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Portsmouth Town Council votes to reject installing license plate cameras in town
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Los Altos Hills to remove ALPR cameras | News | losaltosonline.com
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Watertown Cancelling Contract for Flock License Plate Reading Cameras
Watertown Cancelling Contract for Flock License Plate Reading Cameras watertownmanews.com
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Los Altos Hills to remove ALPR cameras
Los Altos Hills to remove ALPR cameras Los Altos Town Crier
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Controversial Flock license plate readers shut off by another Eastern Washington city
GDELT: license plate reader
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Hastings City Council approves license plate reader system; rejects utility board elimination
Hastings City Council approves license plate reader system; rejects utility board elimination KSNB
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Syracuse council votes to remove Flock license plate reader from intersection
Syracuse council votes to remove Flock license plate reader from intersection Spectrum News
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Flock Cameras Being Removed in Springfield
Flock Cameras Being Removed in Springfield KEZI
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Greenfield Police to remove surveillance cameras
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Company begins removal of license plate reader cameras in Springfield
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Springfield removes ALPR cameras as SPD phases out Flock Safety by week end
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With ICE concerns swirling in Seattle, mayor 'reviewing options' for pause of Real Time Crime Center expansion to Capitol Hill and the Central District
GDELT: Real Time Crime Center
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Springfield removes ALPR cameras as SPD phases out Flock Safety by week's end
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Flock Safety removes license plate cameras in Springfield
Flock Safety removes license plate cameras in Springfield The Register-Guard
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Flock Safety removing Springfield cameras, police say
Flock Safety removing Springfield cameras, police say Lookout Eugene-Springfield
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Santa Cruz terminates its contract with Flock Safety
Santa Cruz terminates its contract with Flock Safety Los Gatan
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Richmond to challenge order to remove high - def surveillance cameras
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Richmond to challenge B . C . privacy commissioner order to remove high - definition surveillance cameras
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Flock Safety faces privacy concerns, cancelled contracts across U.S.
Flock Safety faces privacy concerns, cancelled contracts across U.S. wjfw.com
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Charlottesville and Staunton cancel license plate reading technology
Charlottesville and Staunton cancel license plate reading technology WVTF
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Will Bridgeport City Council revive rejected Flock contract for police drones?
Will Bridgeport City Council revive rejected Flock contract for police drones? CTPost
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Santa Cruz the First in California to Terminate Its Contract With Flock Safety
Santa Cruz the First in California to Terminate Its Contract With Flock Safety KQED
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Educator Update: The termination of Flock Safety in Santa Cruz and delayed family student housing at UC Santa Cruz
Educator Update: The termination of Flock Safety in Santa Cruz and delayed family student housing at UC Santa Cruz Lookout Santa Cruz
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City council votes to end Santa Cruz’s contract with Flock Safety
City council votes to end Santa Cruz’s contract with Flock Safety Lookout Santa Cruz
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Santa Cruz leaders vote to terminate contract with Flock
Santa Cruz leaders vote to terminate contract with Flock Santa Cruz Local
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Santa Cruz ends contract with license plate reader company
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Santa Cruz votes to terminate its contract with Flock Safety
Santa Cruz votes to terminate its contract with Flock Safety Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Santa Cruz considers ending Flock contract over data sharing concerns
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Mass surveillance is not public safety – Santa Cruz must cancel its Flock contract
Mass surveillance is not public safety – Santa Cruz must cancel its Flock contract Lookout Santa Cruz
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City of Staunton contract with Flock Safety officially terminated
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City of Staunton’s contract with Flock Safety officially terminated
City of Staunton’s contract with Flock Safety officially terminated WHSV
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Flock cameras still up in Staunton, timeline for removal uncertain
Flock cameras still up in Staunton, timeline for removal uncertain The News Leader | Staunton, VA
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'Democracy in action': Cities react to privacy concerns by canceling Flock surveillance contracts
'Democracy in action': Cities react to privacy concerns by canceling Flock surveillance contracts Straight Arrow
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Bend shuts off Flock license plate-reading cameras over privacy concerns
Bend shuts off Flock license plate-reading cameras over privacy concerns Central Oregon Daily
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Retired Teacher Asks Federal Court to Shut Down SFPD’s License Plate Reader System
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Santa Cruz, CA: Contract Canceled
The Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-1 to terminate their contract with Flock Safety after evidence that the city's data was accessed by out-of-state agencies (ICE) roughly 4,000x.
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Los Altos Hills, CA: Contract Canceled
The Los Altos Hills City Council voted to terminate their contract with Flock Safety (2:45:02) following resident concerns and a lack of evidence that the Flock system was effective at…
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Prosser, WA: Cameras Deactivated
Prosser disabled their Flock cameras due to the controversial issues of data collection and access.
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Natick, MA: Contract Canceled
The town of Natick canceled their Flock Safety pilot over transparency, data ownership, and mass surveillance risks, leading to cameras being slated for removal.
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Walla Walla, WA: Cameras Deactivated
The Walla Walla Police Department disabled its Flock system due to data misused, following a Washington court ruling that data captured by Flock cameras were public records and could be…
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Watertown, MA: Contract Canceled
Watertown, MA canceled its contract with Flock Safety before any cameras were installed, following questions from the public about privacy and data sharing.
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Salt Lake City Council pauses license plate reader plan amid privacy concerns
Salt Lake City Council pauses license plate reader plan amid privacy concerns FOX 13 News Utah
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Steep Drop in Homicides Continued for Full Year After ShotSpotter Was Removed: Analysis
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Flagstaff City Council votes to cancel Flock Safety camera contract
GDELT: Flock Safety
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Talent pauses Flock surveillance cameras amid growing concerns
Talent pauses Flock surveillance cameras amid growing concerns Rogue Valley Times
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Opinion | Cambridge cancelled contract with license plate reader
GDELT: license plate reader
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City initiates Flock camera removal
City initiates Flock camera removal Daily Emerald
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City of Staunton to end relationship with Flock Safety, remove license plate readers
City of Staunton to end relationship with Flock Safety, remove license plate readers WHSV
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Eugene begins camera removal after Flock Safety delays dismantling until late January
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Flock Safety cameras removed by city staff amid contract end
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Authorities used license plate readers to find the Brown suspect’s car. Some want them removed.
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Staunton to cancel Flock Safety camera contract, citing issues with ideology of CEO
Staunton to cancel Flock Safety camera contract, citing issues with ideology of CEO Augusta Free Press
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Flagstaff cancels controversial contract for Flock Safety cameras
Flagstaff cancels controversial contract for Flock Safety cameras AZ Family
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55 out of 57 Flock Safety cameras removed by Eugene staff amid delays by the company
55 out of 57 Flock Safety cameras removed by Eugene staff amid delays by the company KVAL
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Aaron Barmer: Flock camera removal is victory for all people in Staunton
Aaron Barmer: Flock camera removal is victory for all people in Staunton Augusta Free Press
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Several CTX cities removed license plate readers
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Flagstaff City Council Votes to Cancel Flock Camera Contract
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Flagstaff cancels contract with Flock Safety cameras
Flagstaff cancels contract with Flock Safety cameras KJZZ
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Flagstaff City Council votes to end use of contentious Flock license plate cameras
Flagstaff City Council votes to end use of contentious Flock license plate cameras Arizona Daily Sun
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Flagstaff City Council votes to end use of automated license plate cameras
Flagstaff City Council votes to end use of automated license plate cameras 12News
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