#alpr — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #alpr, aggregated by home.social.
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"Public records obtained by the Shake Off #Flock campaign show agencies from Ohio and beyond searched Shaker Heights’ automatic license plate reader database 273 times over three months this year while citing “#immigration” as the reason" #ALPR https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/05/activists-uncover-hundreds-of-immigration-related-searches-that-ran-through-shaker-heights-flock-system.html
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"Public records obtained by the Shake Off #Flock campaign show agencies from Ohio and beyond searched Shaker Heights’ automatic license plate reader database 273 times over three months this year while citing “#immigration” as the reason" #ALPR https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/05/activists-uncover-hundreds-of-immigration-related-searches-that-ran-through-shaker-heights-flock-system.html
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The Axon cameras in Denver have begun installation and are slated to go live on May 11th, barring any complications caused by the recent weather. We will provide a map of all camera locations once that information is public.
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To The Surprise Of No One, #Cops Are Using #ALPR #Cameras To #Stalk Their Exes | Techdirt
That’s the upshot of this report from the Institute for #Justice, which has been #tracking what cops have been tracking now that they have always-on access to massive networks of #security cameras, including #Flock Safety’s controversial offerings, which also include automatic license plate readers (ALPR)
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We are having our first meeting! This will be to connect with technologists, activists, and concerned citizens so that we can get more organized and outline next steps for dealing with Flock and data centers across the state.
May 20 at 7:30 PM
https://www.fldigitalrights.org/general-meeting-on-may-20-flock-data-centers-and-team-structure/#Florida #Privacy #Flock #ALPR #AI #DataCenter #Tech #DigitalRights
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To The Surprise Of No One, Cops Are Using ALPR Cameras To Stalk Their Exes
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Flock’s Sales Pitch Included Recordings Of Kids’ Gymnastic Classes
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📬 Flock Safety: 80.000 Kameras – das geheime Überwachungsnetz der US-Polizei
#Datenschutz #ITSicherheit #ALPR #Bewegungsprofile #FlockSafety #ITSicherheit #Kennzeichenerfassung #Massenüberwachung #Polizeiüberwachung #Protestüberwachung #Überwachung #usa https://sc.tarnkappe.info/96a2ac -
Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs’ Sprawling #Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees.
Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudulent narratives around how law enforcement agencies across the country use and share data collected by automated license plate readers (#ALPR s).
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Tracking License Plates and Protecting Privacy
ALPR Data Sharing, Safeguards Against Misuse, and Potential Protections Against Federal Immigration Enforcement
MAY 6, 2026 | WEDNESDAY | 5:30-7PM
Registration and livestream in link below
#ALPR #dataSharing #ICE #LosAngelesCounty
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CALACOUNTY/bulletins/4154ce4
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“Once you’re in the Flock system, it’s on you to get out. You have to bear any responsibility for making that happen.” #flock #alpr #surveillance
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Speaking of California, there is this report of CBP putting automated license plate readers in remote areas that log all traffic:
https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/02/alpr-border-patrol-caltrans/
When a camera like this is in a remote area, it becomes an easy target for physical destruction by direct action warriors. This goes double for anything owned or operated by ICE or CBP. You can bet these would not last long in Minneapolis.
Short of that, if there is little traffic it should be safe to stop out of range of the camera, cover up license plates, drive past the camera and out of range, then remove the covers. Only cops would make an issue of it, and some remote roads see few cops.
