Amid growing apprehension around license plate cameras across the country — especially those that are part of the Flock Safety network — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters he shares concerns around privacy and whether those cameras are being misused. Cox’s comments came Thursday during a news conference hosted by PBS Utah, after a Utah […]
Another Cherokee Sheriff’s Office employee has been fired and arrested after he was found to have misused the automated license plate reader system, the agency announced.
Interruptions and insults flew across the stage of Rhode Island College’s Sapinsley Hall auditorium Tuesday night as two Democratic gubernatorial candidates attempted to school the other in the third and final debate before the primary, hosted by WPRI-TV 12. Fresh off another round of public polling that shows him 20 points behind challenger Helena Buonanno […]
Flock Safety is tightening privacy and oversight controls for its nationwide network of automated license plate readers as more communities pull back from the technology and lawmakers across the political spectrum push for new restrictions.
Residents in Huntington angered over their city council’s approval of a $2.1 million contract with Flock Safety to install license plate readers, cameras and more throughout the city are organizing a weekend-long canvassing campaign later this month to collect the signatures for their ballot initiative petition. The residents, led by Huntington Community Action Group, a […]
On Monday 32-year-old Menasha police officer Cristian Morales was sentenced for misusing Flock license plate reader cameras for unlawful targeted surveillance. Morales pleaded no contest in Outagamie County court and was sentenced to six months in jail, followed by three years of probation. His sentencing comes as Wisconsin communities push back against Flock cameras and […]
Flock’s ALPRs, otherwise known as Flock cameras, automatically capture images of passing vehicles and upload them to a database police can search. Law enforcement uses the data to help locate vehicles that may be linked to crimes, missing people or other police matters.Â
License plate cameras are under scrutiny as questions on misuse and surveillance emerge throughout the country. In Utah, a political action committee is sounding the alarm, after having found that the vast majority of the camera records searches in one county originated outside the state. The records of 10 license plate cameras from the Flock […]
(The Center Square) - After recent backlash over law enforcement’s use of Flock Safety cameras, law enforcement officials fear that one of their best tools for solving investigations will be taken away from them.
Kentucky’s new license plate camera law is now in effect, and it already looks out of step with the Constitution. Just before it took effect, the U.S. Supreme Court handed the commonwealth a warning its lawmakers cannot afford to ignore. On June 29, the Court ruled in Chatrie v. United States that police conduct a […]
