S.…

EPIC joined @eff.org and more than 30 other organizations this week in urging California to revoke any permits allowing federal agencies such as U.S. Border Patrol to place and operate covert automatic license plate readers along state border highways.

Make sure you check out our map of covert ALPRs that the feds have installed near the border! www.eff.org/covertALPRmap

Coalition Urges California to Revoke Permits for Federal License Plate Reader Surveillance SAN FRANCISCO – California must revoke permits allowing federal agencies such as Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to put automated license plate readers al...

California must revoke permits allowing federal agencies such as CBP and the DEA to put automated license plate readers along border highways, a coalition of 38 groups led by EFF and the Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition demanded today of @governor.ca.gov and the CA Dept of Transportation.

A Flock camera with a black bag over it.

Flock ignored multiple requests to take down their cameras after the City of Verona did not renew the contract. So this is where we are at. You can't trust Flock. Dane County needs to take their Flock cameras down.

Police-backed GOP bill would shield license plate reader data from public review | Arizona Mirror Arizona GOP bill on license plate readers would exempt data from public records, privacy advocates say it enables overreach

“This is among one of the weakest bills I’ve seen when it comes to regulating license plate readers,” EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social told @AZMirror.com. “Lawmakers have a real opportunity to protect people, and they should be doing that aggressively.” azmirror.com/briefs/poli...

The Homeland Security Spending Trail: How to Follow the Money Through The U.S. government publishes volumes of detailed data on the money it spends, but searching through it and finding information can be challenging. This guide covers the key databases that store

Want to track homeland security contracting? We've expanded our dataset of companies that sell tech to DHS and published a step-by-step guide to leveraging government procurement databases to investigate border and immigration enforcement. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Arizona Modern and Mars Gardens, and sometimes Shangri-La, are where I find peace and balance in troubling times.

If you got a VR headset for Xmas, do yourself a favor and buy Walkabout Minigolf and every DLC. If that were the only game available, the headset would still be worth it.

Death Strikes Podcast Episode · VocalFri Podcast · 12/05/2025 · 53m

Want to hear @plutarian2.bsky.social and me talk about our graphic novel with opera singers? Check out the latest VocalFri podcast! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

How to Identify Automated License Plate Readers at the U.S.-Mexico U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have installed a massive dragnet of automated license plate

CBP, DEA and local law enforcement agencies have created a massive surveillance dragnet targeting drivers on highways along the US-Mexico border. Here's how to spot automated license plate readers by the roadside. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Edmonton police first in world to test Axon facial recognition body worn video cameras EPS is the first in the world to test facial recognition body worn video cameras from Axon Enterprise Inc.

Axon is integrating face recognition with body-worn cameras, starting with a test run in Edmonton, Alberta. In 2019, Axon said it would not pursue this. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

How to Identify Automated License Plate Readers at the U.S.-Mexico U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have installed a massive dragnet of automated license plate

Automated license plate readers at the US-Mexico border come in a variety of shapes, sizes and disguises. Here's our guide to identifying them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

How to Identify Automated License Plate Readers at the U.S.-Mexico Border U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have installed a massive dragnet of automated license plate ...

We've been collecting images of license plate readers in the US-MX borderlands for the last few years. In the wake of AP's report on how these are abused, we put together this visual guide to identifying them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

mq9, by Automatic from the album Is It Now?

@atherton.bsky.social New song for your drone playlist automatic-band.bandcamp.com/track/mq9

This work has something for all of the listed groups and is a fresh and satisfying take on a fascinating piece of nearly-lost-art besides. The historical background alone is worth the price of admission, even apart from the sublime execution. You owe it to yourself to check it out!

What a lovely thing to say. Thank you so much.

There is truly nothing quite like this book. If you enjoy musicals in any way, shape, or form, please buy this book (or at the very least borrow it from your local library).

Here are the law enforcement agencies who searched Flock Safety's ALPR database related to this year's No Kings protests.

www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis by Dave Maass: 9781506737300 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Mixing dystopian sci-fi, mythic fantasy, and zombie horror, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, is a graphic novel based on a suppressed opera written in 1943 by Peter Kien and Viktor Ullmann, two...

My graphic novel “Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis” is the perfect present for every opera-loving, anti-war sf/fantasy fan in your life. Give the gift of dark comedy and creative resistance this holiday season. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730993...

Atlas of Surveillance Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research

We are thankful to students and faculty at the Reynolds School of Journalism who have helped us build Atlasofsurveillance.org, the biggest database of police surveillance in the United States.

You need to save these for when your kids are old enough to be embarrassed by them.

2026 Comics Camp Application Alaska Robotics Comics Camp Convention & In-Town Events: May 7th - May 9th, 2026 Camp Dates: May 9th - May 13th, 2026 ************************ Have you attended in the past? Feel free to skip any o...

Only two more days to get your applications sent in for Comics Camp. I'm happy to answer any questions!

...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social

Here are the law enforcement agencies who searched Flock Safety's ALPR database related to this year's No Kings protests.

www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.

“This is a wake-up call for leaders: Flock (ALPR) technology is a threat to our core democratic values,” EFF’s @Maassive.bsky.social told @404media.co. www.404media.co/cops-used-f...