by @thenexusofprivacy.net
Media discussions of Flock and other ALPRs, surveillance cameras that take pictures of license plates (and also sometimes the rest of the car, occupants, and bystanders) and store them to be searched by law enforcement, ICE, and CBP
404 Media Body cam footage obtained by 404 Media reveals the first Flock camera searches ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, and highlights how the system has turned otherwise mundane traffic stops into interrogations for drivers. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social scopp here: www.404media.co/watch-footag...
WHRO Public Media Henrico County is ending its contract with Flock Safety, making it the largest Flock camera user in Virginia to cancel the automated license plate reader system. (Story by Kunle Falayi) Read more here: tinyurl.com/mskxa9ap
Athens County Independent APD is not going to renew its contract with Flock, and Police Chief Macgruder said the department won't use ALPRs in the future. 🎦 athensindependent.com/apd-flock-co...
Chris Ingraham 44 days between these headlines
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Judging from the questions asked during the hour-long event, Georgia voters are worried about affordability, healthcare and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, data centers and Flock surveillance cameras. Here's a recap 👇
@henricocitizen.bsky.social ICYMI - Henrico officials have not made a decision on whether the county will pursue a contract with another ALPR company and will take the next week to explore “other options.” www.henricocitizen.c...
steven monacelli It appears a Flock camera used to be here. Photo from Dallas, Texas.
The New Bedford Light A deep dive into Fall River's use of Flock license-plate cameras finds similar problems that have surfaced in New Bedford and elsewhere: lack of oversight as police officers searched thousands of times since 2021 while entering vague or nonsensical reasons. More buff.ly/VTez656
NBC Bay Area The candidates also say they are pledging to vote against mass surveillance and to remove the city's Flock cameras. nbcbay.com/1gjcNxH
SciLine Reporters—covering Flock, Axon, or other license plate readers in your community? Don't miss our media briefing (Oct. 7, 1-2 p.m. ET) with scientific experts and on-the-record Q&A to learn more about how ALPRs work, what data they collect, potential misuses, and more: bit.ly/4zbNSQq
404 Media @sanders.senate.gov, @aoc.bsky.social, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using ALPRs like Flock. Now, 404 Media needs your help. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Read now: www.404media.co/lawmakers-in...
Hugo Lowell SCOOP @wired.com: Abdul El-Sayed is out with a new paid digital ad in the Michigan Senate race attacking Mike Rogers for helping expand government surveillance, seeking to tap into voter anxieties about tech and Flock cameras weeks before the midterms
@henricocitizen.bsky.social The Henrico County Division of Police is terminating its contract with Flock Safety as the result of "privacy concerns about the company’s system of automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras," according to a statement released by the county Tuesday morning. www.henricocitizen.c...
The Oregonian About 400 Flock cameras are currently operating in the state, according to the company. https://mrf.lu/2rWhJ
The Sacramento Observer The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office answers questions about its reliance on Flock Safety camera networks but evades specifics about federal agencies’ access.