DeFlock Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.

deflock.org

An open-source project mapping license plate readers. These systems continuously record your movements without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion.

#deflock #flocksafety #alpr #surveillance #privacy

San Jose’s 474 License Plate Readers Face Federal Class-Action Suit Over Warrantless Tracking Plaintiffs say the city's ALPR cameras violate the Fourth Amendment.

San Jose’s #alpr network logs license plate, a vehicle’s make, model, color, and distinctive details - storing that information for 30 days and making it searchable by thousands of government employees across California

#SiliconValley #SanJose #California #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech

SpaceX Bought Nearly 20% Of Tesla Cybertrucks Sold In Q4 Separately, Tesla has also been spotted absorbing unsold Cybertrucks back into its fleet of service vehicles.

7,071 Cybertrucks were registered in the U.S. during the fourth quarter of 2025. Of those, 1,279 trucks went to SpaceX and a combined 60 went to other Musk companies.

#bailout #tesla #cybertruck #spacex #automotive #auto #cars #transportation #business

Microsoft SharePoint Server 0-Day Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Attacks A critical zero-day spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server is being actively exploited in the wild, Microsoft confirmed on April 14, 2026, as part of its monthly security update cycle.

A critical zero-day spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server is being actively exploited in the wild allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform spoofing attacks over a network

#microsoft #sharepoint #zeroday #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

Dutch defense to build sovereign military cloud computing to reduce U.S. tech dependence The Ministry of Defense is teaming up with Dutch firms KPN and Thales to create a dedicated cloud for handling and storing classified state information. The goal is a sovereign, military-controlled…

The Ministry of Defense is teaming up with Dutch firms to create a #cloud for handling and storing classified state information. The goal is a sovereign, military-controlled cloud that keeps sensitive data independent of foreign providers

#Netherlands #military #cloudcomputing #technology #tech

Tesla is facing up to $14.5 billion in lawsuits — and it's only getting worse Tesla faces over 20 active lawsuit tracks with up to $14.5B in potential liability from Autopilot crashes, FSD false advertising, securities fraud, and workplace discrimination.

Tesla is currently fighting more than 20 active litigations, ranging from Autopilot wrongful death suits to securities fraud and racial discrimination — with total potential financial exposure as high as $14.5 billion

#tesla #legal #automotive #electricvehicles #EVs #auto #cars #transportation

Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting 'destructive' cyberattack on thermal plant | TechCrunch Sweden's minister for civil defense said Russian hackers are "now attempting destructive cyber attacks against organizations in Europe."

Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting ‘destructive’ cyberattack on thermal plant

the attempted #cyberattack happened in early 2025 and is attributed to hackers with “connections to Russian intelligence”

#sweden #russia #infrastructure #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking

Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it. Cyber experts say they have found holes in Brussels’ age verification app, despite claims by the EU executive that it is “technically ready.”

Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it.

#europe #EU #ageverification #privacy #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

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EU Is Rolling Out an Online Age Verification App That Could Become the Global Blueprint The momentum is building for a social media ban for minors in one of the largest economies in the world.

EU Is Rolling Out an Online Age Verification App That Could Become the Global Blueprint

The app, a Europe-wide measure of government-approved age verification, would be a significant step towards an eventual #EU-wide #socialmedia ban for minors

#europe #ageverification #privacy #technology #tech

Struggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot to AI, adds $127 million in value Allbirds announced a deal with American Exchange Group to sell its intellectual property and other assets for $39 million in March.

Struggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot to AI, adds $127 million in value

“#AllBirds will initially seek to acquire high-performance, low-latency AI compute hardware and provide access under long-term lease arrangements"

#scam #artificialintelligence #ai #shoes #technology #tech

The European Commission wants Google to share search engine data with competitors The European Commission has proposed new measures for Google aimed at bringing the tech giant's search business into compliance with the Digital Markets Act.

The European Commission wants Google to share search engine data with competitors

In order to allow third-party online search engines to be competitive with Google, the EC has recommended that Google share its trove of search engine data

#EU #DMA #google #search #data #bigdata #technology #tech

How Quantum Mechanics Went From Baffling Theory to Revolutionizing Modern Technology Once a baffling theory, quantum mechanics has evolved into a driving force behind modern technology and frontier research.

How Quantum Mechanics Went From Baffling Theory to Revolutionizing Modern Technology

Quantum mechanics started as a way to explain the behavior of tiny particles. Now it’s driving innovations that were unimaginable a generation ago.

#quantum #quantummechanics #science #technology #tech #innovation

Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites | TechCrunch Dozens of WordPress plug-ins were allegedly hijacked to push malware after they were sold to a new corporate owner.

Dozens of plug-ins for WordPress are now offline after a backdoor was discovered in them. The backdoor was discovered after a new corporate owner bought these plug-ins.

#wordpress #backdoors #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

The Next Generation Luddite AI isn’t the threat in education, it's our failure to define human thinking actually is.

The Next Generation Luddite

In an era when machines can generate language that resembles thought, we need to reclaim ownership of what is the act of thinking. Reclaiming human thought in education, requires clarity about the difference.

#education #artificialintelligence #AI #tech #technology

McGraw-Hill confirms data breach following extortion threat Education company McGraw-Hill has confirmed in a statement to BleepingComputer that hackers exploited a Salesforce misconfiguration and accessed its internal data.

Education company McGraw-Hill confirmed hackers exploited a Salesforce misconfiguration and accessed its internal data.

