The DRIVER Act Drives Privacy Into a Ditch
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The DRIVER Act Drives Privacy Into a Ditch

ByPrivacyStan

How a Right-to-Repair Bill Quietly Expands Vehicle Data Exposure Modern vehicles generate constant data. Where you go. When you stop. How you drive. Who is in the car. What your phone connects to. This data is not abstract. It maps routines. It reveals habits. It predicts behavior. When vehicle data is poorly controlled, it becomes…

Weaponized Purpose: How Data Collected to Help Us Becomes Data Used Against Us
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Weaponized Purpose: How Data Collected to Help Us Becomes Data Used Against Us

ByPrivacyStan

Data starts with intent. It’s collected to protect, connect, and improve our lives. But once shared, that same data moves through brokers, algorithms, and surveillance systems. Adapting to new incentives. Weaponized Purpose reveals how twelve common data categories evolve from helpful to harmful, showing the real-world systems that turn ordinary information into instruments of control….

Biometric Identifiers Executives Can’t Ignore
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Biometric Identifiers Executives Can’t Ignore

ByPrivacyStan

Biometric Identifiers Executives Can’t Ignore Executives and high-net-worth individuals already live under constant exposure: financial leaks, digital footprints, and physical security threats. But a new layer is emerging that cuts deeper than devices or passwords: biometric identifiers. Your face, your DNA, your voice. Even your subconscious brain activity. Are now being captured, analyzed, and stored….

AR Glasses: A New Threat Surface for High-Value Targets
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AR Glasses: A New Threat Surface for High-Value Targets

ByAlison

AR Glasses: The Surveillance Tool Disguised as Fashion Augmented reality (AR) glasses are not just eyewear. They’re surveillance tools disguised as fashion accessories. For executives, public figures, and high-value targets, they expand the attack surface in ways few have prepared for. These devices don’t only capture the world around the wearer. They capture you, your…

Opinion: Flock Safety is Surveillance Sold as Safety
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Opinion: Flock Safety is Surveillance Sold as Safety

ByPrivacyStan

Opinion: Flock Safety is Surveillance Sold as Safety Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, wants the world to believe his billion-dollar network of cameras and drones is about “ending crime.” What he is really building is a surveillance machine and a billion dollar business model. Let’s be clear. Surveillance intelligence has value. I know because…

When a License Plate Becomes a Target
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When a License Plate Becomes a Target

ByPrivacyStan

When a License Plate Becomes a Target How High-Profile Individuals Can Be Tracked Using ALPR Networks ALPR systems weren’t built to track celebrities, activists, or executives. But they do it quite well. If someone knows your license plate (or even just suspects which car is yours) they can leverage public infrastructure and commercial surveillance to…

ALPR vs. GPS: Why License Plate Tracking Is Surging
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ALPR vs. GPS: Why License Plate Tracking Is Surging

ByPrivacyStan

ALPR vs. GPS: Why License Plate Tracking Is Surging Law enforcement has always had ways to follow you. Phones broadcast your location through GPS, cell towers, and Wi-Fi beacons. That data is rich, precise. And often locked behind warrants, subpoenas, or private data broker paywalls. Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) is different. Cameras mounted on…

A Day in the Life of Your License Plate
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A Day in the Life of Your License Plate

ByPrivacyStan

How ALPR Systems Quietly Track You Everywhere Your License plate is talking more than a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving. Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology is now embedded across public streets, private neighborhoods, and commercial parking lots. These systems capture, tag, and upload your movements in real time. Some of this data supports law enforcement….

Your License Plate is Talking… Who’s Listening?
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Your License Plate is Talking… Who’s Listening?

ByPrivacyStan

Your plates used to talk to the DMV and the occasional traffic cop. In 2025? They’re snitching to data brokers, repo firms and anyone with a $200 camera and a grudge. The tools are cheap, the data is for sale, and the surveillance never sleeps. Today, Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology is everywhere. It’s…

Your License Plate Is a Beacon: How Everyday Driving Becomes a Surveillance Trail
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Your License Plate Is a Beacon: How Everyday Driving Becomes a Surveillance Trail

ByPrivacyStan

Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems have created a shadow network of tracking that spans across cities, highways, and even private properties. What was once a tool for catching stolen cars is now a silent, sprawling surveillance grid that doesn’t just know where you’ve been. It knows who you are, who you visit, when you…