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‘Smart Cities’ Are Also Surveillance Cities: Privacy-Busting Cameras Are Everywhere

January 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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People on the roads are likely used to red light and security cameras at intersections, but advancements in cloud technology and artificial intelligence allow transit agencies and cities to collect far more data than ever before, and to use that data in more strategic ways. But with increased monitoring, data collection and analysis comes ethical and privacy concerns.

Here’s Palm Coast’s Full ‘Difficult Citizens’ List, Its Origins, and the Kind of Offenses that Landed People On It

June 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

The actual spear that was hurled at a Palm Coast city employee's truck, with the employee inside, last year. The incident was documented in what the city referred to as a "Difficult Citizen List" largely kept secret until its revelation by the News-Journal last week. (© FlaglerLive)

The full and controversial “Difficult Citizen List” Palm Coast government has kept since 2016 is revealed, along with its history: the city set up a task force on employee safety in 2015, resulting in guidelines for employees on how to deal with difficult customers. The list, kept largely secret, was one of the results. The city council is rethinking its approach.

Constitutionality of Mask Ordinance Goes Before Appeals Court in Case With Broad Implications

August 6, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The artist Kouji Ohno's "In the beginning was the word," masked. (Rob Oo)

Plaintiff Evan Power, the Leon County Republican Party chairman, is teaming with state Rep. Anthony Sabatini, R-Howey-in-the-Hills, to challenge the county’s ordinance, which a Leon County judge found constitutional.

Judge Weighs How Far Marcy’s Law Protecting Victims May Go to Shield Cops’ Identities

July 13, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A lawsuit has exposed a broader conflict between two Florida constitutional amendments: Marsy’s Law and a decades-old government-in-the-sunshine amendment that established one of the nation’s broadest public-records laws. (© FlaglerLive)

The city of Tallahassee and media organizations on Monday tried to persuade a circuit judge that a 2018 constitutional amendment aimed at protecting victims’ rights does not allow police officers involved in use-of-force incidents to keep their identities secret.

Felony Charges for Man Accused of Lurid Online Stalking and Impersonation of Ex

July 10, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Cody Mitchell, 32, is accused of fabricating social media profiles involving his ex, his ex’s mother and his own daughter, resulting in unwanted visits, deliveries and other violations of the family’s privacy.

HIPAA Heist: Lethal Privacy In the Age of Coronavirus

April 2, 2020 | Pierre Tristam | 14 Comments

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Misapplications and misinterpretations of the federal medical privacy law known as HIPAA are conspiring to kill more of us than otherwise would die from the coronavirus. And officials are taking advantage of the law to cloak their failures.

Prosecution Seeks To Take Picture of Defendant’s Erect Penis. Judge Says No. Twice.

December 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Elijah Jackson, right, with his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Alex Smith-Johnson, in court during jury selection this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

51-year-old Elijah Jackson’s trial began in Bunnell this morning. He faces accusations of transmitting an image of his penis to his 15-year-old cousin. The prosecution on two occasions sought to have Jackson’s penis photographed while erect, for comparative purposes.

God, Homosexuality and Government Intrusion Frame Senate Panel’s Push For Abortion Restrictions

December 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Gayle Harrell, the Stuart Republican, attempted to balance debate between two contentious sides over abortion. (NSF)

The 6-3 vote by the Senate Health Policy Committee followed a hearing that lasted more than 90 minutes as Chairwoman Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, tried to balance testimony between people on both sides.

5th Amendment Extends to iPhone Passcode, Court Rules, Denying Police Access to Defendant’s Phone

June 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Passcodes: the new frontier. (Alberto-Valera)

The ruling by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal in a 2018 Alachua County robbery case came after two other state appellate courts came to different conclusions about forcing defendants to supply passcodes to unlock cell phones.

Senate Panel Divides 5-4 in Advancing Measure Requiring Minors’ Parental Consent for Abortion

April 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, who sponsored the abortion-notification bill. (NSF)

After rallying and testimony from numerous activists on both sides of the issue, a Senate panel Monday approved a proposal that would require minors to receive parental consent before having abortions.

