2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (349+ words) City pauses license plate reader vendor selection to allow for broader policy discussion and community engagement bouldercolorado.gov The City of Boulder is pausing its previously announced timeline to select a vendor for its automated license plate reader (ALPR) program…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (488+ words) Public alarm over surveillance and the use of data collected by automated license plate readers has prompted pushback from Orange County residents over city contracts, most recently in Santa Ana, with community organizers urging leaders to cancel current contracts, citing…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (501+ words) Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott froze state funding for automated license plate readers, acknowledging concerns about the warrantless surveillance enabled by such AI-assisted cameras. Abbott took that step the day after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a fellow Republican, declared…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1642+ words) In a pair of moves that are seen as a major blow to the business of building a surveillance state, the governors of Florida and Texas have both taken action over Flock Safety license plate readers. DeSantis’s order came on…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1269+ words) A growing number of law enforcement agencies are using Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras connected to a nationwide network, fueling a debate between those defending the technology as an important tool to solve crimes and those warning of…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (364+ words) I love to say I told you so. Plenty of my takes age like milk jugs left in the car trunk, but every so often one of the old headlines has the same shelf life as the Twinkie at Chicago’s…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (355+ words) Ironton, Ohio, is pushing back against AI-powered license plate reading cameras as local officials argue that public safety should not come at the cost of constant monitoring, according to the Ironton Tribune. The Ironton Tribune reported that the town's City…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (281+ words) AUSTIN, Texas — Texas voters are pushing back on license plate reader cameras as cities take action against the controversial systems. A new joint statewide poll from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Overton Insights shows nearly two-thirds of likely Texas…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (225+ words) Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said license-plate readers are just one piece of a digital trail that shows where you've been. In a Facebook post, he defended tools like Flock, saying people are being tracked every day. But that's also…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (381+ words) ALPRs can improve policing and public safety, but we need stronger safeguards to prevent abuse and protect privacy. A national debate over surveillance, privacy, and public safety is swirling around Automated License Plate Reader technology, particularly the ALPRs produced by…...