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130,000 AI Cameras Are Reading Your Licence Plate Right Now
A private company called Flock Safety has blanketed the United States with AI-powered licence-plate readers, mostly for police use. Critics say the network has grown faster than the laws meant to govern it.
Cities That Ditched Flock Cameras Are Still Under Surveillance
Activists who won fights against one licence-plate tracking company are discovering their local governments simply switched to a different vendor, and the cameras stayed up.
Flock Safety's CEO Apologises After Cops Used Its Cameras to Stalk Civilians
The company behind thousands of roadside licence-plate readers admits its data was misused by law enforcement officers, including one Massachusetts officer accused of tracking an ex-girlfriend.
AI-Powered Street Cameras Are Quietly Building a National Surveillance Grid — And Some Cities Are Walking Away
Cameras made by Flock Safety scan licence plates and flag vehicles automatically. Critics say the resulting data is a federal immigration agency's dream. A growing number of communities are cancelling their contracts.