by Austin C. McCoy | Nov 3, 2026 | 2026 Elections, 2026 midterms, AI, ALPR, Anthropic, big tech, data centers, elections, Flock, labor, license plate readers, Meta, midterms, Op-Ed, OpenAI, Organizing, Taxes, Workers
Since taking front row seats at Donald Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, Big Tech companies led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and others have accumulated more profits and political power than they have ever before enjoyed. However, as Big Tech has sought to impose AI technology onto U.S. communities, often without consent, masses of Americans have risen to challenge AI data…
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by Alexandra Martinez | Sep 14, 2026 | ALPR, DeFlock, Flock, Mass Surveillance, News, ULTA
A national gender justice organization is escalating a campaign against Ulta Beauty over the cosmetics retailer’s use of automated license-plate reader (ALPR) cameras made by the surveillance company Flock Safety, arguing that it threatens customer privacy and could disproportionately harm women and gender-expansive people. UltraViolet, a women-led gender justice organization…
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