GPS Ankle Monitors Give Local Cops Stronger Means of Enforcing No-Contact Orders

February 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A judge ordered Richard Maloney to wear a GPS tracker like the pone seen here to ensure that he stayed away from his wife's home as he faced a domestic violence charge. When he violated the no-go order, the device triggered an alert, and he was re-arrested.

Alleged domestic violence and other offenders released from jail to await trial usually must stay away from their victims, but such no-contact orders were harder to enforce until GPS devices have been attached to the offenders.

Ramping Up Surveillance, Sheriff Will Have Access to Live Video and Data From 44 Palm Coast Traffic Intersections

January 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

palm coast traffic signals have eyes. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast government and the Flagler Sheriff’s Office are teaming up to use a “traffic-optimization” camera network at intersection as a surveillance mechanism as well.

Palm Coast Government Will Fly 3 Drones For Civil Uses, Excluding Code Enforcement And Private Property

October 10, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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Palm Coast government will use drones in IT, planning, PR. utilities, construction and with its fire department, but officials stress that private property is excluded, as is surveillance of any sort.

What’s At Stake If Brett Kavanaugh Joins the Supreme Court

July 11, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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All Americans say they value personal freedom, especially the right to make our own decisions about our private lives. Expect that to end.

‘No Breach’ Says CEO of Exactis, Palm Coast Company at Heart of Reported Massive Data Leak of Personal Information

June 29, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Exactis's nondescript office in the Katz building on Florida Park Drive in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast-based Exactis CEO Steve Hardigree spoke with FlaglerLive of the data breach that exposed 340 million records, saying nothing actually leaked.

With Social Media Surveillance, Flagler School District Is Breaching Community Trust

April 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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With its contract with Social Sentinel, a social media snooping company, the Flagler school district is going into the secretive surveillance business for a much heavier cost than advertised.

Flagler School Board Wants To Snoop on Students’ Social Media, And Maybe Yours. Wrong Move.

April 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 52 Comments

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The School Board is set to contract with Social Sentinel, a company that will troll social media accounts across Flagler for $18,500 and issue “alerts” to select officials. It’s an inappropriate move down a slippery slope.

Reporting on Public Figures’ Extra-Curricular Sex

January 13, 2018 | Pierre Tristam | 35 Comments

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Married or not, public figures’ affairs are nobody’s business as long as the acts are legal, consensual, off the clock and virally contained. But there are exceptions.

Constitution Revision Panel Advances Proposal to Restrict Abortion Rights and Privacy

October 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Carlos Beruff, who chairs the Constitution Revision Commission, calling the panel's Tuesday meeting to order. (Florida Channel)

The controversial proposals are among the very few, out of 2,000, put forth by the public, as opposed to by the commission itself, for potential inclusion on a referendum ballot.

Flagler School District Enters Brave New World of Student Computer Controls and Surveillance

August 15, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 54 Comments

Ryan Deising, the Flagler school district's IT director, speaking to the school board this afternoon with Benjamin Osypian, principal at Old Kings Elementary, about various aspects of the district's technology initiatives. (© FlaglerLive)

Responding to parents’ concerns, the Flagler school district is rolling out a pair of systems that will vastly increase potential controls and limits on students’ computer usage at school and at home.

Elections Supervisor’s Plea to Flagler Voters: Stay Registered Despite Commission’s Data Grab

July 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

'This past Tuesday,' writes Elections Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart, above, 'we just celebrated together Independence Day, the founding of this great nation, in honor of all who fought and died for our freedom. An active, informed electorate builds a strong community. Stay registered AND vote in every election!' (© FlaglerLive)

In an open letter to Flagler County’s registered voters, Supervisor of Elections Kaiti Lenhart says the federal commission’s data grab through the state should not diminish their trust in the system.

