Mass surveillance fears push Silicon Valley city to scrap automated license plate readers

Earlier this month, Mountain View police revealed that an audit uncovered unauthorized access to one city camera by federal agencies between August and November 2024, stemming from a “nationwide” ...
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Silicon Valley City Expels Automated License Plate Cameras Over Surveillance Fears

Mountain View, California voted to end their contract with Flock after residents protested the automated license plate readers.
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MPD officer criminally charged, accused of misusing license plate recognition system for personal reasons

A Milwaukee police officer has been criminally charged for allegedly using the department's Flock technology license plate recognition system to check on the whereabouts of two people ...
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Report reveals Virginia police misuse of license plate reader technology

A new report found that some Virginia law enforcement agencies using automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) have violated the law since it took effect in July 2025.