Flock Surveillance Controversy
Flock’s cameras are automated license plate readers (ALPRs), which take pictures of vehicle license plates so police and security companies can log the movement of cars in a given area.Reported by 4 of 7 outlets; wording from The Guardian.
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How it changed
- 4 Sep
While Flock has over 120,000 license plate readers across the country, it is far from the only ALPR company.
- 5 Sep
In Florida, transportation officials have ordered law enforcement agencies to take down the license plate readers from state highways.
Coverage 9 articles
10 Sep Smear Campaign Says Anti-Flock Movement Is Chinese Propaganda
404 Media
6 Sep Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash
The Guardian
6 Sep A New Bill Reflects the Bipartisan Backlash Against Flock-Enabled Mass Surveillance
Reason
6 Sep Flock says its cameras make US safer - so why are they being sabotaged?
BBC
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5 Sep Former Pentagon AI chief warns Flock cameras could create 'China-like surveillance state' in the US
Fox News
5 Sep Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrum
NPR
4 Sep Flock Is Canceled—And Its Competitors Are Profiting
Mother Jones
4 Sep Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters
404 Media
3 Sep Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion
404 Media
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