#noflockact — Public Fediverse posts
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#Lawmakers target #Flock #cameras with a threat to #highway funding
A #bipartisan pair of US lawmakers tell WIRED they plan to introduce #legislation today that would strip federal funding from states that fail to restrict the use of Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers. The devices, which help police track the location of vehicles tied to crimes, have become the subject of nationwide backlash in recent months over more nefarious uses by officers.
The #NoFLOCKAct —for Federal License-Plate Observation and #Camera Keeping—directs the US secretary of transportation to withhold 10 percent of annual financial support due to states for highways, roads, and bridges if it fails to ban Flock and similar devices for all but five use cases.
#alpr #privacy #surveillance -
#Lawmakers target #Flock #cameras with a threat to #highway funding
A #bipartisan pair of US lawmakers tell WIRED they plan to introduce #legislation today that would strip federal funding from states that fail to restrict the use of Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers. The devices, which help police track the location of vehicles tied to crimes, have become the subject of nationwide backlash in recent months over more nefarious uses by officers.
The #NoFLOCKAct —for Federal License-Plate Observation and #Camera Keeping—directs the US secretary of transportation to withhold 10 percent of annual financial support due to states for highways, roads, and bridges if it fails to ban Flock and similar devices for all but five use cases.
#alpr #privacy #surveillance