Houston-area agencies are investigating officers accused of using Flock’s license plate database for personal stalking, while the Institute for Justice has documented at least 28 ALPR misuse cases—showing audit logs do not prevent abuse when nobody reviews them.

Flock Has Already Become a Police Stalking Tool

California’s DROP platform reached its August 1, 2026 processing milestone—one request can reach hundreds of registered data brokers, with per-day fines for noncompliance, while the real test will be whether deletion results are audited and enforced.

California Can Finally Make Data Brokers Delete What They Know About Us

Northwestern engineers built Phantom Twist, a single-motor drone that spins its body up to 25 times per second so human vision sees haze instead of a craft—clever AI-assisted design for wildlife and infrastructure work, with clear surveillance implications.

Notes · August 3, 2026

Notes for August 3, 2026

Flock Has Already Become a Police Stalking Tool

California Can Finally Make Data Brokers Delete What They Know About Us

Phantom Twist Hides a Drone with Motion Blur