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State of Oregon passes emergency law to limit license plate reader scans from being retained for more than 30 days absent being used as evidence in criminal case. This leaves CA as the outlier state on the West Coast that allows cops to retain for as long as five years. #ALPR https://ktvz.com/news/oregon-northwest/2026/04/23/a-new-oregon-law-regulates-police-use-of-license-plate-readers-heres-how-it-works/
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State of Oregon passes emergency law to limit license plate reader scans from being retained for more than 30 days absent being used as evidence in criminal case. This leaves CA as the outlier state on the West Coast that allows cops to retain for as long as five years. #ALPR https://ktvz.com/news/oregon-northwest/2026/04/23/a-new-oregon-law-regulates-police-use-of-license-plate-readers-heres-how-it-works/
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The 9 federal agencies that have access to UC Merced’s data include Border Patrol. The fact is that a police department is currently in violation of California state law in a way that puts their student population at risk,” Katz-Lacabe said. #ALPR https://www.modbee.com/news/local/education/article315497840.html#storylink=cpy
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The 9 federal agencies that have access to UC Merced’s data include Border Patrol. The fact is that a police department is currently in violation of California state law in a way that puts their student population at risk,” Katz-Lacabe said. #ALPR https://www.modbee.com/news/local/education/article315497840.html#storylink=cpy
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Here we go again. California cop accessing #Flock to stalk his lover 6 months after being put on leave. #ALPR https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/ex-costa-mesa-police-officer-accused-of-using-flock-cameras-to-track-his-mistress/
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Here we go again. California cop accessing #Flock to stalk his lover 6 months after being put on leave. #ALPR https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/ex-costa-mesa-police-officer-accused-of-using-flock-cameras-to-track-his-mistress/
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Mercury News: Residents sue San Jose in federal court over automated license-plate reader cameras
Lawsuit filed by the Virginia-based Institute for Justice seeks class-action status, claims cameras and police database searches are unconstitutional and unwarranted surveillance
"...SAN JOSE — Three San Jose residents backed by a national justice nonprofit have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the city’s vast network of automated license-plate reader cameras violate the Constitution by subjecting citizens to nonstop warrantless surveillance...."
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The fact that Florida Fish & Wildlife can be deputized as ICE agents to facilitate surveillance on behalf of the federal government should give everyone pause. This is the entangled way our surveillance state works, where one department can surveil for innocuous reasons and later spy for any reason.
https://www.404media.co/floridas-wildlife-cops-are-searching-thousands-of-flock-cameras-for-ice/ -
The practice highlights how ICE, which does not have a contract with Flock, continues to get access to Flock’s AI-powered license plate scanning cameras through local and state police, and often in ways that are unusual, unexpected, and difficult for the public to track or hold the agency accountable for.
https://www.404media.co/floridas-wildlife-cops-are-searching-thousands-of-flock-cameras-for-ice/ #flock #alpr #surveillance #ice -
#Wildlife #Conservation Police Are Searching Thousands of #Flock #Cameras for #ICE
highlights how ICE, which does not have a contract with Flock, continues to get access to Flock’s AI-powered #licensePlate scanning cameras thru local & state police…& difficult for the public to track or hold the agency accountable for. In this case, ICE has gained access to Flock data through an … agency that is nominally supposed to be focused on conservation
#alpr #privacy #aihttps://www.404media.co/floridas-wildlife-cops-are-searching-thousands-of-flock-cameras-for-ice/
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"West Palm Beach is paying businesses in high-crime neighborhoods to install cameras that police can monitor live, allowing officers to expand their surveillance of streets where public safety is a concern."
Article is paywalled, but this sure sounds a lot like Flock
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ALPR Tech Now Preventing Parents From Enrolling Their Kids In School
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We're back with another exposé on ALPR in Broward County FL. Today we're looking at the Town of Davie.
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Colorado's SB-70 would prevent automated license plate reader queries by law enforcement without a #warrant. #ALPR https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/colorado-bill-requiring-warrant-to-search-license-plate-tracking-database-advances/73-1bd4369f-a168-407f-8079-488bb358f9ef
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Colorado's SB-70 would prevent automated license plate reader queries by law enforcement without a #warrant. #ALPR https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/colorado-bill-requiring-warrant-to-search-license-plate-tracking-database-advances/73-1bd4369f-a168-407f-8079-488bb358f9ef
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Hello Mastodon! Deflock Broward here. We use public records to track license plate reader (ALPR) surveillance, then publish sources + plain-English explainers.
