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Surveillance Firm Pitches Facial Recognition for Flock Police Cameras
Original: Surveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras
A surveillance company is pitching police departments on adding facial recognition to Flock Safety's network of license-plate-reading cameras, aiming to close a gap left by Flock itself, which does not offer the capability. The proposal is drawing criticism from privacy advocates and surveillance watchers who warn it would expand an already vast camera network into real-time biometric tracking.
Why now: Privacy concerns over expanding police surveillance and biometric tracking are driving attention to the story.
Flock Safety404 MediaUS police departments
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- Surveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras · 404 Media
A surveillance company wants to "close the gap" that Flock won't do, by pitching facial recognition on its cameras.
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