More than 100 cities across the nation have turned off their Flock cameras after outcry from locals
- More than 100 cities across the country are rejecting Flock cameras amid growing privacy and safety concerns about the company’s sprawling network of automatic license plate readers.
- Flock, which offers a system made up of thousands of cameras to immediately recognize license plates, has been mired in controversy over its expansive network which is in every state except Alaska.
- While the cameras have helped catch criminals, critics say the company’s Big Brother-like practices constitute an invasion of privacy and violate the Fourth Amendment.
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- More than 100 cities across the country are rejecting Flock cameras amid growing privacy and safety concerns about the company’s sprawling network of automatic license plate readers.
- Flock, which offers a system made up of thousands of cameras to immediately recognize license plates, has been mired in controversy over its expansive network which is in every state except Alaska.
- While the cameras have helped catch criminals, critics say the company’s Big Brother-like practices constitute an invasion of privacy and violate the Fourth Amendment.
Sources: The Independent