License plate readers keep spreading faster than the rules meant to govern them, from Indiana statehouses to Denver suburbs, while Flock Safety scrambles to look accountable before lawmakers force the issue. Meanwhile Columbus residents show up in person to say no thanks.
- Indiana License Plate Readers Face Growing Scrutiny Over Surveillance and Police Misuse wowo.com
Scrutiny is good, but scrutiny without binding limits on data retention and access just produces another toothless report.
- Flock Safety tightens safeguards as states, cities question surveillance network Griffin Daily News
Flock adding safeguards after the backlash, not before, tells you who's actually driving the policy conversation here.
- If you want to be a ‘high-performance’ sports organization, definitions are required: US Olympic bobsledder Fox News
Not a surveillance story — skip.
- Parker council reviews proposal for drones, license plate readers Denver Gazette
Bundling drones with plate readers in one pitch means Parker should slow down and debate each separately, not as a package deal.
- Activists disrupt Columbus City Council meeting over Flock cameras The Columbus Dispatch
When people disrupt a council meeting to be heard, it's usually because the normal process already failed them.
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