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Flock camera tracking: How to check if your licence plate was captured

Community websites are emerging to track Flock camera installations across the United States. These platforms allow residents to monitor the presence and data usage of automated license plate readers. Some websites help users avoid routes with numerous cameras and check if their vehicles were captured. Flock Safety operates over 120,000…

The Economic Times

Towns in four states pull plug on Flock cameras as company’s media team ‘takes a break’ from responding to questions

Dozens of law enforcement officers have reportedly been charged with or accused of misusing the surveillance cameras

The Independent UK

Have you been Flocked? This free website reveals when your license plate has been searched for on the cop camera database

This comprehensive website lets you search for your registration and to see why your vehicle was looked up.

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Flock part of pattern of stalking women

The technology is under fire for how police officers have abused it. But it’s only the symptom of a larger problem

Salon

How to check if your car has been searched by Flock cameras

Flock has an estimated 120,000 surveillance cameras across the US

The Independent UK

3D-printing enthusiast creates ‘Flock Sock’ to blind controversial cameras, shares design — slip-on cover attaches to broom handle to make it easy to put on devices placed on traffic and streetlights

SquidInk created a 3D-printing model that would allow anyone to build an easy-to-install "protective cover" for Flock cameras. The "Flock Sock" slips on these devices in seconds using a broom handle, although it must be noted that adding this "accessory" can you into trouble.

Tom’s Hardware

Think Flock is bad? This new tech is coming to link license plates with your phone — and it could be another death knell for privacy

New SignalTrace tech is designed to help in crime investigations, but there are questions about privacy.

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Flock Safety's New Privacy Rules Do Little To Ease Concerns Over ALPR Surveillance

The company’s attempts to protect Americans’ privacy “will do nothing to protect innocent people from warrantless mass surveillance,” says an Institute for Justice attorney.

Reason

Flock Safety announces major changes after backlash to its license plate reader cameras

Some law enforcement officers have been accused of using the eyes in the sky for personal ends to stalk partners and ex-partners

The Independent UK

Flock CEO says 'we're not Big Brother' in the face of surveillance allegations — as 3D printing enthusiasts share 'Flock Sock' camera cover to help protestors

Flock is introducing some extra controls over how its cameras can be used, to counter claims of unnecessary spying.

TechRadar

Arkansas Flock camera got one letter wrong. Police then pulled an innocent couple from their SUV at gunpoint with a baby inside

The mistakes did not end there.

We Got This Covered

The Flock uprising is just the beginning

People are sick of tech billionaires trying to control our lives

Salon

Flock moves to increase oversight of camera use after police surveillance misuse

Flock CEO Garrett Langley stated that key platform updates will convert previously optional safeguards into mandatory features for all users by Jan. 1

The Independent UK

Flock Safety tries to curb police abuse of its surveillance cameras after scandals

CEO announces steps after reports that system is used to target immigrants or people seeking out-of-state abortions

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The Independent UK

Amid public backlash, surveillance tech company Flock announces platform changes

One of the nation’s largest providers of automated license plate readers is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses of its system by some members of law enforcement

Reason

She Spent 7 Months in Legal Hell After Cops Used Flock Surveillance To Identify the Wrong Car

From wrongful arrests to officers stalking exes, license plate cameras keep exposing police failures.

The Economic Times

You may be driving past Flock cameras without knowing it and now this searchable DeFlock map in US is raising fresh privacy concerns among citizens

A searchable DeFlock map is drawing attention to the growing network of Flock Safety cameras across America, allowing citizens to see where license plate surveillance cameras are installed in their cities. As concerns grow over privacy, data collection and how vehicle information can be accessed and shared, the map is…

Reason

How Flock Camera Defenders Are Missing the Point

Robby Soave and Amber Duke attack The Free Press' latest attempt to defend Flock cameras.

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Tom’s Guide

Flock reportedly planned to co-opt Uber and Lyft vehicles to expand its surveillance network

Flock planned to partner with Nexar to turn dash cams in Uber and Lyft vehicles into mobile license plate readers, leaked documents show.

Latin Times

Police Used AI License Plate Cameras to Stalk Women Across the U.S., Investigation Finds

The findings come as the company rapidly expands its footprint, with more than 120,000 cameras operating in over 6,000 communities

The Texas Tribune

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.

Reason

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.”

The Guardian - US

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

International Business Times UK

Cops Tracked Woman's Abortion Across 83,000 Cameras for Her 'Safety'; Court Records Show They Eyed Criminal Charges

A Texas sheriff's office used over 83,000 ALPR cameras to track a woman post-abortion, sparking federal scrutiny, state legislation, and charges against the sheriff. The case highlights surveillance and reproductive rights issues.

The Guardian - US

Inside the growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance cameras

An underground network of privacy activists is disabling or destroying the ubiquitous surveillance devices sprouting up across the US

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