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VICTORY: Creepy Predictive Policing Program Shut Down

Posted February 13, 2025 • 00:38:53

In Pasco County, Florida, the Sheriff’s Office thought it had a great idea: make lists of who might commit crimes in the future and hound them and...

The Government Can GIVE Your Home to Developers

Posted January 31, 2025 • 00:46:00

In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court issued one of its most reviled decisions in modern history, in Kelo v. City of New London. By a vote of 5-4, the Court...

Badges & Bulldozers: Georgia’s Home Destructions

Posted January 16, 2025 • 00:43:27

We all want to feel secure in our homes, and if the reckless or abusive acts of government officials violate that security, we expect to be able to...

Mom Mistakenly Jailed. Missed Christmas with Active Duty Son

Posted January 2, 2025 • 00:37:07

On Christmas Eve 2022, Jennifer Heath Box got off a cruise ship in Florida, excited to return home to Texas and spend Christmas with her children before...

Creepy AI-powered Surveillance Cams in 5,000 Cities and Counting

Posted December 16, 2024 • 00:36:04

Not long ago, if police wanted to know where someone drove, they would have to follow that person for days, taking significant resources. But new technology...