Is Your City Using Axon License Plate Cameras? We Need Your Help
Journalists investigate cities switching to Axon ALPR cameras and seek public records on usage and inter-agency data sharing.
404 Media is investigating the transition from Flock to Axon automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras by US cities and seeking public records on how the new systems are used and shared. This follows reports of police performing lookups for ICE and personal reasons using Flock cameras. The investigation focuses on Axon's activity reports and data-sharing practices with other agencies.
- Cities are replacing Flock ALPR cameras with Axon following privacy concerns over ICE lookups.
- 404 Media seeks public records on Axon ALPR activity and data sharing between agencies.
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- Axon ALPRFlock ALPR
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- US
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404 Media is filing public records requests around the country to find out how cops are using Axon's ALPRs. Here is how you can do that too.
By Joseph Cox · 404media.co
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