- Flock Blocks ICE from License Plate Reader Access in . . .
June 25, 2025 – Flock Safety, a leading provider of automatic license plate reader (ALPR) technology, has suspended access to its surveillance systems for law enforcement agencies in California, Illinois, and Virginia The decision follows reports that the technology was used to assist federal immigration enforcement and track individuals in sensitive cases, raising significant privacy and
- Flock Removes States From National Lookup Tool After ICE and . . .
Following 404 Media’s reporting and in light of new legislation, automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company Flock has stopped agencies reaching into cameras in California, Illinois, and Virginia
- Flock Safety’s Response to Illinois LPR Data Use and Out-of . . .
Recent audits in Illinois raised important concerns about how license plate reader (LPR) data from several agencies across the state was accessed and shared We take these concerns seriously and have already taken decisive steps to address them
- City Council, EPD field concerns about license plate readers
Reports from technology-based news outlet 404 Media late last month highlighted that two Illinois cities using license plate cameras from Flock Safety, a surveillance company, had constituents
- Milwaukee PD accessed Illinois Flock cameras for classified . . .
Across the nation, law enforcement agencies are accessing Flock Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) camera databases, regardless of whether they have their own contract for the AI-powered system Researchers from 404 Media published a data trove derived from Flock audits earlier this week
- California police illegally share license plate reader data . . .
Automated license plate readers in Riverside County are part of a system powered by Flock, a company that works with law enforcement agencies in thousands of communities nationwide
- License Plate Surveillance Startup Broke The Law While Trying . . .
Flock uses fallible artificial intelligence software to "fingerprint" a car, matching its make, model, and appearance to a license plate number in the DOT database
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