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Data Collection
Scarsdale, NY
News
Scarsdale Ends Contract With License Plate Reader Company Amid Privacy Concerns
A village in Westchester has officially canceled its contract with an automated license plate reader company after failing to secure necessary funding, a development that comes amid community opposition. Scarsdale Mayor Justin Arest announced the village's cancellation of its contract with surveillance company Flock Safety in a community update on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The move ends plans to implement a public safety system that would have included automated license plate readers, live-view surveillance cameras, and Drone as a First Responder technology. According to Arest, the vill…
Saratoga Springs, NY
Politics
Trump Unveils Plan For TikTok After App Used By 170M Americans Goes Dark
President-elect Donald J. Trump announced Sunday, Jan. 19, that he plans to issue an executive order to delay the federal ban on TikTok, just hours after the app went dark for 170 million US users. UPDATE: TikTok Access Restored After 14 Hours In United States The popular social media platform ceased operations late Saturday, Jan. 18, as a federal law requiring its sale or ban took effect. The legislation passed last year by Congress amid concerns over TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, raised fears that the app could enable data collection or propaganda by the Chinese gover…
Arlington, VA
News
TikTok Ban Explained: What's The Fate Of Popular Video Sharing App?
Another sell-or-be-banned TikTok legislation is working its way up to the Senate. The House passed the sell-or-be-banned bill for the app (360-58) on Saturday, April 20 as part of a larger foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, giving Chinese TikTok owner ByteDance up to a year to sell the app. Otherwise, TikTok will be subject to a nationwide ban. According to Politico, the bill is expected to pass the Senate as it's considered "priority legislation" for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. A previous, standalone bill was passed by the House in March over national security co…
