1+ week, 6+ day ago   (351+ words) "Not safety from crime, but new, non-criminal acts redefined as criminal." A Facebook post by the Albany Police Department in Georgia in an attempt to identify a man who picked up $30 off the floor of a Walmart sparked a wave…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (332+ words) "It's just become so divisive." A Massachusetts police department is stepping away from a surveillance tool that has stirred fierce debate in communities across the country. Douglas Police said they are discontinuing use of Flock Safety cameras after privacy concerns…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (383+ words) "I care deeply about privacy, and some of what I've read in that testimony sounded problematic." In West Virginia, scrutiny of Flock Safety is growing after a legislative hearing on its license plate-reading cameras prompted fresh concerns about both data…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (414+ words) In Chetek, Wisconsin, an undisclosed surveillance camera deal has shaken confidence in local authorities. Flock sells surveillance cameras, but these systems have also drawn scrutiny in communities across the country because they can create a detailed record of where cars…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (375+ words) The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted on April 16 to remove $80,000 in county funding for the cameras and prohibit "further expenditures on the system." Wisconsin municipalities have increasingly backed away from Flock Safety's license plate reader program, highlighting a weakness…...