Flock's ALPR network is under fire on two fronts today: Texas is pulling state money over privacy worries, and a mock-up tool just undercut the company's own claim that its cameras can't track people. Meanwhile a small California city is about to have the same conversation Texas just had — before, not after, the cameras go up.
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to cut state funding for AI-powered Flock cameras amid privacy concerns Fox News
Abbott pulling funding is a rare case of a red-state government matching privacy rhetoric with an actual budget decision.
- Mock version of AI police tool dispels Flock Safety's claim that its technology can't 'track individuals' The Cool Down
If a hobbyist mockup can demonstrate tracking capability, Flock's 'we can't track individuals' line needs to stop being taken at face value.
- WATCH: Wanted man escapes cops twice by running onto freeway, then walks into their Panda Express lunch Fox News
Not a surveillance story — just a chaotic police chase that ended at a fast-food counter.
- El-Sayed is a ‘tough sell’ for Michigan voters, GOP strategist says Fox News
Not a surveillance story — this is standard campaign horse-race coverage.
- Newman council to hear presentation on police use of license plate readers Westside Connect
Newman residents get what Texas didn't: a chance to ask hard questions about plate readers before the contract is signed.
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