Chase DiBenedetto / Mashable ·
MapQuest adds a Surveillance Layer to its mobile app showing license plate readers and cameras from 10+ companies including Flock, using OpenStreetMap data
MapQuest will not go gentle into that good night.
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14 stories tracking Flock, ranked newest first, from TechSnif's permanent archive.
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Nilay Patel / The Verge ·
An interview with YouTuber Benn Jordan, who recently testified in Congress against license plate readers, on Flock, privacy, the surveillance backlash, and more
Today, I'm talking with Benn Jordan, musician, YouTuber, researcher, and investigative journalist.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch ·
Flock CEO Garrett Langley defends his company's cameras, arguing that reducing crime means sacrificing privacy in return and that "we shouldn't pause progress"
Flock's founder and CEO Garrett Langley doesn't think the risks of introducing surveillance technology at scale outweigh the rewards.
Reuters ·
Flock plans to let go of ~270 employees, or 18% of its staff, at the end of October; the layoffs come after a voluntary buyout program in September
Flock Safety plans to let go of about 18% of its employees, people with direct knowledge of the plans said on Thursday …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media ·
A US judge rules an officer's use of Flock to search a car's license plate was a form of "indiscriminate mass surveillance", and violated the Fourth Amendment
Flock's nationwide network is quickly "approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice" and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.
Christian Robles/Nextgov / FCW ·
During a Senate hearing, lawmakers criticized automatic license plate readers amid concerns about Flock; the CEOs of Flock and others declined to attend
Members of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on Wednesday criticized the use of automatic license plate readers …
Wired ·
Internal email: Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program; sources say a significant number of Flock's ~1,500 employees may depart, as customers flee
As dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program, WIRED has learned.
404 Media ·
Hacker collective stegan0gram dismantles a Flock camera, recovering an encryption key and showing it runs ~20 apps on a midrange smartphone-grade processor
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
Aoife Walsh / Washington Post ·
President Trump expresses support for Flock "because of law enforcement", while acknowledging some people consider the surveillance technology "an infringement"
The president, while acknowledging some people consider the surveillance technology "an infringement …
Ryan Gillespie / Orlando Sentinel ·
Florida says it is revoking permits for Flock cameras and similar license-plate readers on state roads and no longer intends to issue such permits
Florida is revoking permits for Flock cameras and similar license-plate readers on state roads, dealing a blow to local law enforcement agencies …
Ayden Runnels / The Texas Tribune ·
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders state agencies to pause funding for Flock cameras; an investigation found an agency allocating $30M+ to build Texas' Flock network
The order came as The Texas Tribune was preparing to publish an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted …
Andrew Solender / Axios ·
Sen. Josh Hawley launches an investigation into Flock's "collection, retention, and dissemination of the data" from its AI-powered surveillance cameras
- Members of Congress in both parties have raised concerns about the company's network of 120,000 cameras, which allow law enforcement to track the movement of vehicles.
Wired ·
Reconstructed code from Flock's login pages reveals OS Investigate, a new AI system that integrates license plate scans, arrest records, case files, and more
Flock's surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police …
Lauren Feiner / The Verge ·
Flock CEO Garrett Langley acknowledges the startup "got this one wrong" and says Flock is assuming greater responsibility for how law enforcement uses its tech
After reports that some cops misused tracking data it collects, Flock is rolling out policy changes.