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LAPD Abandons Flock Contract After Making a Horrifying Discovery

"This contract is not being renewed because of serious concerns around civil liberties and civil rights issues." The post ...
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Flock Is in Serious Trouble After Massive Backlash

At least 53 cities have ended their contracts with the company so far. The post Flock Is in Serious Trouble After Massive ...

“A Company That Trades Privacy for Profit”: ACLU on Flock’s Growing Nationwide Surveillance Network

The tech company Flock, makers of traffic cameras that automatically record and log car license plates for law enforcement ...

Lawmakers make a push for removal of Flock cameras in West Virginia towns

State lawmakers in West Virginia are calling for municipalities to remove automated license plate reader cameras associated ...

How Flock’s license plate surveillance works — and how it can be abused

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Type in a license plate number. Or maybe all you know is that the vehicle is a black pickup with a toolbox ...
CNET

When Flock Comes to Your Town: I Asked Experts What to Do About These AI Cameras

Flock surveillance cameras and drones are now common. Here’s what they can do. Flock made headlines late last year during widespread crackdowns by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Though Flock ...
Wired

Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI

Flock, the automatic license plate reader and AI-powered camera company, uses overseas workers from Upwork to train its machine learning algorithms, with training material telling workers how to ...