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2 new license plate readers reported around Pine Lake Park, NJ
Volunteers just mapped 2 more ALPR cameras near Pine Lake Park, NJ. Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
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2 new license plate readers reported around Cedar Glen West, NJ
Volunteers just mapped 2 more ALPR cameras near Cedar Glen West, NJ (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
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4 license plate readers reported removed near Tufts University, MA
The map just got lighter around Tufts University, MA: 4 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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2 license plate readers reported removed near Redmond, WA
The map just got lighter around Redmond, WA: 2 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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3 license plate readers reported removed near Ferry Pass, FL
The map just got lighter around Ferry Pass, FL: 3 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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2 license plate readers reported removed near Higginsville, MO
The map just got lighter around Higginsville, MO: 2 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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5 license plate readers reported removed near Springville, UT
The map just got lighter around Springville, UT: 5 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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2 license plate readers reported removed near Town and Country, WA
The map just got lighter around Town and Country, WA: 2 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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3 license plate readers reported removed near Hutto, TX
The map just got lighter around Hutto, TX: 3 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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3 license plate readers reported removed near Hanover, NH
The map just got lighter around Hanover, NH: 3 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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2 license plate readers reported removed near Jan-Phyl Village, FL
The map just got lighter around Jan-Phyl Village, FL: 2 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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4 license plate readers reported removed near Provo, UT
The map just got lighter around Provo, UT: 4 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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2 license plate readers reported removed near Fort Dodge, IA
The map just got lighter around Fort Dodge, IA: 2 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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2 license plate readers reported removed near Sac City, IA
The map just got lighter around Sac City, IA: 2 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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2 license plate readers reported removed near Timberlane, LA
The map just got lighter around Timberlane, LA: 2 cameras no longer appear in the national dataset. The removal is logged permanently in our camera history.
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5 new license plate readers reported around Glendale, CA
Volunteers just mapped 5 more ALPR cameras near Glendale, CA (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
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11 new license plate readers reported around Egypt, PA
Volunteers just mapped 11 more ALPR cameras near Egypt, PA (Motorola Solutions). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
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59 new license plate readers reported around Dickinson, ND
Volunteers just mapped 59 more ALPR cameras near Dickinson, ND (Axis Communications, Axis communications). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
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38 new license plate readers reported around Bismarck, ND
Volunteers just mapped 38 more ALPR cameras near Bismarck, ND (Axis Communications). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
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San Francisco police now have to delete Flock data after 30 days
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Transom Capital Group to acquire SoundThinking
Gunshot DetectionOpen the record →
Coopertown discontinues use of Flock cameras
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Lurie tightens police surveillance rules in SF — but avoids targeting Flock
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Cleveland considers changes to Flock camera policy
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FOI docs: UK police's six-month live facial recognition trial in London railway stations scanned 500K+ faces, leading to no arrests and one false-positive alert (Daniel Boffey/The Guardian)
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Fraser Sampson questions British Transport Police Facial Recognition In London trial
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How retailers can protect personal information – LiveNews.co.nz
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Inside Richland County’s Flock network: 94 murders solved amid mounting privacy debate
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Cleveland considers new rules for Flock cameras as police use faces January pause
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Feds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions
Feds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions chicagoreader.com
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Flock Cameras Face Senate Hearing After Woman Spent 13 Days in Jail When AI Wrongly Matched Her Car
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Plano moves closer to vote on ending Flock Safety contract
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Facial recognition trial at railway stations cost £320k and had no arrests
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SF keeps Flock cameras after 1.6M illegal queries: New rules weaker than company standard
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Transom to take SoundThinking private in $110M deal, with up to $159M on the table
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Ledyard police raise concerns about Flock cameras after recent ‘security incident'
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Shootings, Stabbings, a Kidnapping Attempt: Flock Cameras Helped Crack These Waukesha County Cases
