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We thank Senator Crighton and Representative Reid for stopping by Family Child Care member leader Nirma's daycare program in Lynn to learn about the challenges family care educators are facing across the state.
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Mayor Elyse Tipton said while she trusts local South Portland police to use the data properly, she's worried it could be misused by other agencies that have access.
“The only way to make sure the data is not misused is to not collect it to begin with," she said Thursday.
We polled our members on whom to endorse for the open MA-06 race, and the result was clear.
We are proud to be endorsing Tram Nguyen ( @teamtram.bsky.social ).
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It's worth investigating all of the other surveillance vendors who do the exact same thing.
The problem is bigger than Flock.
After city councilors voted to disable them in South Portland, city officials said the Flock cameras are no longer sharing data with Maine agencies. Contractors will remove the cameras as soon as poss...
Flock “hosted a private virtual training session for law enforcement officers. The 60-minute webinar was billed as a chance for officers to learn how to speak to city councils about Flock’s technology.”
oaklandside.org
As East Bay communities raise concerns about civil liberties and immigration enforcement, the license plate camera company is seeking support from its customers — law enforcement officers.
Leah Greenberg to Join Next Statewide Call
Join the Indivisible Mass Coalition Statewide Call on Tuesday, June 16, 7 pm: Leah Greenberg, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible, and Nancy Brown of VoProPros.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Google calls it the biggest Search overhaul in 25+ years. AI Mode now has 1B+ monthly users—many defaulted in. Elise Silva asks what this shift means not just for competitors, but for billions of users, our shared information environment, and democracy.
Every time a politician says they want to deploy drones and AI to solve crime, public health emergencies, homelessness, etc I want you to picture the team of incredibly well-funded lobbyists and marketing people from companies that sell AI and drones standing right behind them.
Tomorrow June 15 @progressivemass.bsky.social is running a virtual event: Gun Violence on the ballot: www.progressivemass.com/voteyesforas...
Indivisible Mass Coalition
Brooke Rollins says DHS wants to put "AI on drones" to detect screwworm
Indivisible Maynard Area
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Fully autonomous drones can kill without human intervention. This could help in asymmetrical warfare--but so could nuclear weapons, and these are much easier to procure and it will always be easier for more powerful armies to deploy. If the world wanted to regulate this, the time was 10 years ago.
Aaron Rupar
The rise of AI in search raises pressing questions about its impact on people and democracy, writes Elise Silva.
You've probably seen signature collectors out in force for the *10* campaigns currently collecting to get questions on the November ballot.
But what you need to remember is that there are *11* pote...
A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu...
