Privacy professionals
fromFuturism
2 days agoPolice Are Using AI Camera Networks to Stalk Women
Police officers misuse automated license plate readers to stalk romantic interests, with numerous cases reported across the US since 2024.
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fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month agoUS Tech Companies Must be Accountable in US Courts for Facilitating Persecution and Torture Abroad, EFF Urges US Supreme Court
Texas deputies used Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting claims of a missing person search.
East Bay (California)
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month agoFrom drones to video cameras, Berkeley police ask for more Flock surveillance tools
Berkeley Police Department seeks $2 million surveillance expansion with Flock Safety, nearly tripling annual spending to $567,500, despite the vendor's documented use by law enforcement to investigate abortion seekers, monitor protesters, and locate undocumented immigrants.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoLAPD's relationship with Flock Safety under scrutiny from oversight body
The Los Angeles Police Commission requested a report on how Flock Safety stores and shares license plate reader data, citing federal access during immigration enforcement operations.
Privacy professionals
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoLAPD's relationship with Flock Safety under scrutiny from oversight body
The Los Angeles Police Commission requested a report on how Flock Safety stores and shares license plate reader data, citing federal access during immigration enforcement operations.
fromFuturism
2 months agoCities Are Shredding Their AI Surveillance Contracts en Masse
Since the start of 2025, at least 30 cities have canceled their contracts with Flock Safety, the AI surveillance company whose CEO wants to end all crime within the decade by blanketing the country in ever-watchful security cameras. That startling figure comes courtesy of NPR, which reports that concerned activists are putting mounting pressure on cities to cut ties with the company. "We are seeing a lot more momentum," Will Freeman, a Colorado-based organizer who runs the website DeFlock.org, told the broadcaster.
Privacy professionals
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 months agoMountain View police turn off license plate cameras after breach - San Jose Spotlight
All of Mountain View's license plate cameras are being disabled, effective immediately, Police Chief Mike Canfield announced Monday afternoon. The move comes in the wake of the police department's disclosure last week that hundreds of law enforcement agencies had accessed the sensitive data in violation of the city's policies for over a year. The cameras will remain turned off until further direction is provided by the Mountain View City Council,
Privacy professionals
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months agoAI-powered surveillance company will continue to monitor Oakland's streets
The city will stick with a surveillance company that scans license plates to help law enforcement catch criminal suspects, a dramatic reversal of an earlier vote that had rejected the firm's new $2 million contract. The company, Flock Safety, will maintain an existing network of 300 cameras to monitor the city's busiest streets and local state highways for up to two years while the Oakland Police Department conducts a competitive search for a long-term vendor.
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fromSun Sentinel
4 months ago'Creeped out' or crime solvers? License plate readers in South Florida a controversial tool
South Florida law enforcement deploys Flock Safety license-plate recognition cameras linked to a national database and AI to capture and search detailed vehicle data.
Privacy technologies
fromTruthout
5 months agoA Vast Camera System Now Feeds Information to Police on Drivers Across the US
Flock Safety deploys AI-enabled license-plate cameras across tens of thousands of locations, enabling mass warrantless tracking by police and private clients, raising serious privacy concerns.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
5 months agoLawmakers say stolen police logins are exposing Flock surveillance cameras to hackers | TechCrunch
Flock Safety's license-plate camera network lacks required multi-factor authentication, potentially exposing billions of scanned images to hackers, spies, and compromised law enforcement logins.
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