"An officer having someone's entire online persona one click away after a license plate reader scans their plate is an open invitation for police retribution and reprisals based on a person’s First Amendment-protected expression and affiliations."
Flock is widely deployed across the Bay Area and the rest of the US. Reporting elsewhere shows ICE is benefiting indirectly from these deployments.
https://www.govtech.com/biz/flocks-newest-police-tool-sparks-data-controversy
#Surveillance #Tech
Robin Riley
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