Dallas shuts down hundreds of Flock cameras after Abbott pauses funding

The Dallas Police Department announced Tuesday that it will shut down hundreds of Flock cameras after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) directed state agencies to halt funding for the automated license plate readers, citing concerns over privacy and Fourth Amendment rights. “Three hundred twenty-one Flock cameras currently

The Dallas Police Department said Tuesday it is shutting down more than 300 Flock cameras after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered state agencies to halt funding for the roadside camera network. The city will cancel 321 of the company’s automated license plate readers supported by state funding by Sept. 15, authorities

Florida ordered Flock and other automated license plate readers removed from state highways as cities and states nationwide respond to privacy and police misuse concerns.

Flock's searchable network of 130,000 license plate cameras around the U.S. have sparked bipartisan privacy and civil liberties concerns.

BBC Verify examines the expanding network of Flock cameras in the US and the backlash against it.

Florida’s state transportation office revoked the ability of local police to put license plate readers on state highways.

Gina Hinojosa talks to Eric Garcia about the growing backlash in Texas and how it could feed a ‘bite back’ against Republicans in November

Americans are starting to recognize the dangers of pervasive surveillance by automated license plate readers.

As backlash grows over Flock's AI surveillance cameras, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen state spending on them. The move came just ahead of the publication of a Texas Tribune investigation that revealed the state spent over $30 million on Flock cameras. That money was primarily raised by tacking a $1 fee onto ins