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Here's a list of those who have de-flocked. It's growing fast.
Flock sells automated license plate readers primarily to local law enforcement agencies. The cameras record the license plate, make, model, color, and other identifying details of passing vehicles, along with the time and location of each sighting. Law enforcement can then search that data during investigations.
Columbia County officials and activists called for Flock cameras to be removed, citing transparency, privacy and surveillance concerns.
Milwaukee officials recently announced restrictions on how law enforcement officers can use Flock. Here's what to know.
His Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, said in a statement that he would pause state funding for Flock cameras and create a task force to establish stronger privacy protections, penalties for misuse, limits on data retention and sharing and “safeguards against Communist China and foreign adversaries.”
Automated license plate readers are collecting enemies across party lines.
Flock cameras can help police solve crimes. They can also track where a car has been. Does that reassure you or feel a little too close for comfort?
The Lorain County Sheriff's Office will end its Flock camera program due to rising costs. This comes as the license plate reader cameras have become heavily debated.