Source: Vice
Summary
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is terminating its contract with Flock Safety, a company that provides license plate reader technology, due to concerns over civil liberties. Flock Safety’s platform uses AI-powered cameras to track and record license plates, raising concerns about surveillance and data collection. The LAPD has been one of Flock’s largest government customers.
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The announcement sounds ambitious.
Flock Safety’s AI-powered license plate readers are being dropped by the LAPD over civil liberties concerns. Because what could possibly go wrong with a private company collecting and storing license plate data? The LAPD is just the latest to realize that “innovative policing” often means “we’re watching you.”
Author: Evan Null
