Benn Jordan on Flock, privacy, and the new surveillance backlash
Benn Jordan discusses Senate scrutiny, contract cancellations, and layoffs hitting Flock Safety's license-plate camera network.
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Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers
Flock's CEO says the company has not dropped police customers despite officers misusing its plate database.
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Bipartisan backlash to ALPRs grows as two high-profile bills are introduced
Bipartisan bills would restrict AI license-plate cameras from Flock, Motorola, and Axon amid privacy backlash.
How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
US drug-control grants push cities to feed license-plate reader data into federal HIDTA systems.
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The vibes are bad for Flock in Washington
Senators scrutinized Flock's AI license-plate surveillance after its CEO skipped a Judiciary hearing.
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.
Doctor Doom Thanked Seattle for All the Surveillance Cameras
Activist dressed as Doctor Doom urged Seattle's council to curb Axon and Flock surveillance after a committee voted to redirect $250,000 from CCTV expansion.
Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion
Johnson County, Texas deputies used Axon's Draft One AI to write a report about searching 80,000+ Flock cameras for a woman who self-administered an abortion.
Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s 'Superintelligent' AI Future That No One Wants
404 Media podcast discusses Meta's 'superintelligent' AI agents push, AI posing as human peer reviewers, and cities swapping Flock cameras for Axon.