The Rise of AI Surveillance: How Flock Safety Cameras Sparked a National Debate on Privacy
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The Rise of AI Surveillance: How Flock Safety Cameras Sparked a National Debate on Privacy

Across neighborhoods in the United States, a quiet infrastructure expansion has been underway, featuring sleek black poles topped with oval cameras and solar panels. These devices belong to Flock Safety, a rapidly growing automated license plate reader (ALPR) network founded in 2017. Operating in over 7,000 communities with an estimated 100,000 cameras deployed nationwide, the […]

US Targets Turkish Financial Sector in Latest Crackdown on Iran’s Shadow Banking Network
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US Targets Turkish Financial Sector in Latest Crackdown on Iran’s Shadow Banking Network

The United States Treasury Department has escalated its financial pressure campaign against Tehran by imposing sanctions on Turkey’s Golden Global Bank and two of its subsidiaries. The financial institution, along with Golden Global Varlik Kiralama and Golden Global Portfoy Yonetimi, stands accused of facilitating tens of millions of dollars in transactions for the Quds Force, […]