The statement is in response to #ShinyHunters threatening to leak stolen data

#McGrawHill #Salesforce #education #deatabreach #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

Waymo robotaxis are tracking potholes and sharing that data with Waze users | TechCrunch Waymo and Waze announced a data-sharing pilot program that will funnel pothole data collected by robotaxis to a free Waze platform designed for cities.

Waymo and Waze announced a data-sharing program that will funnel pothole data collected by robotaxis to Waze. Any city or state where Waymo operates will be able to access that data.

#waymo #robotaxi #waze #roads #streets #mapping #technology #tech #innovation

Amazon Buys Globalstar for $10.8 Billion to Build Its Efforts in Space The e-commerce giant is buying Globalstar, a satellite communications company, as it aims to expand its own satellite internet service

Amazon will create consumer services for people to connect their devices to satellite internet capabilities. The company plans to offer satellite voice, data and messaging services beginning in 2028

#Amazon #Globalstar #satellite #internet #space #technology #tech

Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.

More than 70 civil liberties, domestic violence, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+, labor, and immigrant advocacy organizations are demanding Meta abandon plans to deploy face recognition on its smart glasses

#surveillance #privacy #safety #meta #wearables #facialrecognition #technology #tech

Stolen Rockstar Games analytics data leaked by extortion gang Rockstar Games has suffered a data breach linked to a recent security incident at Anodot, with the ShinyHunters extortion gang now leaking the stolen data on its data leak site.

Rockstar Games has suffered a data breach linked to a recent security incident at Anodot, with the ShinyHunters extortion gang now leaking the stolen data on its data leak site.

#rockstar #dataleak #databreach #games #gaming #security #cybersecurity #hackers #Hacking #hacked

Google’s latest findings shake confidence in crypto security timelines Quantum computing threat to cryptocurrencies intensifies as new research lowers hardware barriers and raises urgency for post quantum cryptography adoption

'We want to raise awareness on this issue'

Google researchers have revised expectations around the computational requirements needed to break widely used cryptographic systems protecting cryptocurrencies.

#Google #cryptocurrency #crypto #encryption #quantum #quatumcomputing

Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else | TechCrunch Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy.

everyday folks are concerned about AI’s impact on their paycheck and whether or not their power bills will go up due to energy-hungry data centers.

young people were growing less hopeful and more angry about the technology.

#artificialintelligence #AI #sociology #jobs #energy #technology #tech

Fiber Optic Cables Turned Into Hidden Microphones to Secretly Spy on Your Conversations A covert acoustic eavesdropping attack that transforms standard FTTH telecom fiber cables into passive, undetectable listening devices invisible to RF scanners and immune to ultrasonic jammers.

When sound waves reach the fiber, they cause microscopic structural deformations in the cable. These deformations produce measurable phase shifts in laser light traveling through the fiber.

#fiberoptic #privacy #surveillance #security #cybersecurity #hack #hacking

DeFlock Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.

deflock.org

An open-source project mapping license plate readers. These systems continuously record your movements without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion

#deflock #flocksafety #alpr #surveillance #privacy

When Flock Comes to Town: Why Cities Are Axing the Controversial Surveillance Technology Flock Safety surveillance equipment is appearing in neighborhoods across the country. I spoke with experts about the tech, laws and privacy issues at play.

When Flock secures a contract, the company installs cameras to "reduce crime."

Flock has recently expanded into other technologies, including advanced cameras that monitor more than just vehicles.

#flocksafety #privacy #surveillance #technology #tech

French government says it's ditching Windows for Linux — country accelerates plans to ditch US-based software in digital sovereignty push 2026 is set to be l’année de Linux.

French government says it's ditching Windows for Linux

Moving to Linux is described as one of three “concrete initial steps” that have recently been committed to, to reduce France’s extra-European digital dependencies.

#France #microsoft #windows #linux #technology #tech

OpenAI identifies security issue involving third-party tool, says user data was not accessed According to OpenAI, Axios, a widely used third-party developer library, was compromised on March 31, as part of a broader software ​supply chain attack by actors believed to be linked to North Korea.

OpenAI said it identified a security issue involving a third-party developer tool called Axios and is taking steps to protect the process ‌that certifies its macOS applications

#apple #macos #openai #chatgpt #artificialintelligence #AI #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

This Technology Fights Fire with Sound—No Water Needed A new sound-based system could squelch small fires before they grow into home-destroying blazes

How Sound Waves Can Fight Fires without Water

Sound waves can stifle a fire by pushing oxygen molecules away from the fuel, preventing the fire from getting the air it needs to continue its combustion reaction.

#fire #firefighting #science #sound #innovation

New Advances Bring the Era of Quantum Computers Closer Than Ever | Quanta Magazine Two research groups say they have significantly reduced the amount of qubits and time required to crack common online security technologies.

quantum physicists at the California Institute of Technology went public with a design for a quantum computer that could break encryption with only tens of thousands of qubits and said it had formed a company to build the machine

#quantum #quantumcomputing #encryption #science #technology #tech

Wynn Resorts Says 21,000 Employees Affected by ShinyHunters Hack The high-end casino and hotel operator has likely paid a ransom to avoid a data leak.

Wynn Resorts confirmed in February hackers had obtained data records of 21,000 employees - including SSNs.

The hackers reportedly sought a ransom of more than 22 bitcoin (roughly $1.5 million).

#Wynn #ransom #shinyhunters #dataleak #databreach #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

Florida launches investigation into OpenAI Over concerns OpenAI’s data is “falling into the hands of America’s enemies.”

Florida is launching an investigation into OpenAI over public safety and national security risks. There are concerns that OpenAI’s data and technology are “falling into the hands of America’s enemies."

#florida #legal #openai #chatgpt #artificialintelligence #ai #technology #tech