I cover digital threats for NBC News. Tip me! @kevincollier.01 on signal, kevin.collier@nbcuni.com. NYC, from West Virginia.https://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mu7rbmhhrc2tA weekend read about how politics is responding to anti-Flock sentiment. In one Tennessee House race, everybody's against them. The Republican introduced a basic bill. The Dem has a much more comprehensive plan. And the independent admitted to police that he shot four cameras with a shotgun. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/flock-tennessee-house-race-candidate-shot-arrest-vote-rcna59428429 Aug 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7rbmhhrc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mtyibhddsk2rEarly in my career a reporter friend told me he makes a point to email people when they write something he really enjoys. It's such an easy way to be decent. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyibhddsk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mtvrjslz2c2uI've covered surveillance for a long time, and I've never seen an outcry like that around Flock cameras. I've got a few ideas what makes this different but am curious why people think Flock in particular has gotten so many so riled up.25 Aug 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvrjslz2c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mttk4ljk3s2nSomebody scraped The Knot, that big searchable online wedding registry, and made a website of the results. To me that's fundamentally unnerving and why I don't use that kind of site. But through this I learned that some people pretend to get married with the names Poop, Ass, Pee, etc. https://walzr.com/who-wed-who?q=poop24 Aug 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttk4ljk3s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mtjuhyzwpc2kI'm confident saying Paul Nakasone is the most beloved and respected (and least disgraced) former NSA/Cyber Command director in modern history. And....man is he milking that.20 Aug 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjuhyzwpc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mtcqnjag7s26This is a really good story and a really good photo. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcqnjag7s26https://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mt2k6zwyzk2b"There are 16 entries on the list where the reason for the flag was simply marked 'POTUS.' Those items include magazine and newspaper articles, message pads, phone message books and one unidentified record." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-08-14/new-fbi-epstein-emails-show-sarah-ferguson-contacted-kash-patel?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NjcxNzk5MywiZXhwIjoxNzg3MzIyNzkzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSlJLQTJLSVAzSTgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQjE3NzFFOTlEODc0QzRDOTY1Njg1RTZBQkJGM0QwRCJ9.4onHyBG0JXDM1LK-Vb_jRFLBvAxMYaZqbgf88J1GsTY&leadSource=article-gifting14 Aug 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2k6zwyzk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3msxriectms2lWith all the many caveats that there are lot unforeseen bad directions this could go, I...don't think this is the worst idea? If CrowdStrike gets limited authority to hack the Comm of Scattered Spider and there becomes a little less cybercrime in the world, surely that's a good thing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxriectms2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3msvallsa7s2fThis is my favorite FOIAball story yet. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvallsa7s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3msv7ecjtp22nIt always felt like a hallucination that CNN elevated that dope as much as they did. Glad he's showing his true colors. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv7ecjtp22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mst7tperec2tI think we've all seen this story by now. My q: is this pic of an entire pound of raw ground chuck placed directly into a nonstick pan? [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst7tperec2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3mssvntgpfk2nIt really is wild that in the US, you aren't allowed to text-spam and we have systems in place to stop it. Unless you're in politics! Then you get a trusted number to legally bypass filters for every candidate and celebrity you can think of, and Americans have to unsubscribe from each individually.11 Aug 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssvntgpfk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3msspd26mbs2tThey're letting anybody have PR reps these days.11 Aug 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msspd26mbs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kevincollier.bsky.social/post/3msikw4rtx225Hello! I am back from parental leave and back to reporting on technology and security concerns for NBC News. If you've got access to information about privacy/surveillance, cybersecurity, election security, AI getting ornery, scams, kids' data etc please let me know! Signal is kevincollier.01.07 Aug 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:fs7hvuk7ov4lsfkpc2gbd7xp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msikw4rtx225