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Chad Marlow

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ACLU Senior Policy Counsel for surveillance, privacy & technology. New Yorker. Views my own (unless my feed is hacked - then they're somebody else's)

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You are very welcome John Oliver :)

02.03.2026 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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License Plate Readings Shouldn’t Be Public Data | ACLU Such readings shouldn’t generally be retained at all, but if they are at least privacy needs to be protected

www.aclu.org/news/privacy...

26.02.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Making Sense of Government Surveillance with Policy Expert Chad Marlow | Making Sense | ACLU
YouTube video by ACLU Making Sense of Government Surveillance with Policy Expert Chad Marlow | Making Sense | ACLU

@mayor.nyc.gov: The ACLU has an executive order that is awaiting your signature so NYC can keep its non-profits safe from the Trump administration.

Learn more here, starting at 2:06...

youtu.be/eg8gcla-Wj0?...

15.02.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Making Sense of Government Surveillance with Policy Expert Chad Marlow | Making Sense | ACLU
YouTube video by ACLU Making Sense of Government Surveillance with Policy Expert Chad Marlow | Making Sense | ACLU

The first video was so nice, the ACLU decided to feature me twice (aw shucks). Enjoy Part 2! youtu.be/eg8gcla-Wj0?...

13.02.2026 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kansas Town Uses License Plate Readers to Go After Man Who Wrote Op-Ed | ACLU Targeting followed opinion piece critical of town’s police and anonymously posted anti-ICE fliers

www.aclu.org/news/privacy...

12.02.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem just updated her book to note that the puppy she shot and killed was a domestic terrorist.

27.01.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It should. THANK YOU!!!

27.01.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ogden is Utah’s biggest spender on Flock cameras. Here’s how the city uses them The 41 cameras in Ogden photograph and log license plates, giving law enforcement a leg up on locating vehicles and solving crimes. Critics, however, have privacy and surveillance concerns.

#GetTheFlockOuttaHere
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...

22.01.2026 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Missed Eugene, OR!

22.01.2026 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cities that have said #GetTheFlockOuttaHere (let me know if I missed any!)

21.01.2026 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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FETC26: Approach School Surveillance Tech With Skepticism, ACLU Says A policy advocate from the American Civil Liberties Union warned FETC attendees last week that fear-based marketing and limited empirical evidence are driving district adoption of student surveillance...

Two lessons for all of America's schools considering #student #surveillance techs: (1) feeling safer is not the same as being safer; (2) even free products can have significant, non-financial costs. www.govtech.com/education/k-...

21.01.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flagstaff City Council votes to end use of automated license plate cameras The Flagstaff Police Department immediately deactivated the cameras following the vote.

Guess the latest city to say #GetTheFlockOutOfHere?

Flagstaff, Arizona!

Whose next?

www.12news.com/article/news...

17.12.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A school locked down after AI flagged a gun. It was a clarinet. A growing number of schools across the country use AI-powered surveillance to detect guns and contraband, all in the name of making schools safer.

Fight the fraud! Buying unproven, faulty #student #surveillance techs doesn't make our students safer - it only makes #EdTech Surveillance companies richer.

And traumatizing kids with false lockdowns isn't "better safe than sorry."

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

17.12.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI Bathroom Monitors? Welcome To America’s New Surveillance High Schools

Full story:
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas... (Illustration: Yunjia Yuan for Forbes; Photo: Pete Leonard via Getty Images)

16.12.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 24
Making Sense of Digital Privacy with Policy Expert Chad Marlow, Part 1 | Making Sense | ACLU
YouTube video by ACLU Making Sense of Digital Privacy with Policy Expert Chad Marlow, Part 1 | Making Sense | ACLU

Watch the full episode and subscribe to our YouTube channel to know when the next one drops.

12.12.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe Beverely Hills High #School has so much $ it can waste it on #surveillance techs that don’t make kids safer & place them at risk AND afford interventions that actually help.

But can yours?

Don’t fall for the fraud. Help your kids, not tech companies.

www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...

16.12.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Flock will get to keep Syracuse drivers' 'anonymized' data even if lawmakers cancel their contract Against the advice of his own working group, Mayor Ben Walsh granted Flock the right to keep Syracuse drivers' anonymized data.

WARNING to potential #Flock customers:

Flock’s website states its products can "stop crime before it happens" but in an interview Flock is now denying its own claims, with Flock's communications director calling the claims mere "marketing language.” WHAT?! bit.ly/49hEa3V

#GetTheFlockOutOfHere

15.12.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the first episode of our new YouTube series Making Sense, privacy expert Chad Marlow discusses Ring cameras, Elf on the Shelf, and why we should avoid gifts that normalize surveillance this holiday season.

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Making Sense of Digital Privacy with Policy Expert Chad Marlow, Part 1 | Making Sense | ACLU
YouTube video by ACLU Making Sense of Digital Privacy with Policy Expert Chad Marlow, Part 1 | Making Sense | ACLU

Truly honored to be featured in this video as #ACLU relaunches its amazing YouTube channel.

Opposing overreaching #surveillance is an issue all Americans can and do agree upon. Hope this video is as fun and interesting for you to watch as it was for me to make.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5vJ...

11.12.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're a state legislator & want to limit government #surveillance in 2026 (and boy do we need it!) you should be looking into:

- Banning reverse warrants
- Passing the 4th Amendment Is Not For Sale Act
- Restricting ALPRs (especially Flock)
- Limiting student surveillance

Let's get to work!

11.12.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Flock claims its ALPR system fail safes prevent police from misusing it for abortion & immigration investigations.

But to get around those fail safes, they just need to list another reason. One of them, used several times in Oregon, was "hehehe" 🀑🀬

archive.ph/2025.12.11-1...

#GetTheFlockOutOfHere

11.12.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eugene and Springfield both announce end of Flock camera usage The announcements, issued in separate press releases, come after months of public pushback.

This week's #GetTheFlockOuttaHere update:

The existing Flock ALPR contracts in Eugene, OR and Springfield, OR were both cancelled due to concerns about their unacceptable risks to privacy and the public.

www.opb.org/article/2025...

More to come!

08.12.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This week's #GetTheFlockOuttaHere update:

Oakland, CA says no to Flock ALPR expansion
Bay City (MI) Commission says no to Flock altogether

The nation is turning against Flock ALPRs one city and one state at a time. Let's keep the momentum going!

21.11.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

Another anti-Flock ALPR victory. Congrats to Oakland, CA! #GetTheFlockOuttaHere

www.ktvu.com/news/oakland...

19.11.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The New York Jets are 2-0hio!

09.11.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's National Security Memo Labels His Enemies as Terrorists, Orders Investigations Chad Marlow discusses President Trump's late September National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-7) authorizing government-wide investigations into non-profits, activists, and their donors and f...

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07.11.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#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

06.11.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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...

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...

05.11.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

03.11.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are pushing back. More than 5,000 law enforcement departments across the U.S. use interconnected Flock Safety cameras to track residents’ movements.

#GetTheFlockOuttaHere #Privacy #Surveillance #ACLU
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

03.11.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0