Cops Want to Turn Your Kid’s School Bus Into a Surveillance Tool
BusPatrol is installing AI-powered cameras on school buses across the U.S. to monitor traffic violations and potentially share data with law enforcement. The company claims to protect over two million students by identifying drivers who ignore stop signs. However, concerns have been raised about the expansion of these cameras into a broader surveillance tool that could be misused by authorities.
- ▪BusPatrol has cameras installed on more than 40,000 school buses in 24 states.
- ▪The technology is marketed as a way to catch drivers who violate stop signs, but its effectiveness is questioned.
- ▪The company plans to record all license plates passing by the buses and share that data with law enforcement without a warrant.
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Citizens have started pushing back against Flock Safety, a company best known for its AI-powered Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs). Now they’ve got another company they can add to their enemies list. According to a report from 404 Media, a company called BusPatrol has installed cameras on school buses across the country and is planning to let law enforcement use them to scan license…
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