DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed police departments last month to stop spending state money on Flock Safety cameras, the license-plate readers that have drawn bipartisan backlash around the country.
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The debate is not simply about giving police effective tools. The real issue is expanding the government’s power to monitor people without clear evidence that the benefits outweigh the harm, meaningful public oversight, or safeguards strong enough to protect communities already subject to over-polic…
SILOAM SPRINGS -- After concerns were raised about Flock Safety cameras in the city, Siloam Springs Police Department leaders are trying to set the record straight about how the devices are being used locally.
Americans are concerned about being surveilled as soon as they step out their front doors these days. From doorbell cameras to traffic cameras to surveillance cameras that pick up any signal in the car, citizens have become particularly wary of the capabilities of Flock Safety cameras.
As political races heat up heading into the midterms, candidates from both parties are increasingly joining the fray to voice concerns over Flock surveillance cameras.
Replacing one system of surveillance with another isn't a win. And the system some cities are replacing their Flock cameras with could be even more intrusive.
Politicians on the right and left are pushing back against Flock as more Americans voice opposition to the tech Growing factions from both sides of the political aisle in the US are pushing back against surveillance cameras made by a single company, a rare response in a sharply divided country with …
DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed police departments last month to stop spending state money on Flock Safety cameras, the license-plate readers that have drawn bipartisan backlash around the country.
Although police say the cameras are an invaluable crime-fighting tool, some critics say their pervasiveness amounts to unconstitutional warrantless mass surveillance.
Backlash to Flock cameras has been growing in recent months, but the surveillance equipment company isn't the only one that may be operating in your neighborhood.
Backlash to Flock cameras has been growing in recent months, but the surveillance equipment company isn't the only one that may be operating in your neighborhood.
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