We have met the enemy — and it is watching us. There’s a growing backlash against Flock cameras, the automated license plate readers that have become ubiquitous across the country. The cameras take images of license plates, which are then stored in a searchable database that police departments can q…
Their presence is growing, but their popularity is not. Hundreds of Flock cameras are popping up across New York State, including dozens within the Capital Region, according to DeFlock.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Every day, detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are consulting the city’s Flock camera system to track the vehicles of crime suspects fleeing the scene. Probable Cause Affidavits are also replete with references to license plate reader technology that lead …
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) - Mount Pleasant police are working to address privacy concerns after one of the town’s 18 fixed Flock cameras was deliberately cut down over the weekend, highlighting growing skepticism about law enforcement’s use of automated license plate readers.
Critics of the misuse of security cameras are right to be alarmed. But the more fundamental mistake was letting surveillance become a ubiquitous part of American life.
The startup has come under fire following revelations that police officers allegedly abused their access to the devices’ data to track exes and romantic interests.
With public anger building against Flock Safety over privacy concerns with its database of automated license plate scanners, right-wing media figures are split on the surveillance company. Those defending Flock say the cameras are an “incredible” and “extremely useful investigative tool” to fight cr…
Debates continue across Louisiana, East Texas, and Southwest Arkansas regarding the implementation of Automated License Plate Readers due to significant concerns over system inaccuracies, human error, and potential civil rights violations.
Across California, cameras are quietly capturing the license plates and features of millions of vehicles—and allowing law enforcement to search where those vehicles have been. The cameras are operated by Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company whose rapidly expanding network has become the c…
Flock Cameras are AI-powered police traffic cameras made by Flock Safety that purportedly document every passing car's model, make, color, plate number, direction, and the time that they passed the camera.
A Florida sheriff dismissed growing concerns over Flock cameras in his community as ignorance, asserting that the AI-powered automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are essential to help solve crimes, and compared efforts to "deFlock" the community to cities who want to defund the police.
The tide seems to be turning against the use of the massive number of flock cameras in the U.S. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said this week that the rapid spread of Flock Safety's automated license plate reader cameras has become "out of control," adding a powerful new voice to a growing national backl…
Flock cameras are designed to help police track down stolen cars, missing people and criminals. But police are saying an online movement opposing them has already translated into vandalism.
