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Black drivers in Virginia Beach far more likely to be tracked by license plate cameras
Original: "Black drivers in Virginia Beach were roughly eight times more likely than white drivers to be regularly surveilled by F
Black drivers in Virginia Beach were roughly eight times more likely than white drivers to be regularly surveilled by Flock-style automatic license plate reader cameras, according to findings being widely shared. Critics say the cameras were installed without public input and argue the disparity reflects racial bias in where the surveillance technology was deployed, prompting renewed debate over police use of ALPR networks.
Why now: New reporting on racial disparities in license plate reader surveillance in Virginia Beach has sparked debate over policing technology and civil rights.
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- "Black drivers in Virginia Beach were roughly eight times more likely than white drivers to be regularly surveilled by Flock-style cameras." "[I]t wasn't by accident that these ALPR cameras got put up without public input." ββββββββββββββββββββ Title: In Virginia, Racism andβ¦ Β· admin@archive.harmscommitted.com Β· 8
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