3+ week, 2+ day ago   (662+ words) We have met the enemy — and it is watching us. There’s a growing backlash against Flock cameras, the automated license plate readers that have become ubiquitous across the country. The cameras take images of license plates and store them in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (213+ words) It may seem hard to believe now, but at the dawn of this age, some people genuinely believed that the spread of cameras, microphones and whatever else into millions of hands could be a shield against surveillance. Mann believed that…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (314+ words) As vandalism against its license plate-reading cameras and backlash against civic leaders who embrace them grows, Flock Safety is losing its surveillance coverage at a breakneck pace. That isn’t just bad news for the company’s bottom line. It also means…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1076+ words) Vehicle surveillance giant Flock Safety has told the public for years that its technology “cannot recognize, identify, or track individuals.” It has now built a system that does both, an artificial intelligence tool for police that can identify drivers and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (576+ words) Flock Safety is best known for its license plate-scanning technology. But during an interview on the “All-In” podcast released Monday, CEO Garrett Langley said that business now represents just under half of the company’s “forward-looking revenue.” The company is increasingly…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (598+ words) In the United States, there’s practically no escaping from mass surveillance company Flock Safety’s 120,000 license plate reading cameras spread across 49 states. The company has partnered with 6,000 law enforcement agencies and 1,000 private customers, leading to terrifying false arrests and even crooked…...