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On the agenda: West Palm Beach (September 29, 2026 Agenda) — License Plate Reader (Sep 29)
The published agenda for the September 29, 2026 meeting contains: "License Plate Reader". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
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On the agenda: Milwaukee County Committee on Parks and Culture — ALPR (Sep 29)
The published agenda for the September 29, 2026 meeting contains: "ALPR", "license plate reader". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
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On the agenda: Chesterfield Budget Workshop — license plate reader (Sep 29)
The published agenda for the September 29, 2026 meeting contains: "license plate reader", "FLOCK Camera". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
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On the agenda: Adel meeting — LPR camera (Sep 29)
The published agenda for the September 29, 2026 meeting contains: "LPR camera". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
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On the agenda: Ashland meeting — License Plate Reader (Sep 29)
The published agenda for the September 29, 2026 meeting contains: "License Plate Reader", "license plate reader", "Automated License Plate", "ALPR". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
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On the agenda: Seward Minutes — License Plate Reader (Sep 29)
The published agenda for the September 29, 2026 meeting contains: "License Plate Reader", "Flock camera". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Kyle City Council Special 7P - Oct 05, 2026 — License Plate Reader (Sep 29)
The published agenda for the September 29, 2026 meeting contains: "License Plate Reader". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
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On the agenda: Fayetteville City Council Agenda Session — license plate reader (Sep 29)
The published agenda for the September 29, 2026 meeting contains: "license plate reader". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
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On the agenda: Urbana 09-29-2026 Council Work Session Minutes — Flock Camera (Sep 29)
The published agenda for the September 29, 2026 meeting contains: "Flock Camera", "License Plate Reader", "Flock camera", "facial recognition". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
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On the agenda: Hamden Human Rights & Relations Commission - 9/29/26 — automated license plate (Sep 29)
The published agenda for the September 29, 2026 meeting contains: "automated license plate". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
5 things to know: Some Va. lawmakers push ban on Flock license plate readers
Laws & PolicyOpen the record →
Where are the Flock cameras in Pierce County? Which cities stopped using them?
CoverageOpen the record →
San Francisco tightens rules on automated license plate reader cameras, use of private data
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Why is SoundThinking stock surging today? By Investing.com
Gunshot DetectionOpen the record →
Federal jury rules Bexar County violated driver’s rights in license plate reader stop
CoverageOpen the record →
SoundThinking to Be Acquired by Transom Capital for $8.00 Cash Plus Up to $3.00 CVR Per Share
Gunshot DetectionOpen the record →
SoundThinking's Ralph A. Clark and Alan R. Stewart to Receive Merger Transaction Bonuses and Amended Severance
Gunshot DetectionOpen the record →
Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests
Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
SoundThinking to be Acquired by Transom Capital Group
Gunshot DetectionOpen the record →
Why is SoundThinking stock surging today?
Gunshot DetectionOpen the record →
Transom Capital to acquire SoundThinking for $8 per share in cash
Gunshot DetectionOpen the record →
Flock cameras are in the Midlands. How is misuse avoided?
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Misuse & AbuseOpen the record →
Red Bay City Council moves toward new rules for automated license plate recognition (ALPR) systems
A proposal heard by the Red Bay City Council on Wednesday would include limits on data retention related to Flock and other…
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Flock cameras debate continues in Columbia County
The Columbia County Sheriff launched a transparency portal, citing that the cameras have been in use since 2014 in the county and…
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Kyle City Council rejects bid to cancel flock camera contracts, will consider ballot question in May
A Kyle City Council member is pushing to get rid of Flock cameras as more Central Texas cities move away from the…
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Brevard drops proposed police camera plan
The Brevard Police Department has withdrawn a proposal to install three automatic license plate reader cameras within city limits after community feedback…
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Alexandria mayor and city councilmembers want Flock cameras removed
The mayor of Alexandria and some city councilmembers want Flock cameras removed.
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Gun Range Flock UPDATE!
Big UPDATE! The public gun range in the Ocala National Forest has been DeFkocked! Today I checked and the Flock camera at…
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Some Flock cameras in Jacksonville covered with plastic bags, but some residents want them removed
Flock license plate reader cameras remain in place across Jacksonville, many covered with plastic, after the Florida Department of Transportation called for…
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Senior Albany County Sheriff's Office investigator accused of misusing Flock cameras
Senior Albany County Sheriff's Office investigator accused of misusing Flock cameras
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Lorain County Stops Using Flock License Plate Readers
Lorain County Sheriff ends contract with Flock license plate readers citing rising costs and privacy concerns. Cleveland officials seek new technology providers…
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Biometric Payment: 3 Hidden Checks Before Money Moves
Biometric payment breaks down three hidden verification layers before funds transfer, proving a simple face scan never approves checkout on its own.…
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Flock cameras face scrutiny in Massachusetts over privacy and police misuse
The debate over controversial license plate readers is raging in Massachusetts, with more communities ditching the technology ...
