Hacker NewsUS cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology
#HackerNews #USCities #FlockSafety #SurveillanceTech #PrivacyConcerns #TechPolicy
gtbarrydeflock.org
An open-source project mapping license plate readers. These systems continuously record your movements without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion
Traffic Violation! License Plate Reader Mission Creep Is Already Here
Flock now lists six different companies providing traffic enforcement technology on its “Partner program” site. Public records also show that speed enforcement cameras have been connected to Flock's ALPR network.
#flocksafety #alpr #surveillance #privacy #police #technology #tech
Traffic Violation! License Plate Reader Mission Creep Is Already Here
A new report from 404 Media sheds light on how automated license plate readers (ALPRs) could be used beyond the press releases and glossy marketing materials put out by law enforcement agencies and ALPR vendors.
TechdirtALPR Tech Now Preventing Parents From Enrolling Their Kids In School
Deflock Broward1/9
Pembroke Pines, FL quietly built a surveillance machine over 10 years. $1.3 million. 160+ cameras. Facial recognition. FBI database access. Audio capture. A nationwide plate database with 4 billion+ reads. The City Commission voted on it 13 times. Never once debated it. Every claim here is from public records. 🧵
#SurveillanceState #ALPR #PembrokePines #Broward #FlockSafety #FacialRecognition #PublicRecords #Florida
deflock.org
An open-source project mapping license plate readers. These systems continuously record your movements without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion
San Jose considers new Flock Safety camera restrictions
The changes would make thirty days the limit for storage rather than Flock's default of one year, unless the information is part of an active investigation.
The city proposes banning cameras in and around churches and healthcare facilities, making it clear that data can't be shared with federal immigration enforcement agencies.
#SanJose #SiliconValley #flocksafety #surveillance #privacy #alpr #technology #tech
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-jose-flock-camera/4049502/
An open-source project mapping license plate readers. ALPRs are a serious risk to your privacy and civil liberties. These systems continuously record your movements without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion.
City Council terminates Mountain View’s license plate camera contract
The Mountain View City Council unanimously voted to terminate its license plate camera contract with Flock Safety, heeding the calls of dozens of impassioned residents who spoke at the meeting urging the city to cut ties with the surveillance technology company
#MountainVIew #SiliconValley #flocksafety #alpr #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech
City Council terminates Mountain View’s license plate camera contract
The Mountain View City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to terminate its license plate camera contract with Flock Safety, heeding the calls of dozens of impassioned residents who spoke at the meeting urging the city to cut ties with the surveillance technology company.
A redesign before we even have followers? Bold strategy.
The site looks much better now. More importantly, it's easier to actually read what's going on with license plate surveillance in Broward: what's installed, what it collects, and what nobody officially wants to talk about.
#ALPR #Privacy #CivilLiberties #Surveillance #PublicRecords #Florida #Broward #FlockSafety #infosec
