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fromTechCrunch
1 week agoAmazon's Ring cancels partnership with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Ring canceled its planned partnership with Flock Safety, amid concerns about AI surveillance, law-enforcement access, and facial-recognition features.
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks agoMountain View officials allege federal, state agencies accessed Flock camera data without consent
The City of Mountain View wants the public to know that data collected by its Flock cameras was accessed by federal agencies -- and, allegedly, without the city's consent. An internal audit also found that the data was accessed by California law enforcement agencies, which was not approved by the Mountain View Police Department. From August to November 2024, the City of Mountain View says several federal law enforcement agencies accessed a Flock license plate reader camera located at San Antonio Road and Charleston Road.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoSan Jose latest city to face questions whether federal authorities are accessing police license plate camera data
San Jose allowed other California agencies to access ALPR camera data for federal authorities, prompting privacy concerns and potential state-law violations.
fromWIRED
2 months agoFlock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI
Flock, the automatic license plate reader and AI-powered camera company, uses overseas workers from Upwork to train its machine learning algorithms, with training material telling workers how to review and categorize footage including images people and vehicles in the United States, according to material reviewed by 404 Media that was accidentally exposed by the company. The findings bring up questions about who exactly has access to footage collected by Flock surveillance cameras and where people reviewing the footage may be based.
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