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Experts Warn Flock Cameras Signal Broader Surveillance Expansion

Original: Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn: "Instead of having to go to a

Privacy experts are warning that Flock's network of automated license plate reading cameras represents the beginning of a much wider surveillance infrastructure in the United States. Critics point to the company's centralized platform, which lets agencies query data from many systems in one place, as evidence that mass tracking of drivers' movements is becoming normalized and could expand further.

Why now: Growing public concern over the rapid spread of Flock's license plate reader network and its privacy implications.

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• Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn: "Instead of having to go to a million different systems... we can get it in one platform in one place.” https:// lemmy.world/post/53062949 · eicker@lemmy.world · 3

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