Flock tightens privacy controls amid scandals over officer abuse

2026-08-13T20:51:48Z6c072d27e8f7d8657566c17deee800c4810ad682e7a84085be27719550c159b4
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News digest covering privacy controls for Flock Safety license-plate data, a stealthier Mirai botnet variant with encrypted command-and-control and credential sniffing, Brazil’s order for Discord to suspend Go Live, U.S. policy allowing private-sector offensive cyber operations against criminals, and proposed expanded hacking and sabotage powers for German intelligence agencies.

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