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piss less people off, updates to ALPR info (#46)
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Will Freeman
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Do Flock's transparency portals give a full picture of who has access to the data?
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Absolutely not. Flock's transparency portals are <i>notoriously incomplete</i> and often <i>misleading</i>. They allow law enforcement agencies to cherry-pick what information is included or excluded, leading to significant underreporting of the number of organizations with access to the data.
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Take Boulder, Colorado for example. Their <a href="https://transparency.flocksafety.com/boulder-co-pd" target="_blank">transparency portal</a> lists around 90 agencies with access to their ALPR data. However, <a href="https://www.muckrock.com/foi/boulder-172/boulder-alpr-audits-187797/" target="_blank">a public records request</a> revealed that <b>over 6,000 agencies</b> actually had access. This discrepancy highlights the lack of transparency and accountability in Flock's reporting.
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Can Flock be trusted to keep our data safe?
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Absolutely not. Flock has been caught <i>several times</i> lying on the record. For example, their CEO was interviewed by Denver 9News, and <a href="https://youtu.be/aMfO7D-f7U0?si=23FNwA91zVTwxb02&t=898" target="_blank">he claimed that Flock had no federal contracts.</a> However, a couple weeks later, <a href="https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/flock-federal-immigration-agents-access-tracking-data/73-a8aee742-56d4-4a57-b5bb-0373286dfef8" target="_blank">9News discovered</a> that Border Patrol actually <i>did</i> have access to search Flock's systems. Flock described the data sharing agreement as "one-to-one", meaning an agency would have to accept the data sharing request from Border Patrol.
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Doubtful of this claim, we filed <a href="https://www.muckrock.com/foi/boulder-172/boulder-alpr-audits-187797/" target="_blank">a public records request</a> with the Boulder Police Department in Colorado, and we found that "U.S. Border Patrol" was searching over 6,000 agencies, consistent with the number of agencies on the national network at the time. Either every agency on the national network happily accepted Border Patrol's request to their data, or Flock was lying on the record yet again.
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How can I get these cameras out of my city/town?
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<h2 class="mb-4">What is an ALPR</h2>
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Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are cameras that capture images of all passing license plates, storing details like the car's location, date, and time. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.
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Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car's location, date, and time. They also capture your car's make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, <a href="https://www.flocksafety.com/products/license-plate-readers#:~:text=No%20Plate%3F%20No%20Problem" target="_blank">often turning these into searchable data points</a>. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.
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<h2 class="display-2 mb-4">The Dangers of ALPRs</h2>
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ALPRs are a threat to your privacy and civil liberties. They're regularly used to track everyone's movements without a warrant, probable cause, or reasonable suspicion. Law enforcement agencies use them for various purposes, including <a target="_blank" href="https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows/">ICE raids</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-searched-license-plate-cameras-nationwide-for-a-woman-who-got-an-abortion/">tracking abortion seekers</a> across state lines.
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ALPRs are a serious risk to your privacy and civil liberties. These systems continuously record people's movements, often without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion. Your driving history is rarely confined to the town or city where the cameras are installed. It's typically shared with <router-link to="/what-is-an-alpr#faq-transparency">thousands of other agencies nationwide (secretly)</router-link>. Once the data is out of your community, you have no control over how it's used or what rules apply. And once this kind of tracking infrastructure exists, there are no guarantees it will only be used against criminals.
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Learn more about how Flock, the most popular ALPR vendor<sup>1</sup>, is being used in your community on the independent site:
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<small><sup>[1]</sup> This claim is based on an OSM Overpass API query conducted on 7/21/2025, which compared nodes tagged as manufactured or branded as Flock to the total count of ALPRs, revealing that Flock accounts for significantly over 50% of the share.</small>
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<small><sup>[1]</sup> This claim is based on an OSM Overpass API query conducted on 7/21/2025</small>
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<h1 class="mt-0">What are ALPRs?</h1>
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Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are cameras that capture images of all passing license plates, storing details like the car's location, date, and time. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.
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Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car's location, date, and time. They also capture your car's make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, <a href="https://www.flocksafety.com/products/license-plate-readers#:~:text=No%20Plate%3F%20No%20Problem" target="_blank">often turning these into searchable data points</a>. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.
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<p>For a detailed explanation of how ALPRs are a threat to privacy, see this <a href="https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/you-are-being-tracked" target="_blank">ACLU article</a> as well as this <a href="https://sls.eff.org/technologies/automated-license-plate-readers-alprs" target="_blank">EFF article</a> on ALPRs.</p>
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