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“Invasive searches like ALPR database queries must require a judicial warrant,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @fastcompany.com. “Policymakers must seize this moment—when even the leading ALPR vendor has admitted they have done too little to prevent abuse—to, at minimum, codify real protections into law.”

fastcompany.comWhy we love to hate FlockThe license plate reader company has become a lightning rod for surveillance concerns. But getting rid of Flock doesn’t necessarily get rid of the surveillance.

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Geoffrey Holz 22
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Flock's FreeForm AI Searches for People, Not Just Cars Joseph Cox at 404 Media pulled Flock's own audit logs. Police typed descriptions of human beings, not plates, and pulled footage across hundreds of cameras in a single query. stateofsurveillance.org/news/flock-f...

stateofsurveillance.orgFlock's FreeForm AI Searches for People, Not Just CarsCops used Flock's FreeForm AI to search for people by race, clothing, tattoos, and political affiliation across hundreds of cameras.