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In Florida, police have repeatedly been caught misusing Flock cameras, sometimes

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6 Aug
Flock posted videos on its YouTube channel highlighting at least four police departments whose officers have faced allegations of misusing the company’s tech. www.wired.com/story/flock-...

Flock posted videos on its YouTube channel highlighting at least four police departments whose officers have faced allegations of misusing the company’s tech.

OPINION · WHAT · WiredOPEN STORY
1 May
Flock cameras keep telling police a man who doesn't have a warrant has a warrant

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REPORT · WHO · Hacker News Best (RSS)OPEN STORY
27 Aug
After an affair with a fellow police officer ended, a Georgia cop used Flock to track her movements—and those of a man whose vehicle often showed up near hers, internal investigation records show.

After an affair with a fellow police officer ended, a Georgia cop used Flock to track her movements—and those of a man whose vehicle often showed up near hers, internal

OPINION · WHAT · WiredOPEN STORY
17 Sept
Flock cameras are tracking people as well as cars

Two reports reveal how Flock’s license plate camera network tracks people’s movements while oversight continues to lag.

REPORT · HOW · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
20 Aug
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage.

Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than

OPINION · WHAT · WiredOPEN STORY
1 Sept
Florida blocks Flock cams on state highways

Florida is banning Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers across state highways, as reported earlier by NBC News and local news outlet WUSF. In a memo on Monday,

REPORT · WHO · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
13 Jul
The LAPD, one of Flock's biggest government customers, is ending its contract with the company citing civil liberties concerns.

The LAPD, one of Flock's biggest government customers, is ending its contract with the company citing civil liberties concerns.

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
13 Aug
The fight over Flock and other ALPRs

There are over 120,000 of Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras installed all over the US. Flock’s cameras, and others like them, use AI to identify and track

REPORT · WHAT · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
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