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- 1Nassau County residents among America's most surveilled, data shows●Nassau County has a Flock Safety camera every 9.5 miles, residents among one of America’s most surveilled: Data
Nassau County, New York, has a Flock Safety surveillance camera roughly every 9.5 miles of roadway, according to data reported by the New York Post, placing its residents among the most heavily surveilled populations in the United States. The figures are fueling renewed debate over automated license plate readers, privacy and how extensively local police should track residents' movements.
- 2Woman Held 86 Hours in Solitary After Flock Camera Linked SUV to Crash●Woman Spent 86 Hours in Solitary After Flock Camera Linked Her SUV to Crash
Lindsey Isaacs, a 23-year-old woman, testified that she was placed in solitary confinement for 86 hours after Flock safety cameras flagged her SUV as connected to a fatal crash. The case is drawing attention to how automated license plate reader systems can implicate people in serious crimes, and to the conditions and due process questions surrounding solitary detention before charges are tested in court.
- 3Flock Seeks Takedown of Map Showing Its 300,000 Surveillance Cameras●Flock (YC 2017) Wants Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
Surveillance company Flock, a Y Combinator alum from 2017, is pushing to have an online map taken offline that charts the roughly 300,000 automated license plate reader cameras it operates across the United States. The map, published by The Intercept, shows the scale of Flock's camera network in detail. Critics view the takedown effort as an attempt to hide the extent of public-space surveillance, while the company argues it raises safety risks.