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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.

Setting Privacy Rights Aside, Florida Senate Considers Allowing Police Drones Over Crowds of 50 or More

March 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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With some lawmakers expressing concerns about privacy rights, the Florida Senate could be poised to consider allowing law-enforcement agencies to use aerial drones to help with traffic management, collecting crime-scene evidence and eyeing large crowds.

A Gun Registry In Florida Is a Bad Idea. Just Ask Canada.

September 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

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A panel of Florida economists weighed the burden of a proposed constitutional amendment that aims to ban assault weapons but grandfather in guns already circulating, as long as their owners register them with the state. Bad idea, says Nancy Smith.

Flagler Schools Quietly Dropped Controversial “Social Sentinel” Surveillance to Pilot More Targeted Alert System

August 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Students and parents were critical of district communication and management of a bob scare at Flagler Palm Coast High School last school year. The district is adopting a new emergency management alert system that it is piloting at FPC and three other schools. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler school district dropped the $18,000-a-year Social Sentinel surveillance system in April and replaced it with an entirely different approach, called CrisisGo, a crisis-management system accessible to faculty, staff and students.

License Plate Readers and ID Technology Lead to Palm Coast Arrest of Long-Time Fugitive

April 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Changa Bush is a 40-year-old transient and fugitive wanted in New York on a parole violation since 2016. License plate readers in St. Johns and Flagler led to his arrest in Bunnell this morning.

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

January 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

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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.

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.

Students Raise Concerns, But Flagler School Board Approves Social Media Surveillance

April 18, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Flagler County Student School Board members Margaret O’Mahoney and Jessica Middleton posed most of the tougher questions about the district's contract with Social Sentinel Tuesday evening, ahead of the board approving its contract with the social media trolling company. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School Board Tuesday approved a three-year, $55,500 contract with Vermont-based Social Sentinel to troll eight different types of social media accounts.

District Picks 100 Parents to Pilot App That Monitors and Controls Their Child’s Computer

December 19, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Through a free app called Mosyle, parents will have the ability to control and lock down their child’s school issued device, with all parents given access by next fall.

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.

When Elected Officials Block Constituents on Twitter or Facebook, Possibly Breaking the Law

June 11, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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As elected officials increasingly turn to social media to communicate with constituents, some are blocking those who disagree with them. Some say it violates the First Amendment.

Cops’ Dash-Cam Video Evidence Gets Big Boost in 5-2 Ruling By Florida Supreme Court

February 1, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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“We cannot expect officers to retain information as if he or she were a computer,” the court ruled, granting power to judges to review video evidence when available.

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.

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.

Nursing Home Surveillance: Should You Be Able to Spy On Your Grandma’s Caretakers?

September 29, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Illinois may be about to join at least four other states that have laws or regulations allowing residents to maintain cameras in nursing home patients’ rooms. Florida is not among them.

ACLU Sues Sarasota Police For Access To Records On Cell Phone “Stingray” Tracking Program

June 8, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The ACLU of Florida has been seeking public records for several months now from about 30 police departments and sheriffs’ offices all over Florida in an effort to access whether or not police are not trampling on privacy rights.

Florida Loses Out on FAA Drone Testing In Latest Blow to Kennedy Space Center

December 31, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Space Florida’s $1.4 million proposal wasn’t among the six chosen Monday by the Federal Aviation Administration to develop technologies so drones could share airspace with existing traffic.

Should Cops Have Power to Track You in Real Time Through Cell Phones? Court Will Decide.

October 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Grappling with privacy rights amid fast-changing technology, the Florida Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a challenge to police using “real-time” cell-phone information to track a suspect in a drug case.

Selective Memory Surveillance: Obama, the NSA and September 11

June 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Those making the argument that the NSA’s domestic spying program would have stopped the 9/11 attacks had it been in place have ignored a key aspect of historical record, including the fact that USA intelligence already knew the identity of a hijacker long before the attack and could have found him.

Surveillance Drones Give Germans Bad Memories

May 29, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Railway operator Deutsche Bahn wants to police its rail yards with tiny drones to fight graffiti, triggering a debate in a country where clandestine surveillance is a strongly emotional issue. Florida banned police surveillance by drone this year, absent a warrant.

Police Drones Are Banned from Florida Skies Absent a Warrant or Other Exceptions

April 17, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The bill (SB 92) prevents law enforcement use of drones unless a judge has issued a warrant, or in cases where there is a “high risk of terrorist attack,” or a case of imminent danger, such as in a missing person case where the person is thought to be in immediate danger.

Should Teachers Be Able to Spy on Students’ Study Habits?

April 9, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

An electronic-textbook company called CourseSmart lets teachers track whether and how their students are reading assigned textbooks, allowing them to tack on “engagement index” scores to the students’ performance. It’s the latest form of intrusion in private habits driven more by marketing and gimmickry than good intentions.

No Drones Over Flagler, Sheriff Pledges, as He Details 16 Arrests from Latest Drug Sweep

March 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Sheriff Jim Manfre said he won’t seek to arm the Flagler Sheriff’s Office with surveillance drones, remarks he made in the context of a sweep of drug-dealing suspects arrested Tuesday following a two-month investigation based on surveillance and residents’ tips.

Drones Among Us: Florida Police Want Video Surveillance Power Over Big Sports Events

February 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Bill sponsor Sen. Joe Negron and police couldn’t agree on the use of drones as extra eyes in the sky at large-crowd events, such as a football game, with Negron saying monitoring crowds goes too far – and that he’d vote against his own bill (SB 92) if it were changed to allow that.

“Don’t Miss the Signs”: In Florida, Campaign and Means to Report Child Abuse Broaden

January 28, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Last year, the Florida Legislature passed the nation’s most protective child abuse reporting law. The state’s abuse hotline will accept reports of abuse committed by people other than parents and primary caregivers, such as a coach, teacher or neighbor.

Senate Committee Approves Drone Ban in Florida Skies, With Some Police Exceptions

January 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The ban on unmanned drones used by police in Florida would include exceptions for use with a search warrant or in certain cases, as when a child in danger. The measure (SB 92) was approved unanimously Tuesday by the Senate Criminal Justice Committee.

Spying on Grandma: Health Companies Sell Surveillance as a Benefit and a Saving

January 10, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Health care is joining a national trend toward greater surveillance of everyday life. Whether this costly technology will ultimately prove clinically or economically effective remains uncertain. So, too, is whether a benign health care purpose can help overcome the unsettling “Big Brother” overtones.

Bill Filed to Ban Police from Using Drones To Gather Evidence Anywhere in Florida

December 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Miami Police were the first civilian police agency in the nation to use unmanned drones, but police anywhere in Florida would be prohibited from using un-manned drones to gather evidence or other information, under a bill filed Thursday by Senate Republican Joe Negron.

Anti-Terror “Fusion Centers” Like Central Florida’s Slammed as Ineffective and Intrusive

October 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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A two-year Senate investigation finds that Department of Homeland Security efforts to engage state and local intelligence “fusion centers”–six of which are set up in Florida, including one in central Florida–has not yielded significant useful information to support federal counterterrorism intelligence efforts.

Secret Video Surveillance Around Palm Coast’s Ralph Carter Park

May 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The Sheriff’s Office confirms that secret video surveillance took place around Ralph Carter Park. Fixed surveillance video cameras are on their way.

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