{
  "id": 2446322,
  "title": "‘Darth Vader’ comes out in favor of Flock cameras at San Diego city council meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/darth-vader-comes-out-in-favor-of-flock-cameras-at-san-diego-city",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T21:58:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/darth-vader-flock-cameras-san-diego"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The dark lord – or someone dressed like him – said the technology would aid the empire in tracking ‘rebel scum’ A man dressed as Darth Vader appeared to poke fun at San Diego officials for using Flock Safety automated license plate readers at a city council meeting this week, a stunt that comes as the company faces growing backlash linked to spying concerns. The man, whose real identity remains…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}