{"slug": "license-plate-cameras-scan-20-billion-vehicles-a-month-and-cities-are-pulling", "title": "License plate cameras scan 20 billion vehicles a month, and cities are pulling the plug", "summary": "Automated license plate readers in the U.S. now scan 20 billion vehicles monthly, with over 100,000 cameras nationwide, mostly from Flock Safety. Cities are beginning to disconnect the systems amid privacy concerns.", "body_md": "The automated license plate reader has become one of the densest surveillance layers in the United States. [TechSpot reports](https://www.techspot.com/news/112940-ai-camera-networks-tracking-billions-vehicles-residents-pushing.html) that these AI camera networks now log around 20 billion license plate scans every month, from more than 100,000 readers nationwide, the vast majority sold by Flock Safety. — [Read the rest ](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/06/post-license-plate-cameras-scan-20-billion-vehicles-a-m.html)\n\nThe post [License plate cameras scan 20 billion vehicles a month, and cities are pulling the plug](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/06/post-license-plate-cameras-scan-20-billion-vehicles-a-m.html) appeared first on [Boing Boing](https://boingboing.net).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/license-plate-cameras-scan-20-billion-vehicles-a-month-and-cities-are-pulling", "canonical_source": "https://boingboing.net/2026/07/06/post-license-plate-cameras-scan-20-billion-vehicles-a-m.html", "published_at": "2026-07-06 18:46:49+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 00:58:40.395815+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["computer-vision", "ai-safety", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Flock Safety", "TechSpot", "Boing Boing"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/license-plate-cameras-scan-20-billion-vehicles-a-month-and-cities-are-pulling", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/license-plate-cameras-scan-20-billion-vehicles-a-month-and-cities-are-pulling.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/license-plate-cameras-scan-20-billion-vehicles-a-month-and-cities-are-pulling.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/license-plate-cameras-scan-20-billion-vehicles-a-month-and-cities-are-pulling.jsonld"}}