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POLICE, SHERIFF SAY THEY DIDN’T HELP DEPUTY HUNTING WOMAN SEEKING AN ABORTION EFF: License plate data of Los Gatans less secure than you might think Anthon y Luo, Intern
To track down a woman who allegedly performed a self-administered abortion, authorities in Johnson County, TX conducted a search early last month, accessing data across more than 80,000 Flock Safety automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras nationwide; but data from Los Gatos and Saratoga were not shared with Texas law enforcement, according to the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department and Santa Clara County Sheriff ’s Office. Data, first published in late May by 404 Media, showed that on May 9, an officer at the Johnson County Sheriff ’s Office in Texas searched a month’s worth of license plate records from more than 6800 networks under the reason: “had an abortion, search for female.” Abortion is illegal in Texas and can be punished with up to 99 years in prison alongside a $100,000 penalty. Users from Muckrock, a nonprofit, were able to obtain network audits from police departments across the nation, which agencies access the data from a certain department’s cameras, In particular, records from Mount Prospect, Illinois, and ➝ Flock Safety, 12
INVENTOR Andrew Klein has developed a new type of grip tape that’s specifically for pickleball players. P18
BUSINESSES HOPE FOR BOOST FROM WORLD CUP Chez Philippe wants Town and Chamber to work together to capture benefits Jayden Borgna, Contributor
The countdown is on to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in the Bay
Area, alongside cities across America, as well as in Canada and Mexico. The tournament is scheduled to run from June 11 to July 19, hosting 48 teams and 104 matches. But what many fans don’t necessarily think about is the behind-the-scenes side of things,
and how the economic impact could benefit local businesses. “ T h e Wo r l d C u p i s t h e largest single sporting event on Earth in history,” said San Jose State University professor Shaun Fletcher. “The FIFA organization, along with the ➝ World Cup, 10
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