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Flock tries to quell surveillance fears as questions pile up

Flock Safety, facing backlash from communities and civil liberties advocates over its AI-powered license plate readers, announced changes to its privacy and data retention policies on Thursday amid privacy lawsuits and terminated contracts.

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Flock Safety is facing a growing backlash across the country from communities and civil liberties advocates concerned over the surveillance technology company’s network of AI-powered license plate readers. Amid a wave of privacy lawsuits and terminated contracts, Flock announced changes to its privacy and data retention policies Thursday in an attempt to quell concerns around mass surveillance and misuse…

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