Flagler Voters Opting to Cancel Registration in Response to Trump Commission’s Sweeping Records Request

July 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 59 Comments

Supervisor of Elections Kaitri Lenhart has been concerned by a growing number of voters choosing to cancel their registration from fear that their information will be misused by a federal commission investigating alleged voter fraud. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County through the state will comply with Trump’s federal commission request for vast amounts of voter registration information, but the decision is causing a backlash.

Congress Signals Opposition to Assisted Suicide; Proponents Fear State Laws in Jeopardy

February 19, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Henry Moore's 'Reclining Figure' (1951) (Wikimedia Commons)

A congressional committee voted to overturn an assisted-suicide measure in Washington, D.C., last week, signalling more willingness in Congress to possibly reverse more liberal state laws.

Knowing When To Shut Up: What Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins Could Teach Politicians

December 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Gov. LeRoy Collins with his family at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee, 1957. (Florida Memory)

Had LeRoy Collins spoken of some things in public as he did privately, he’d be remembered not as Florida’s greatest governor but as a failure who was voted out after serving only the last two years of a deceased predecessor’s term.

Florida Court Backs Notifying Minor’s Parent Before Abortion, But Waivers Are Easy Out

November 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Judges rarely turn down requests for waivers. The decision cites evidence that 89.5 percent of petitions were granted in 2013, 90.5 percent in 2014 and 94.7 percent in 2015.

Challenge to Florida’s DUI Breath Test May Be Moot After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

July 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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A majority of the U.S. Supreme Court said a law similar to Florida’s, in Minnesota, allowing breath tests for DUI, does not violate the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, which bars unreasonable searches and seizures.

Data, Drones, Apps: Rush to Protect Privacy Raises Concerns Of Stifling Rights and Innovation

July 4, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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As technology redefines the limits of privacy, some of the restrictions, such as those on drones and body cameras may infringe on free speech protections, and some may be smothering innovation.

As Scott Signs Bill Stifling Abortion Clinics, Planned Parenthood Sees Danger and Cruelty

March 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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The restriction means low-income Floridians could lose access to the organization’s health-care and family-planning services. Planned Parenthood said it has more than 67,000 patients in Florida annually.

Florida Court Clears Way for 24-Hour Waiting Period Before an Abortion

February 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Florida joins 27 other states with waiting periods. Opponents say the law would impose hardships on women seeking abortions because it would force them to miss work, lose wages and pay for additional child care and travel.

Drone, Pellet Gun and Protected Bird Mix Into Novel Confrontation in Palm Coast’s C-Section

February 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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A man threatened to shoot down his neighbor’s drone on Palm Coast’s Collingwood Lane after claiming he was using the drone to harass purple martins, the federally protected birds.

States Begin Increasingly to Let People Reject Smart Meters Amid Health and Privacy Fears

February 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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At least 15 states allow customers to opt out of smart meter installation, although many permit utility companies to impose a fee on customers who don’t want the meters. Florida is not among those states.

Measure Forbidding Local Governments From Using Red-Light Cameras Advances

February 4, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Sen. Jeff Brandes’ measure would repeal a law known as the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act of 2010 and, as a result, prevent local governments from using the cameras for traffic enforcement.

Two Sweeping Supreme Court Cases Set to Redefine Abortion and Contraceptive Rights

January 10, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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As devastating to abortion rights as 2015 proved to be in state legislatures, 2016 is shaping up to be even more turbulent — perhaps the most momentous year for reproductive issues in a generation.

No Privacy: What Your Smart Home Reveals About You, and Possibly To The World

October 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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As trends toward networked smart homes and connected cars continue, customers may not be aware of just how much information their devices collect about them and share with the world.

Proposed Florida Law Would Tell Employers to Butt Out of Employees’ Social Media Accounts

October 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The measure, which is filed for the 2016 legislative session, would prohibit employers from requesting access to private social media accounts, but pressure from business caused it to fail in two previous years.

The Age of Bobby Fischer: Before Facebook Mated Eccentrics

September 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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In today’s prying, unforgiving online world, Bobby Fischer’s paranoia and personal flaws would have tripped him up long before he became champion and hero in 1972, argues Kenneth Rogoff.

