The Flock debate is hitting every level today, from Albany pushing retention limits to a Midwest city walking away from the vendor entirely. Meanwhile police departments keep touting plate readers as crime-fighting silver bullets, even as the AG's office admits drivers have no real way to know when they're being tracked.
- NY civil liberties groups push for 48-hour limit on police retaining Flock camera data Gothamist
A 48-hour cap would be a real check on mission creep; the question is whether Albany has the will to pass it.
- Perry police credit drones, license plate readers in drug trafficking and RICO investigation | What we know Yahoo
Drones plus plate readers made the case easier for Perry police, but 'what we know' still leaves a lot unknown about oversight.
- Cedar Rapids won't renew Flock contract, will move to Axon for plate readers KGAN
Cedar Rapids swapping Flock for Axon shows cities have leverage; the real test is whether Axon's practices differ at all.
- Flock cameras in America The Guilfordian
A student paper noticing Flock cameras everywhere says more about normalization than novelty.
- 'There's no way'; New York Attorney General's Office says drivers may not know when license plate readers track them WHEC.com
If the state's own watchdog can't explain how tracking works, drivers consenting to it is a fiction.
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