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Cities Cancel Flock Safety Contracts as Privacy Concerns Grow

via The Hill·Aug 27·6 sources

Two Phoenix-area suburbs became the latest jurisdictions to terminate contracts with Flock Safety over its automated license plate readers. Several Texas cities have also cut ties, citing data privacy concerns. Sen. Josh Hawley is probing the company, which scans roughly 20 billion vehicles a month.

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Coverage from 6 outlets

Good News Network

US Cities Are Terminating Flock Camera Contracts at Record Pace After Nationwide Pushback

Washington Examiner

Flock safety called its critics ‘terrorists.’ Now it wants to be your privacy savior

Ars Technica

Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August

Vox

The weird coalition taking on Flock

Fox News

Hawley rips Flock’s sprawling surveillance web as Texas cities cut cameras over privacy and data fears

Technology

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