The trouble with Flock cameras is the surveillance system’s architecture, not just some of its users

Wherever Marci Bakely went, her ex-boyfriend seemed to know. When the Georgia single mother drove to the grocery store or a date, he often texted within minutes. According to a Washington Post investigation, Bakely’s ex-boyfriend, Braselton Police Chief Michael Steffman, searched her license plates and those of her teenage daughter roughly 600 times through Flock … Read more

Parental alienation and the pain of custody battles in the the family courts | Child protection

Hannah Summers’ article raises disturbing concerns about the misuse of parental alienation allegations in family courts (‘Just like that, I lost my girls’: the mother who feels betrayed by the family courts, 29 September). However, I believe that it would benefit from a clearer distinction between the discredited theory of “parental alienation syndrome” (PAS) and … Read more

Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 4, 2026

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:  Energy Secretary Chris Wright Anthony Salvanto, CBS News executive director of news and surveys Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona Zach Lahn, Iowa GOP nominee for governor Brett McGurk, who served as a top Middle East adviser to former President Joe Biden … Read more

Woman in Cornell rape allegations case targeted with threats, her lawyer says | US universities

The woman who has alleged that ⁠she was drugged ⁠and raped ​by Cornell University students has been the target of threats, her lawyer said on Sunday. Thomas Giuffra, who represents the ⁠woman identified as “Jane Doe”, told CNN that people have threatened to silence or harm her if she does not withdraw her civil lawsuit … Read more

Is Burnham right to blame Russia for spreading online disinformation?

And, at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic, the BBC discovered a network of more than 1,200 faked or hijacked accounts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube that posted pro-Chinese government and anti-US messages. There is evidence to suggest Western governments also engage in disinformation campaigns, although the scale of their operations are not always clear. … Read more