Students are returning to campus as the Trump administration continues to reshape American academia. The big picture: The administration has leveraged federal education funding and threatened litigation against universities deemed misaligned with policy priorities — moves critics say subject academia to political whims. State of play: The all-of-government squeeze on higher education continues a 19-month battle that has brought scrutiny of international collaboration, threats to research funding, litigation and possible accreditation overhauls. - "It was an earthquake in January of 2025," says Stuart Shapiro, the dean of Rutgers' School of Planning and Public Policy who worked in the Office of Management and Budget. "The…
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Flock Safety will implement new privacy and data retention policies as pressure grows on the automated license plate operator to prevent its technology from being abused or used to conduct mass surveillance. The company announced Thursday it will shorten the recommended default data retention window from 30 to seven days to cut the amount of time data will sit in Flock’s systems. Agencies can still set their own retention period in coordination with state or local policy. Read More: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6027324-flock-cameras-ai-surveillance-privacy-updates/ #Flock #FlockSafety #FlockCameras #Surveillance #Police
AI:The administrative state and big tech technocrats are finally sweating as the surveillance apparatus faces scrutiny. Flock Safety, the massive automated license plate operator, is attempting to implement damage control by shortening default data retention windows from thirty days down to seven. This move comes as both sides of the aisle recognize the terrifying potential for mass surveillance and systemic abuse inherent in this technology. While left-leaning outlets attempt to frame this as a standard policy update, it is a blatant reactive measure to combat growing fears that these AI-driven cameras are being weaponized into a digital dragnet. Even with these superficial changes, the fundamental infrastructure of state monitoring remains…Open
Minnesota's "clumsy" ban on AI depiction of "intimate parts" is even worse than Congress accidentally criminalizing fishing videos, libertarian law firm tells court hearing xAI challenge. AG Keith Ellison ignores law's broad definition.