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As recently as last month, 20 Flock cameras, which read license plates and track vehicles, were used at 14 major intersections in Richardson, Texas. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Infrastructure , Surveillance

Simplified: As recently as September 2026, 20 Flock cameras, which read license plates and track vehicles, were used at 14 major intersections in Richardson, Texa...

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Code-enforcement officers scour [satellite] images for what looks like unpermitted development on a property (e.g., a greenhouse, a building, a graded flat of land, or trees removed without a permit o... 0.900

👤 Institute for Justice (I.J.) 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Policy , Surveillance

Simplified: Humboldt County code-enforcement officers scour satellite images for unpermitted development on properties.

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The study uses data from 216 agencies that began using Flock in the period from 2017 to 2023, and 3,108 agencies that did not, to test the effects of Flock's surveillance network. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Data , Surveillance , Agencies , Flock Safety

Simplified: The study used data from 216 agencies that began using Flock cameras between 2017 and 2023, and 3,108 agencies that did not, to test the effects of Fl...

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Earlier in 2026, an immigration lawyer accidentally discovered a Department of Homeland Security "watch list" filled entirely with the names of other immigration lawyers. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Legal , Surveillance

Simplified: In 2026, an immigration lawyer accidentally discovered a Department of Homeland Security "watch list" that contained only the names of other immigrati...

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These AI-powered cameras would notify local law enforcement of any travel deemed abnormal, and BCSO deputies would then conduct pretextual traffic stops to investigate the suspicious drivers. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Surveillance , Police Conduct

Simplified: AI-powered license plate cameras notified local law enforcement of abnormal travel, leading Bexar County Sheriff's Office deputies to conduct pretextu...

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Last March in United States v. Porter, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit held that using a 10-camera ALPR network to locate a known vehicle was not a search. 0.950

👤 Del Schlangen 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Fourth Amendment , Surveillance , Court Case

Simplified: In March 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit held in United States v. Porter that using a 10-camera ALPR network to locate a known veh...

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Last May in Commonwealth v. Foster, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a stop where police responded within seconds to late-night alerts from a gunfire microphone, found only two people, and observ... 0.950

👤 Del Schlangen 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Surveillance , Court Case

Simplified: In May 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a stop in Commonwealth v. Foster where police responded quickly to gunfire microphone alerts, found...

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas of Surveillance documents nearly 250 gunshot-detection deployments and purchase plans nationwide, although that includes programs that have since ended. 0.900

👤 Del Schlangen 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Statistics , Surveillance

Simplified: The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas of Surveillance documents nearly 250 gunshot-detection deployments and purchase plans across the United Sta...

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The company also sells a surveillance bundle of sorts called the "Safe City" subscription. 0.950

👤 Del Schlangen 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Surveillance

Simplified: Flock Safety sells a surveillance bundle called the "Safe City" subscription.

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In Flock's own words, a confirmed gunshot "can surface the vehicles seen entering or leaving the area around the time of the sound, using nearby Flock license plate reader cameras." 0.950

👤 Flock Safety 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Surveillance , Attributed Statement

Simplified: Flock Safety states that a confirmed gunshot can identify vehicles entering or leaving the area around the time of the sound using nearby Flock licens...

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During the pandemic, the government showed its ability to contain major crises by locking down entire cities and tracking hundreds of millions of residents. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Surveillance , Pandemic Response

Simplified: During the pandemic, the Chinese government demonstrated its ability to contain major crises by locking down entire cities and tracking hundreds of mi...

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The police said the men would be closely monitored while free on bail. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law Enforcement , Surveillance , Bail

Simplified: British police stated that the five men released on bail would be closely monitored.

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Some New York City police officers used Flock Safety, a system of automated license-plate readers that has been criticized as an invasion of privacy, to run searches even though the Police Department... 1.000

👤 Maria Cramer 📋 News Article 🏷️ Privacy , Police , Surveillance

Simplified: Some New York City police officers used Flock Safety's automated license-plate readers for searches without a departmental contract.

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Civil libertarians have also raised concerns about how the department uses Vigilant Solutions. 1.000

👤 Maria Cramer 📋 News Article 🏷️ Privacy , Civil Rights , Surveillance

Simplified: Civil libertarians have expressed concerns regarding the New York City Police Department's use of Vigilant Solutions.

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In 2012, the FBI briefly paused ALPR purchases because its Office of General Counsel was "wrestling with LPR privacy issues." 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Historical , Privacy , Surveillance

Simplified: In 2012, the FBI briefly paused ALPR purchases because its Office of General Counsel was addressing LPR privacy issues.

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A 2024 Congressional Research Service report noted that multiple DOJ agencies use ALPRs, including the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the U.S. Marshals Service. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Report , Surveillance

Simplified: A 2024 Congressional Research Service report noted that multiple Department of Justice agencies, including the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administratio...

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Police in Colorado can store license plate images for up to three years after they're captured. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Regulation , Law Enforcement , Surveillance

Simplified: In Colorado, police can store license plate images for up to three years after capture.

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Flock Safety boasts of "more than 120,000 cameras across 49 states." 0.950

👤 Flock Safety 📋 News Article 🏷️ Company , Statistics , Surveillance

Simplified: Flock Safety states it has more than 120,000 cameras across 49 states.

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According to the website LPR Maps, Georgia has the fourth most ALPRs of any state but the highest number per capita, while Alabama has the sixth most per capita. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Geography , Statistics , Surveillance

Simplified: According to LPR Maps, Georgia has the fourth most ALPRs of any state and the highest number per capita, while Alabama has the sixth most per capita.

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Just in the past few weeks, multiple officers across Alabama have been caught misusing ALPR searches. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law Enforcement , Surveillance , Misconduct

Simplified: In the past few weeks leading up to September 2026, multiple officers across Alabama were caught misusing ALPR searches.

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