Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers
date linked: 6 August 2026
source: link to article, from 404media.co
Look, some of the problem is Flock, but the core of the problem is ALPRs, and merely switching companies doesn’t solve that.
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Today, on the last day of class, a student shared some of their ongoing efforts to mess with local Flock cameras and develop makeup patterns to defeat facial recognition. It was like realizing I’d had a Cory Doctorow character in class all semester, and it brought me joy and hope.
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