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Flock cameras face growing public scrutiny across Minnesota

Flock cameras face growing public scrutiny across Minnesota

While some cities have opted to shut down Flock cameras over privacy concerns, others are reconsidering how they use the technology. Dayton is holding an informational meeting about Flock cameras Tuesday.
by Nicole Ki

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Amid public backlash, surveillance tech company Flock announces platform changes

Amid public backlash, surveillance tech company Flock announces platform changes

One of the nation’s largest providers of automated license plate readers is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses of its system by some members of law enforcement.
by The Associated Press

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Outage at Minneapolis data center behind last week's telecommunications disruptions

Outage at Minneapolis data center behind last week's telecommunications disruptions

If the internet were a physical highway, “the 511 Building in downtown is the largest, most critical highway intersection in the upper Midwest.” A client there has confirmed the Aug. 6 telecommunications outage originated in the building, but its cause isn’t publicly known.
by Cathy Wurzer, Aleesa Kuznetsov and Megan Burks

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Proposed North Loop data center sparks debate

Proposed North Loop data center sparks debate

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with data center researcher Yiyang Zeng about the impacts data centers have on the environment and economy.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aron Woldeslassie

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Winona police want to know who stole their Flock surveillance cameras

Winona police want to know who stole their Flock surveillance cameras

The police say that over the weekend, officers found the poles the cameras were mounted on had been cut down and the cameras were gone. Flock cameras are stirring controversy across the country as they compile license plate and other vehicle details in a national database.
by Catharine Richert

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Despite lawsuit, Minnesota's nudification law is in effect

Despite lawsuit, Minnesota's nudification law is in effect

Minnesota is now the first state in the U.S to have an active ban on types of AI technology that allow users to create and post fake images of people naked without their consent.
by Emily Bright and Aron Woldeslassie

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