Flock off: Big Brother’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month
Recommended Stories Trump doesn’t need to build a state in Africa — recognize the one that works China could hack your next car. Advertisement Furthermore, there have been growing concerns regarding the ability of automatic license plate readers to read license plates accurately and the consequences incurred by individuals whose vehicles are wrongly flagged as involved in a crime. An audit by the Los Angeles Police Department, for example, reported that during a two-month period in 2025, roughly one-third of the vehicles flagged as stolen by the city’s ALPRs were, in fact, not stolen (a kind of important distinction).
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- ▪An audit by the Los Angeles Police Department, for example, reported that during a two-month period in 2025, roughly one-third of the vehicles flagged as stolen by the city’s ALPRs were, in fact, not stolen (a kind of important distinction)
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Whether a belated semiquincentennial birthday gift to America from the ghosts of the Founding Fathers or simply a bout of good fortune for those longing for the degree of privacy against the government that existed when the Fourth Amendment was adopted, the last several weeks have been pretty rough on Big Brother, especially Flock Safety.For those unfamiliar with Flock, this is the company that partnered with police, homeowners’ associations, and various businesses to blanket much of the country with automatic license plate readers and thus roll out a mass vehicle surveillance network before most people understood what was going on. Recommended Stories Trump doesn’t need to build a state in Africa — recognize the one that works China could hack your next car.
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