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MapQuest update maps locations of license plate readers

Original: 🛡️ # Cybersecurity news & tips across the # fediverse “MapQuest's new Surveillance Layer app update plots the locations

MapQuest's latest app update includes a new layer that plots the locations and facing directions of known outdoor license plate readers, covering systems from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, Axon, Genetec and Verkada. Privacy-focused commentators are sharing the feature as a way for drivers to see where automated surveillance cameras operate, prompting debate about the spread of plate-reader networks and public awareness of them.

Why now: The feature highlights growing public concern over the rapid expansion of automated license plate reader surveillance networks.

MapQuestFlock SafetyMotorola SolutionsAxonVerkada

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• 🛡️ # Cybersecurity news & tips across the # fediverse “MapQuest's new Surveillance Layer app update plots the locations and facing directions of known outdoor license plate readers across brands including Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, Axon, Genetec, and Verkada․While th…”… · ivycyber@privacysafe.social

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