From Smart TVs To License Plate Readers

Send us Fan Mail Your TV might be listening, your phone might be proving where you were, and a license plate camera might be deciding whether you get pulled over today. We connect the dots between everyday tech, government databases, and the quiet ways a surveillance state becomes “normal,” especially when it’s sold as convenience or public safety. We talk about voter roll cleanup and why trust breaks when states verify against themselves instead of a shared standard. Then we go deeper...