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Flock Cameras: A Slippery Slope into Mass Surveillance and the Death of Anonymity
Flock Safety, a company that sells automated license plate reader (ALPR) systems, has positioned itself as a champion of safer neighborhoods and crime deterrence. Its sleek, solar-powered “Flock cameras” are being deployed across suburban streets, private businesses, and even entire municipalities. But the creeping presence of these devices—and the precedent they set—shouldn’t make us feel…