Flock & ALPR Cameras in Ware, Massachusetts
Volunteers have reported 1 automated license plate readers in and around Ware — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Ware in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:57 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Ware
The readers mapped around Ware break down as 1 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Lowes. Every report here dates to Mar 2026.
- Mass Central Rail Trail — 1 reader
Ware MA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Ware MA PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 9 other agencies.
Ware in the Hampshire County picture
Hampshire County has 9 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,951 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 156,595 residents and 1,612 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 57.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 1 traffic. Operators named on the record: Lowes (1).
What’s watching Ware
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Ware — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Ware (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Ware
- Massachusetts May Become 1st State to Ban Police Use of Facial Recognition Software (Watch Its Racist Algorithm in Action) – EURweb
- 'Fundamentally flawed': MassLive to discuss facial recognition technology with the ACLU of Massachusetts as lawmakers look to ban the controversial software
What you can do in Ware
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Ware
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).