Flock You! Now with Bluetooth?!

What this episode covers

The Supreme Court is at it again. In a 5-4 decision, the Court upheld a Mississippi law allowing absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted even if received afterward. Chris calls this exactly what it is — another move that guarantees ballot irregularities will continue indefinitely.Then the Court ruled that police can continue using Stingray devices to conduct blanket sweeps of everyone’s cell phone data in a given area, as long as they claim it complies with the Fourth Amendment. Chris breaks down how this fits into the larger construction of a permanent surveillance state.He also connects the dots to the rapid rollout of Flock cameras across the country — cameras so advanced they can read bumper stickers and track your movements in real time — and explains how governments are outsourcing surveillance to third parties and foreign allies to bypass constitutional protections.

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