Flock Safety says it will totally be better about (not) giving your license plate to law enforcement

Flock CEO Garrett Langley says customers own the data the Flock surveillance cameras record, and they can also decide which offenses can be searched.

Garrett Langley, the CEO of surveillance technology company Flock Safety, apologized Thursday for instances where its data was misused by law enforcement officers and discussed changes the company is rolling out to its systems. Meanwhile, a Massachusetts police officer is accused of using the cameras to track an ex-gir

Flock announces changes to its license plate reader network after reported abuse by members of law enforcement  Chicago Tribune

Flock Safety, the private AI-powered security camera company installing surveillance technology around the U.S., announced new security measures amid intensifying backlash and reports of law enforcement abuse.

A company that operates a vast nationwide network of automated cameras that record the license plate numbers and other characteristics of all passing vehicles every day is making changes to its platform

Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network  AP News

From wrongful arrests to officers stalking exes, license plate cameras keep exposing police failures.

CEO Garrett Langley pushed back against a “misconception that we are some evil entity that has these diabolical plans.”

The rise of public surveillance has also led to the rise of an adversarial counterpart: fashion designed to confuse AI security cameras. It’s designed to baffle the senses of Axon body cams, Flock cameras, and other tools of mass surveillance through tricks like patterns that AI sensors confuse for animals, objects, or

Leonardo already counts government agencies and border security amongst its customer base.

SignalTrace, a system marketed by the security company Leonardo, is designed to work alongside automatic license plate readers.

License plate readers like this one could soon be joined by sensors that detect phones inside passing cars. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Imagine that you share a ride to work with the same colleague most mornings. As it passes by a license plate reader, the camera records the car, which can be linked through vehicle re