SCOOP from Reporting Fellow Francesca D'Annunzio: Texas Department of Public Safety is committing to a five year, $5.3 million contract for Tangles, an AI #surveillance tool that can track cell phones without a court order. (🧵 1/2) texasobserver.org/texas-dps-su

#Texas #politics #USpol #news #police #tech #privacy #HumanRights #activism #AI

@TexasObserver Seems like this might be a good time for more people to leave the state. Their Dystopian Level is on the rise again.

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