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With each city that leaves, the Flock network becomes less useful to those that

BACKGROUND
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16 Sept
Cities have been dropping Flock at an accelerating pace over concerns regarding out-of-control surveillance, unwanted data sharing, high expenses, and reports of police abusing the tool.

Cities have been dropping Flock at an accelerating pace over concerns regarding out-of-control surveillance, unwanted data sharing, high expenses, and reports of police abusing

OPINION · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
17 Aug
As Wisconsin cities flee Flock, its shared camera network loses value

"Network effect" can run in reverse.

REPORT · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
14 Sept
What happens after a town de-Flocks

From Florida to Washington state, local governments across the country are canceling their contracts with Flock, the company behind the controversial AI-enabled license plate

REPORT · WHERE · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
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