# Privacy: Unbiased Coverage of Privacy and AI | Straight Arrow Get the news that matters most, without manipulation, bias or agenda. From politics and government oversight to cost of living and privacy, we fear no fact. Page: Feed: --- ## [Your phone isn’t really eavesdropping. But it still knows all about you](https://san.com/cc/your-phone-isnt-really-eavesdropping-but-it-still-knows-all-about-you/) _2026-08-14 · Mikael Thalen_ Advertisers don’t need access to your phone’s microphone to anticipate what might grab your attention online. ## [Flock announces new guardrails. Privacy advocates, critics still not satisfied](https://san.com/cc/flock-announces-new-guardrails-privacy-advocates-critics-still-not-satisfied/) _2026-08-13 · Mark Keierleber_ What can Flock Safety do to calm the critics? The surveillance company announced new guardrails, but its critics aren’t sold. ## [Democrats’ left wing was on a roll. Then came Wisconsin. Let’s go Off Script](https://san.com/cc/democrats-left-wing-was-on-a-roll-then-came-wisconsin-lets-go-off-script/) _2026-08-13 · Craig Nigrelli_ Plus, we bought strangers’ personal information online to see just how much of your life is for sale. And how can Iran choke off one of the world’s most important shipping lanes so easily? ## [Every one of this town’s Flock cameras was cut down](https://san.com/cc/every-one-of-this-towns-flock-cameras-were-cut-down/) _2026-08-12 · Mikael Thalen_ Public backlash against license plate readers is escalating. Plus, how easy it is to purchase personal info from a data broker. ## [Someone cut down and stole every Flock camera in this Minnesota town](https://san.com/cc/someone-cut-down-and-stole-every-flock-camera-in-this-minnesota-town/) _2026-08-06 · Mikael Thalen_ Police in Minnesota are investigating after their eight Flock license plate reader cameras were cut down and stolen. ## [How Roombas got swept up in a ban on importing robots](https://san.com/cc/how-roombas-got-swept-up-in-a-ban-on-importing-robots/) _2026-07-30 · Mikael Thalen_ A U.S. ban announced by the FCC on “advanced robotic devices” from China includes popular autonomous vacuums, including the Roomba. ## [New Minnesota law will ban AI-generated nude deepfakes. Elon Musk’s company wants to block it](https://san.com/cc/new-minnesota-law-will-ban-ai-generated-nude-deepfakes-elon-musks-company-wants-to-block-it/) _2026-07-29 · Mikael Thalen_ Elon Musk’s AI company is suing the state of Minnesota over a law banning deepfake tech that can be used to generate artificial nude imagery. ## [High school teacher arrested at city meeting after clapping for anti-data center speech](https://san.com/cc/high-school-teacher-arrested-at-city-meeting-after-clapping-for-anti-data-center-speech/) _2026-07-28 · Mikael Thalen_ A high school teacher in Kansas was arrested at a city commission meeting last week after clapping in support of an anti-data center speaker. ## [The pope’s prayer app has been leaking its users’ info for months](https://san.com/cc/the-popes-prayer-app-has-been-leaking-its-users-info-for-months/) _2026-07-24 · Mikael Thalen_ A vulnerability in the pope’s official prayer app has reportedly left its nearly 720,000 users' information exposed. ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wste6YSUduze) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Another police officer has been charged for abusing Flock surveillance technology](https://san.com/cc/another-police-officer-has-been-charged-for-abusing-flock-surveillance-technology/) _2026-07-15 · Mikael Thalen_ Who’s watching the watchers? More police are abusing surveillance cameras, plus how to avoid being recorded by smart glasses