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Flock license plate cameras are surging in Texas. So is an anti-surveillance backlash.

More than 200 local law enforcement agencies have data-sharing agreements with DPS, providing wide access to vehicle information.

The Texas Tribune

Georgia Has Arrested At Least 20 Officials for Misusing the Flock Surveillance Database

Michael Soyfer, an attorney at the Institute for Justice, calls it “just the tip of the iceberg.”

Reason

Flock surveillance cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers, US experts say

Roadside safety advocates say some automated license plate readers may not meet highway safety standards

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Georgia Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Misusing Flock Surveillance Data

Although Flock Safety’s auditing tools have helped catch the bad actors, more is needed to protect Americans’ privacy.

Reason

LAPD was one of Flock Safety's biggest government customers. Now it’s renegotiating its partnership over ‘serious concerns around civil liberties’

The department recently announced it would not renew its contract due to how Flock collects and shares data.

Fortune

AI License Plate System Wrongly Tracks Journalist Before Police Surround Range Rover: 'Are You Armed?! Get Out!'

A test drive turned into a police standoff when AI licence plate cameras misidentified a $155,000 Range Rover as stolen. The error highlights risks of automated law enforcement tools.

International Business Times UK

Virginia Air Force engineer allegedly cut down 13 Flock cameras, argues they’re unconstitutional: ‘an unhealthy surveillance state’

Is this the surveillance state in action?

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As License Plate Readers Expand in Texas, Privacy Advocates Are Fighting Back

The Kyle City Council voted to apply for more state grant money for Flock Safety cameras despite a string of local-level contract cancellations of the booming surveillance company’s services.

Texas Observer

Photo: Ring Calls Off the Search Party

Following a backlash to its Super Bowl commercial, Ring owner Amazon announced that it was canceling a planned partnership with Flock Safety.

Reason

‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns

Some cities are cutting ties with firm that provides license plate reader cameras, others are signing new contracts and many are still looking for their footing

The Guardian - US

Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest are in the news for all the wrong reasons, showing why the camera brand you choose matters

Ring came under fire for its Flock Safety partnership. Nest drew eyeballs when it surfaced footage thought to be deleted. How concerned should you be?

Android Central

Ring Drops Controversial Partner After Super Bowl Ad Backlash

The move is a rare win for privacy, both for users and their neighbors.

Reason

Ring cuts ties with controversial police tech company after 'dystopian' Super Bowl ad sparks a huge backlash

Ring has terminated its partnership with Flock Safety, as debates rage about user privacy and law enforcement access.

TechRadar

Ring cancels partnership with Flock after backlash – what this means for its Search Party feature

Ring and Flock call off partnership but not for the reason you’d think

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The Independent UK

Local police are tapping school security cameras to help ICE carry out immigration raids, report says

Texas school districts have allowed law enforcement to access their cameras amid Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

Salon

AI offers police illusion of safety

AI has raised deep concerns about police power and the erosion of rights, finding scapegoats instead of solutions

Fortune

Slipping on ICE as retailers also become innocent Fed Targets

ICE is slipping on a puddle of its own making. Let's not put the rest of our crucial nationwide retailers on shaky footing.

The Independent UK

‘Reddit Detective Agency’ learned from past mistakes before crucial Brown University shooter tip

The latest AI-powered surveillance was of little use in the early search for the Brown University shooter

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Benzinga

'Against The Principles Of The Fourth Amendment' 80,000 AI Cameras Track Americans Daily As CEO Claims He Can Eliminate All Crime In 10 Years

A 38-year-old CEO with no prior experience in police technology is taking on one of America’s most powerful law enforcement companies. Garrett Langley, founder of surveillance company Flock Safety, previously partnered with Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON) before the relationship ended earlier this year over pricing and competition concerns, Forbes reported.

Latin Times

License Plate Reader Firm Suspends Assistance With Immigration Authorities Over Privacy Concerns

Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley said the partnerships with CBP and HSI were intended to combat human trafficking and fentanyl distribution, not immigration enforcement, therefore he will suspend assistance with federal agencies

The Independent UK

License plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concerns

A company that installs license plate-detecting cameras to aid law enforcement has halted operations with federal agencies because of ongoing concerns among officials in Illinois and elsewhere

Reason

License Plate Readers Can Each Track 2,000 Vehicles Every Minute, Without a Warrant. This Firm Says That’s Unconstitutional.

A new campaign pushes back against the widespread use of automatic license plate readers without warrants.

Reason

Automated License Plate Readers Are Watching You

The technology enables routine surveillance that would have troubled the Fourth Amendment’s framers.

Reason

An Arkansas Town Agrees To Remove a License Plate Camera Aimed at a Couple's Home

Local officials initially were unfazed by complaints that the constant surveillance raised serious privacy concerns.

The Independent UK

Police accused of misusing license plate data in hunt for woman who had abortion

Chicago police reportedly shared the data with a Texas sheriff

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