Mass surveillance isn't a joke. But police are treating it like one when using automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. 
In
our latest EFFector newsletter
, we're covering
a new EFF report
on how
officers across the country are routinely logging completely nonsensical "reasons" for their Flock searches, including "LOL," "LMAO," and even (yuck) "Sexy."

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For over 35 years, 
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enshrining Meta's harmful surveillance
 into law,
states pushing back against ALPR
, and how police are
turning our privacy into a punchline
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