Claims extracted
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sentences that state something as happening or true
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4%
1 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Politics
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Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrum
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cameras → draw → spectrum
There are plenty of issues Republicans and Democrats disagree on, but increasingly, they're aligned on this: they want Flock surveillance cameras gone.
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cameras → be → this
The widespread backlash against AI-powered license plate readers, which allow police to track people over time, is becoming more of a political issue as the midterm elections approach in races from Florida to Ohio and Wisconsin.
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elections → power → Ohio
At a press conference late last month, Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said he believes law enforcement needs public safety tools, but Flock cameras are not among them.
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cameras → say → them
"I would welcome bipartisan legislation to ban these across the state," Shapiro said.
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Shapiro → welcome → state
Earlier this week, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to revoke permits for license plate readers on state highways.
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DeSantis → announce → highways
"I'm all about having law enforcement have tools," DeSantis said.
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DeSantis → have → tools
"But I don't want to have this become a surveillance state."
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this → want → ?
Every month, Flock cameras capture billions of license plates, along with other vehicle data.
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cameras → capture → data
Police say this tool helps them find stolen vehicles and missing people.
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them → say → vehicles
But the technology has been abused.
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technology → abuse → ?
Officers have used it to stalk ex-partners, for instance.
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Flock recently changed some of its features to prevent abuse.
But the concerns are proving sticky, and largely bipartisan.
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concerns → change → abuse
week, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott froze state spending for the cameras.
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Abbott → freeze → cameras
And Senate Republicans are investigating concerns over police misuse.
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Republicans → investigate → misuse
Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst at the ACLU, says a wide swath of people across the political spectrum opposes Flock cameras.
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swath → say → cameras
Americans have a strong distaste for government surveillance, Stanley said.
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Stanley → have → surveillance
"Now you have to live your life with what sociologists call the third eye that is watching you," he said, "and I think a lot of Americans don't want to live that way."
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lot → have → Americans
The reasons people on the left and right oppose Flock are different.
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people → oppose → Flock
Progressives have pointed out that the technology has been used to track immigrants and people seeking abortions.
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technology → point → abortions
Conservatives have warned that the cameras could be used to create a national gun registry.
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Others, such as conservative commentator Glenn Beck, say it's a form of government overreach.
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"You cannot allow this to happen.
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We are creating a panopticon," he said, referring to a circular prison design that allows a single guard to see all the inmates at once.
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guard → create → inmates
Many people find that unsettling, regardless of political party.
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that → find → party
Recent polling shows that more Americans now disapprove of Flock Cameras than approve of them.
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Americans → show → them
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