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Reynoldsburg Ends Flock Camera Use #Shorts #Ohio #Privacy
Reynoldsburg stopped using its Flock license-plate cameras after investigations into alleged personal searches by two former police officers. The city plans to…
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Veteran investigator accused of misusing Flock camera system in Albany County
A senior investigator with the Albany County Sheriff's Office is accused of misusing the Flock camera system by conducting thousands of unauthorized…
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Columbus police officer under investigation for alleged misuse of Flock system
Officer Melvin Tellis is under investigation for alleged misuse of the Flock camera system.
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New Bedford City Council advances Flock camera oversight ordinance
A city council committee approved a seven-page ordinance that would require any proposed future use of automatic license plate readers to public…
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GOP Midterm Convention Kicks Off
-GOP Midterm Convention Kicks off in Dallas -Harris County Moves To Hike Tax Rate -Bastrop City Council Votes To End Flock Camera…
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We Handed Them A Full Ban, GTFOH
We packed Loudon County Commission again last night for round two of the surveillance fight. Commissioner Shaver's resolution, letters from County Mayor…
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Catawba (NC) Cutting Flock System
The Town of Catawba is cutting its Flock camera system amidst budget concerns and other needs it says is more prudent to…
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Fort Myers Beach council ends Flock Safety camera contract over privacy concerns
The Fort Myers Beach town council has voted to terminate its contract with Flock Safety, ending the use of license plate reading…
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Ohio city becomes latest to end use of Flock cameras
The city of Lebanon will discontinue the use of all 20 of its Flock cameras Wednesday. Lebanon City Council made the decision…
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Catawba hits the brakes on controversial Flock cameras after testing them in town
Town leaders in Catawba have decided not to continue using Flock Safety license plate reader cameras after a 60-day trial, citing ...
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Fort Pierce police tighten Flock camera rules after former officer’s arrest
Fort Pierce police officers can no longer run a license plate through the department's Flock camera system on their own. That power…
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Are License-Plate Readers Safety Tools—or Tracking Networks? #Privacy #Surveillance #PublicSafety
A visual explainer about the debate over automated license-plate reader networks: supporters describe a searchable investigative ...
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Trending Now: Flock camera debate, I-285 closures, and more
Two metro Atlanta communities are putting police surveillance technology under the microscope Wednesday night, giving residents a chance to raise concerns and…
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Reynoldsburg ends use of Flock cameras
The city of Reynoldsburg is discontinuing its use of Flock safety cameras, effective immediately.
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#flock #alpr #visalia My comments at the City Council meeting. 9/8/26
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Flock transparency portals open to the public in Kent Co, Grand Rapids
Local authorities in Kent County and Grand Rapids have launched a Flock transparency portal in hopes to alleviate public ...
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DPS pauses new Flock camera installations after Abbott funding clarification
Texas DPS officials say they have paused the installation of additional Flock license-plate reader cameras statewide after Governor Greg Abbott’s office said…
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How Grand Rapids Police are using Flock cameras
The public can now get a closer look at how Grand Rapids police use the city’s controversial network of automatic license plate…
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Austin TPW proposes license plate readers for parking enforcement
Austin transportation officials are weighing license plate-reading cameras as a way to respond to thousands of parking-related complaints each month, but a…
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This Florida Sheriff Said Body Cameras are WORSE Than Flock Cameras! Polk County Sheriff Judd
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Proposed Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) Ban Virtual Meeting
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Columbus police officer under investigation for alleged misuse of Flock system
Officer Melvin Tellis is under investigation for alleged misuse of the Flock camera system.
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Cop Misused Flock License-Plate Data to Stalk Ex — Now Facing Felony Charges
A cop misused Flock camera data to spy on his ex, and now he's facing four felony counts. That's not proof the…
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Flock Surveillance: A Call for Freedom | New Hanover Cancels Its ALPR Contract 4–0
On Blue Clay Road, outside the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, one of these Flock automated license-plate readers watches ...
