As Repossessions Rise, License Plate Readers Aren't Just For Cops Anymore

Flock has the biggest network of surveillance cameras in the United States, but cameras mounted to repo vehicles are mobile and scanning neighborhoods.

People Are Vandalizing AI License Plate Cameras That Can Track Your Car

In one case, a police officer was fired after allegedly using the AI-powered camera network to stalk her boyfriend’s ex-wife.

Flock wanted to put license plate cameras on 350,000 Uber and Lyft dashcams

A presentation from Flock, obtained by 404 Media, describes abandoned plans to install the company's automatic license plate ...

Flock cameras are so controversial people are sabotaging them. Why?

License plate readers have been attacked nationwide, and a growing number of cities have abandoned their use of the ...

Your License Plate Is Being Scanned Across America. Now Cities Are Rethinking Flock Cameras

The debate is no longer simply about whether the cameras work. It is about whether Americans are comfortable living in a world where their vehicles can leave behind a digital trail every time they ...

New bill could derail standards on how Flock cameras are used across California

Senate Bill 1013, authored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, would require public agencies using license plate readers to delete ...

Chandler ends use of Flock license plate readers after audit finds ‘anomaly’

CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — The city of Chandler is discontinuing the use of dozens of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) due to an “anomaly” identified during a recent audit. City officials on ...
This Is Reno

Backlash grows in Reno area as AI license plate reader and surveillance camera numbers increase

On New Year’s Day, dozens of police departments around the country searched an online cloud-computing network for vehicles traveling in and around Sparks, Nevada. Mesa, Arizona’s police department, ...
Wicked Local

Here's your chance. Mass RMV low number plate lottery open for 2026

The Massachusetts RMV is now hosting a lottery for 237 low-number license plates. The lottery is now underway. People can join the lottery online at myRMV Online Service Center. Only 237 of them will ...
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How to enter Massachusetts’ low-number license plate lottery

BOSTON (WPRI) — Massachusetts is once again giving residents a chance to obtain a low-number license plate such as 318, 7575, 8J, 66K, V3 or L99. Those are just some of the 237 low-number plates ...
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Flock Cameras Capture A Whole Lot More Than Your License Plate Number

Flock Safety is one of those companies you may not have heard of, but it has probably heard of you. This company, headquartered in Atlanta, makes automatic license plate readers, usually placed on ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

I'm a former sheriff. License plate recognition is a needed tool. | Opinion

License plate recognition technology is a tool used by law enforcement to help solve crimes and find missing persons. The author, a former sheriff, argues the technology helps victims by speeding up ...