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Texas govt data breach exposes over 3 million driver’s licenses (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-19 | tags: texas cyber command, tpwd, driver’s licenses

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Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver’s licenses and passports (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-18 | by Zack Whittaker | get Data Breach Security Kit → | tags: texas parks & wildlife, driver’s licenses, data breach

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Flock AI cameras allegedly used by police to stalk ex-girlfriends and partners (techspot.com)

2026-06-12 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: arrested, flock, license

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OpenAI Prepping for On-Prem Product? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-11 | get OpenAI GPT-4 On-Prem Server → | tags: customer, licensed, licensed materials

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Police Sued After Imprisoning Innocent Man Placed Near Violent Crime By Flock License Plate Reader (slashdot.org)

2026-06-08 | by Posted | get Flock Safety License Plate Reader → | tags: beltran, flock, license

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Take Action: LAPD Removed Crime Location Data. Here's Why It Matters (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-03 | get Crime Data Visualization Map → | tags: lapd, crime data, ai police

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Microsoft Deliberately Bricking All Office For Mac 2019/2021 Installations (slashdot.org)

2026-06-02 | get Microsoft Office for Mac 2021 → | tags: microsoft, office 2019, office 2021

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The Website Specification (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | get Website Design Toolkit → | tags: github, website, specification

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Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac view-only conversion (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-30 | get Microsoft Office for Mac 2021 → | tags: microsoft, office 2019, office 2021

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Microsoft degrades functionality of perpetually-licensed offline products (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-30 | get Microsoft Office 2021 → | tags: microsoft office, office 2019, office 2021

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One company spent half a billion dollars on Claude in a single month: Report comes as AI costs climb (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-29 | get Claude AI Subscription → | tags: claude, ai costs, axios

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Trump FCC warns all broadcasters to follow orders or be punished like ABC (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-29 | get FCC Compliance Toolkit → | tags: fcc, abc, broadcast licenses

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DOJ sues states that rejected ICE requests for undercover license plates (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-29 | get License Plate Camera System → | tags: ice, license plates, icelist.info

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Apple Wallet driver’s license support expanding to another new state (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-29 | by Chance Miller | get Apple Wallet Driver's License Card → | tags: apple wallet, driver’s license, virginia

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Some Flock Surveillance Cameras Are Getting the Trash-Bag Treatment (cnet.com)

2026-05-28 | by See Full Bio | get Flock Camera Security System → | tags: flock safety, license plate reader, drone surveillance

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A security lapse at prison pay phone service Pay Tel publicly exposed over 300K callers’ driver’s licenses (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-28 | by Zack Whittaker | get VPN Security Privacy Pack → | tags: pay tel, microsoft azure, driver’s licenses

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Bttf is a command line datetime Swiss army knife (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-28 | get Bttf Command Line Tool → | tags: bttf, command line, datetime

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Apple Wallet digital ID support expands to new state (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-27 | by Chance Miller | get Apple Wallet Digital ID Card → | tags: apple wallet, digital id, arkansas

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Spain blocks prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi over lack of gambling licence (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | tags: spain, polymarket, kalshi

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The FBI Wants 'Near Real-Time' Access to US License Plate Readers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-23 | by Matt Burgess | get License Plate Reader Device → | tags: fbi, license plate readers, github

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The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers (wired.com)

2026-05-23 | by Matt Burgess | get License Plate Reader Device → | tags: fbi, license plate readers, github

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BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-23 | get PrusaSlicer Software License → | tags: bambustudio, prusaslicer, agpl

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A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide (slashdot.org)

2026-05-22 | get License Plate Scanner Device → | tags: license plate readers, alpr, federal highway funding

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A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-21 | by Dell Cameron | get License Plate Reader Device → | tags: license plate readers, alpr, federal highway funding

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Angry tiny Texas town council member proposes total ban on cellular and GPS devices in protest over AI dispute — says 'Let’s take Bandera back to 1880' after town votes to dump AI-powered license plate reader (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-21 | by Jowi Morales | get Vintage GPS Device → | tags: bandera, texas, flock ai

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A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide (wired.com)

2026-05-20 | by Dell Cameron | get License Plate Reader Device → | tags: license plate readers, alpr, federal highway funding

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After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | by May | get Smartphone Signal Jammer → | tags: flock, bandera, license plate reader

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FBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants "data in near real time" (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-19 | get License Plate Reader System → | tags: fbi, license plate readers, law enforcement

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FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers (slashdot.org)

2026-05-18 | get License Plate Reader Device → | tags: fbi, license plate readers, alpr

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The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | by About The Author | get License Plate Reader Device → | tags: fbi, license plate readers, alpr