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Biometric identity theft: Pakistan blocks 18.2M SIM cards
Biometric identity theft exposes major vulnerabilities as telecom regulators block 18.2 million compromised SIM cards tied to stolen fingerprints. Stolen thumbprints allowed…
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Flock Cameras
What are your thoughts on flock camera surveillance? ”The surveillance state is here. What do we do next?” - Brian McKeller See…
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Man suspected of fatally shooting mother in Wyandotte
A 67-year-old woman was shot to death inside her Wyandotte, Michigan, home over the weekend. License plate reader cameras in two states…
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On the Brinc of Fascism: Porterville Police Use Drones on Citizens since March 2026
The Porterville City Council voted unanimously on March 3, 2026, to approve a six-year "Drone as First Responder" (DFR) ...
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Navy Veteran Flocked hundreds of times after filing a complaint against the Waukesha Sheriff
Navy Veteran Flocked hundreds of times after filing a complaint against the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department ----- Napoleon Jones was illegally arrested…
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St. Paul officers describe drone-assisted rescue of boy
St. Paul Police Officer Adisak Sae Ma and Sergeant Matt St. Sauver join us to describe rescuing a boy with autism from…
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How to Install a Face Recognition Terminal on a Turnstile
How do you install a face recognition terminal on a turnstile? It’s simple: Pass the cable through the reserved mounting hole Fix…
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#79 - James from "NoFlockInTroy" talks Flock Cameras, Government Surveillance & Privacy
In Episode 79 of Good Times, Noodle Salad, Matt sits down one-on-one with James Christiani, the creator behind No Flock in Troy…
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NYPD Times Square shooting, ALPR vandalism and Starbase police hiring | Police news
This week in police news: NYPD officers fatally shot a woman who police say was stabbing bystanders in Times Square, a man…
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New Mexico Man Claims He Took Down Flock Cameras in Bernalillo County Before Arrest
New Mexico Man Claims He Took Down Flock Cameras in Bernalillo County Before Arrest A man says he removed every Flock ...
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HOW DO WE GET THE FLOCK OUT? Start Local.#gettheflockout #privacymatters #civilliberties
You asked how we get the Flock out. This is where it starts. Find out who approved the cameras. Get the contracts.…
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Flock Cameras: Safety or Surveillance? New iPhone: Worth $2,000? | Cafecito & Headlines
Flock Cameras: Safety or Surveillance? New iPhone: Worth $2000? | Cafecito & Headlines.
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Who can access Flock cameras? Fort Pierce tightens controls after officer arrest
Fort Pierce police officers can no longer run a license plate through the department's Flock camera system on their own. That power…
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LEAKED FLOCK WEBINAR SHOWS COMPANY TEACHING COPS HOW TO SURVEIL “NO KINGS” PROTESTERS
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Lebanon Council Pauses Flock Camera Program
Lebanon City Council voted to pause its Flock camera program while investigating contract details and the possibility of exit. A motion to…
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Chip Roy: Flock Cameras Are Taking Away Your Liberty
We sat down with Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) to discuss AI-powered surveillance networks, like Flock Safety. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ The Alliance for Secure AI…
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City Council Regular Meeting
The City of Albany broadcasts community access programming on KALB, Comcast Channel 33, and streams content on the City's ...
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New Hanover County pulls plug on Flock camera contract
New Hanover County pulls plug on Flock camera contract For more Local News from WITN: https://www.witn.com/ For more ...
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Sacramento shooting follows months of alleged stalking, sheriff says
A Sacramento woman was killed after months of alleged stalking, and deputies quickly located the suspect using Flock cameras, the sheriff says.
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Months of alleged stalking preceded deadly Sacramento shooting
A Sacramento woman was killed after months of alleged stalking, and deputies quickly located the suspect using Flock cameras, the sheriff says.
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Flock Cameras Just Nailed This Fleeing Suspect! 🚨#Shorts #TrueCrime #Police #Jacksonville
Modern surveillance technology is completely changing how law enforcement tracks down fleeing suspects. In this video, we ...
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Trade privacy for public safety?
Surveillance technology can help solve murders and find missing people. But if you've done nothing wrong, should you still be ...
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You drove past one today
You drove past one today—and it recorded your plate, time, direction, and route. Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) and ...
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Maplewood council asks police on Flock camera data use
The Maplewood City Council has questioned whether Flock cameras are useful to the city, a discussion that has continued since February. For…
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