Anonymous Internet Browsing at the Public Library? Not if Homeland Security Finds Out.

September 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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A library that allowed Tor users around the world to bounce their Internet traffic through the library, masking users’ locations reversed course after getting word from the Department of Homeland Security.

Florida’s New Drone Law, Restricting “Surveillance,” Is a Gift to Personal Injury Lawyers

September 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Like medical marijuana, there’s an entrepreneurial rush to get in on the drone business, but states like Florida have been stumbling their way to legislation., argues Nancy Smith.

Judge Halts Abortion Waiting Period Set to Start Wednesday, Pending ACLU Challenge

June 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Giacometti's 'Chariot.'

But the appeal by Attorney General Pam Bondi triggered an automatic stay on Francis’ decision, which could allow the law to go into effect. The American Civil Liberties Union, which filed the initial case, immediately responded by asking for Francis to lift that stay.

Backdoor Snooping: Why the U.S. Is Wrong to Oppose Full Encryption of Your iPhone

June 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The U.S. argues that the country will be less safe if the proper authorities have no “backdoor” – a piece of code that lets them in. Software engineers call backdoors “vulnerabilities,” deliberate efforts to weaken security.

Taxpayers’ Tab in Gov. Scott’s Losing Drug-Testing Lawsuits: $1.5 Million

June 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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The $1.5 million in legal fees, including nearly $1 million to civil-rights lawyers, are because of Gov. Scott’s failed push to force welfare applicants and tens of thousands of state workers to submit to suspicionless drug tests.

ACLU and Women’s Health Center Sue Florida Over 24-Hour Abortion Waiting Period

June 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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The lawsuit contends that for women — especially low-income women who must arrange for child care, time off work and overnight travel — the law can push them past the time it is legal to have abortions.

Florida Senate Votes 26-13 For Abortion Waiting period, Sending Bill to Gov. Scott

April 24, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Lawmakers earlier this week approved adding exceptions for victims of rape, incest, domestic violence or human trafficking to the bill. However, those victims could only get waivers of the 24-hour waiting period if they can produce police reports, restraining orders, medical records or other documentation.

Gov. Scott Ends Worker Drug-Testing Crusade, Restricting Tests to Limited Job Classes

April 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Monday’s agreement, which still requires court approval, identified more than 100 job classes that Scott can test for drug or alcohol use. Workers in most of the positions deal with vulnerable children or adults, handle heavy equipment or are already required to undergo medical tests for other reasons.

Google Glass In The ER: Health Care Moves A Step Closer To Cheaper Telemedicine

April 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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For a fraction of the cost of current telemedicine technology, Google Glass may give patients and doctors quicker, more accurate referrals to specialists, improving efficiency and care.

Florida Lawmakers Float Measure to Regulate Drones Amid Buzz of Privacy Concerns

April 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The proposals prohibit the use of aerial drones to capture images that could infringe on the privacy of property owners or occupants but also give police some authority to use drones.

Bi-Partisan Lawmakers Looking to Expunge Criminal Records of Non-Violent Juveniles

February 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

An Orlando Senator is sponsoring a bill that would allow the expunging of records for minors who commit nonviolent misdemeanors and go on to complete diversion programs.

As FAA Issues Rules, New Palm Coast Drone Company Beguiles Realtors and Others

February 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

CAVU Aerial Photography, a drone company in Palm Coast since August, has been showing Realtors, communications companies and others the many uses of drone technology, which is expected to boom with the FAA’s new, more permissive rules.

Is Your Facebook Account Private After You Die? Senate Bill Says Not So Fast.

February 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Florida Sen. Dorothy Hukill wants to permit online account access after an account holder has died. The Act seeks to open the book on our digital lives, even after we have uploaded to the great cloud in the sky, writes Peter Schorsch.

A Strip-Club Sin Tax That Also Takes Names? This Conservative Says No And No.

February 5, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Florida lawmakers are considering a measure that would charge a $10 surtax on sex-club patrons and require the business to keep a database of customers. Nancy Smith says no.

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