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Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car’s location, date, and time. They also capture your car’s make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.
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Agreed, flock is no longer a startup they are coming up on 10 years.
There has been some big in depth right ups and coverage, but alot of the coverage is small town news orgs documenting the presence.
The biggest thing to be watching is the Institute for Justice lawsuit vs city of Norfolk.
If they are successful it will have large implications across the US.