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Henry F. Fradella

Henry F. Fradella

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Customs and Border Protection tapped 80,000 Flock cameras last year — police weren’t kept in the loop

Danville, Illinois, logged more than 4,000 federal searches, though ICE had no Flock contract. Flock says customers control their data.

03.10.2026 10

Fortune

Henry F. Fradella

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

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

The architecture of automated license plate readers turns local cameras into a far-reaching surveillance network that can be accessed by agencies that...

01.10.2026 10

The Conversation

Henry F. Fradella

Your robotic vacuum is a witness: What home robots mean for evidence, privacy and the law

Laws against surreptitiously recording someone extend to home devices like robot vacuums, but those recordings can still be used against you in court.

17.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Henry F. Fradella

Texas Tech’s new limits on how faculty teach gender identity and sexual orientation challenge more than free speech

A new memo blocks graduate students from writing theses or dissertations on certain topics, raising questions about academic freedom and the purpose...

19.05.2026 30

The Conversation

Henry F. Fradella

Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm public safety

President Trump wants to punish states and cities that eliminate bail money, but releasing defendants pretrial without having to post bail doesn’t...

10.09.2025 50

The Conversation

Henry F. Fradella