Starting with Weston: https://deflockbroward.org/weston
#DeflockBroward #Deflock #WestonFL #Broward #SouthFlorida #Florida #PublicRecords #SunshineLaw #OpenGovernment #Privacy #Surveillance #ALPR #LicensePlateReaders #FlockSafety
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CW: USPOL
We were close to having an #Oregon bill that would have offered SOME protection from #ALPR -based mass surveillance, but it was gutted thanks to lobbyists from #Flock and #Axon. Now we need to stop the bill. More info: https://eyesoffeugene.org/
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Cops Criticize Flock Safety After It’s Caught Handing Out Access To Federal Agencies
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Cops Criticize Flock Safety After It’s Caught Handing Out Access To Federal Agencies
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Cops Criticize Flock Safety After It’s Caught Handing Out Access To Federal Agencies
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Cops Criticize Flock Safety After It’s Caught Handing Out Access To Federal Agencies
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Cops Criticize Flock Safety After It’s Caught Handing Out Access To Federal Agencies
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“Free” #Surveillance Tech Still Comes at a High & Dangerous Cost
The cost of “free” surveillance tools — like #ALPR , networked cameras, #faceRecognition , #drones & data aggregation & analysis platforms — is measured not in tax dollars, but in the erosion of #civilLiberties
The collection & sharing of our data quietly generates detailed records of people’s movements & associations that can be exposed, hacked, or repurposed without their knowledge or consent
#privacyhttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/free-surveillance-tech-still-comes-high-and-dangerous-cost
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CNBC: Amazon’s Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash
"...The partnership between Flock and Ring came under scrutiny after the Amazon doorbell company ran an ad during the Super Bowl that touted a “Search Party” feature that uses AI to help locate lost pets. When a user initiates the feature, it activates a network of participating Ring cameras, which scan footage for images resembling the missing dog. The Electronic Frontier Foundation called the feature a “surveillance nightmare.” ..."
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CNBC: Amazon’s Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash
"...The partnership between Flock and Ring came under scrutiny after the Amazon doorbell company ran an ad during the Super Bowl that touted a “Search Party” feature that uses AI to help locate lost pets. When a user initiates the feature, it activates a network of participating Ring cameras, which scan footage for images resembling the missing dog. The Electronic Frontier Foundation called the feature a “surveillance nightmare.” ..."
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CNBC: Amazon’s Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash
"...The partnership between Flock and Ring came under scrutiny after the Amazon doorbell company ran an ad during the Super Bowl that touted a “Search Party” feature that uses AI to help locate lost pets. When a user initiates the feature, it activates a network of participating Ring cameras, which scan footage for images resembling the missing dog. The Electronic Frontier Foundation called the feature a “surveillance nightmare.” ..."
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CNBC: Amazon’s Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash
"...The partnership between Flock and Ring came under scrutiny after the Amazon doorbell company ran an ad during the Super Bowl that touted a “Search Party” feature that uses AI to help locate lost pets. When a user initiates the feature, it activates a network of participating Ring cameras, which scan footage for images resembling the missing dog. The Electronic Frontier Foundation called the feature a “surveillance nightmare.” ..."
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CNBC: Amazon’s Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash
"...The partnership between Flock and Ring came under scrutiny after the Amazon doorbell company ran an ad during the Super Bowl that touted a “Search Party” feature that uses AI to help locate lost pets. When a user initiates the feature, it activates a network of participating Ring cameras, which scan footage for images resembling the missing dog. The Electronic Frontier Foundation called the feature a “surveillance nightmare.” ..."
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How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice/
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The State of Anti-Surveillance Design
To outsmart #surveillance systems, it’s helpful to understand them. #Facialrecognition —which identifies an individual face—works differently from #biometric scans that look at a person’s #iris or #fingerprints , & those systems work diff from #ALPR , which could in theory match an individual’s movements to a car through a DB. & consumer-level facial recognition systems, like #Pimeyes , operate using diff #algorithms & DB
#privacyhttps://www.404media.co/the-state-of-anti-surveillance-design/
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Find Nearby Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR)
#HackerNews #Find #Nearby #Automated #License #Plate #Readers #(ALPR) #AutomatedLicensePlateReaders #ALPR #Technology #Privacy #SmartCities #Deforest
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Flock’s #Gunshot Detection #Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices
#privacy #security #alpr #flock #surveillance
