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#671: Get the Flock Outta Here | Jason Bassler
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REAL ID Goes Live. Who’s Really Being Tracked?
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Govt focus on ensuring compliance to protect consumer interests, says official
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Man who faced three felonies for destroying a fake Flock camera has charges reduced to misdemeanors
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Huntington Council OKs ordinance to address potential misuse of Flock cameras
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (529+ words) A Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston. HUNTINGTON — Huntington City Council members on Monday approved revisions to an ordinance that aims to put guardrails in place for the Flock Safety cameras…...
Flock Cameras Are Still Recording Parts of the Westside – And Many Don’t Even Know It
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (1503+ words) Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based surveillance company, manufactures automated license-plate reading (ALPR) cameras, which capture and track all vehicles passing through the area at all times. The cameras, intended to prevent vehicle theft and support public safety, were initially marketed to…...
Councilmen seek to end Flock cameras in city (VIDEO)
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Names and addresses of 224 people exposed in council data breach
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (319+ words) Seven serious data breaches by Southampton City Council had to be reported to the independent regulator in the past year. Incidents included a social worker losing a notebook containing the names, addresses and key safe numbers of 224 individuals, inaccurate information…...
Despite backlash, East Peoria approves more Flock cameras
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (314+ words) EAST PEORIA – The City Council approved an additional service agreement with Flock Safety during Tuesday’s meeting, but not without some backlash from residents. During public comment, Suzanne Vanderham of East Peoria pointed to allegations that the former Creve Coeur police…...
Florida DMV Breach Revives Privacy Bill [2026]
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (549+ words) The table above is exactly why privacy advocates describe the current framework as reactive rather than preventive. Both laws activate after a breach or misuse has already occurred. Neither imposes a proactive standard for how credentials granting DAVID-style access should…...