Banish Big Brother board member James Dutton recently testified before the Georgia Senate Committee on Public Safety, delivering a powerful challenge to the state’s school zone speed camera program.
In just two years, Spalding County issued over 90,000 tickets through this automated system — without improving safety, but at the cost of due process, privacy, and local resources. Dutton’s testimony exposes how these programs operate more like corporate surveillance contracts than public safety initiatives.
🎥 Watch the full testimony below:
Zach Varnell
Zach Varnell is a cybersecurity expert and advocate for privacy and individual liberty. He is a founding member of Banish Big Brother, a nonprofit dedicated to combating invasive surveillance. He also runs Asteros, a security firm that helps software teams and compliance-driven organizations understand and reduce their real-world risk. His insights have been featured in publications like Infosecurity Magazine, Threatpost, ZDNET, and the Washington Examiner.