Flock’s Surveillance Cameras May Finally Have a Weak Point: The Poles Holding Them Up
Despite growing backlash against Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers, some local governments that have voted to remove them have faced issues getting the cameras deactivated and taken down. The report highlighted a camera installed beside a narrow, two-lane rural road in Greene County, Ohio. The camera sits atop a black metal pole about two feet from the edge of the pavement, making it difficult to see at night.
- ▪Despite growing backlash against Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers, some local governments that have voted to remove them have faced issues getting the cameras deactivated and taken down.
- ▪The report highlighted a camera installed beside a narrow, two-lane rural road in Greene County, Ohio.
- ▪The camera sits atop a black metal pole about two feet from the edge of the pavement, making it difficult to see at night.
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Despite growing backlash against Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers, some local governments that have voted to remove them have faced issues getting the cameras deactivated and taken down. Now, there could be another reason for communities to want them gone.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000792956","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"transportation","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"transportation","TAGS":"ai,flock-safety,license-plate-readers","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); The Guardian reports that road-safety advocates are warning that some Flock camera installations…
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