"Flock contracts have quietly spread to cities across the country. But Flock ALPR (Automated License Plate Readers) erode civil liberties from the moment they're installed. While officials claim these cameras keep neighborhoods safe, the evidence tells a different story. The data reveals how Flock has enabled surveillance of people seeking... We need to have a hard look at the surveillance industry. It is a key enabler of vast and untold violations of human rights and civil liberties, and it continues to be used by aspiring autocrats to threaten our very democracy."
"Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national network of surveillance data in connection with protest activity. In some cases, law enforcement specifically targeted known activist groups..."
"SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose and its police department routinely violate the California Constitution by conducting warrantless searches of the stored records of millions of drivers' private habits, movements, and associations, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) argue in a lawsuit... More than 80 law enforcement agencies across the United States have used language perpetuating harmful stereotypes against Romani people when searching the nationwide Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) network, according to audit logs obtained and analyzed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation."
Flock Safety's ALPR contracts have expanded across many U.S. cities, installing cameras that collect and store drivers' location and movement data. These automated license plate readers enable immediate and historical tracking of vehicles, degrading privacy and civil liberties from the moment of installation. Ten months of Flock Safety server logs show over 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches tied to protest activity, with some searches specifically targeting known activist groups. Litigation alleges San Jose police routinely perform warrantless searches of millions of drivers' stored records, and audit logs show over 80 agencies used derogatory, stereotyped language about Romani people when searching the network.
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