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- 1Flock Seeks Takedown of Map Showing Its 300,000 Surveillance Cameras●Flock (YC 2017) Wants Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
Surveillance company Flock, a Y Combinator alum from 2017, is pushing to have an online map taken offline that charts the roughly 300,000 automated license plate reader cameras it operates across the United States. The map, published by The Intercept, shows the scale of Flock's camera network in detail. Critics view the takedown effort as an attempt to hide the extent of public-space surveillance, while the company argues it raises safety risks.
- 2Woman Held 86 Hours in Solitary After Flock Camera SUV Match●Woman Spent 86 Hours in Solitary After Flock Camera Linked Her SUV to Crash
A 23-year-old woman, Lindsey Isaacs, has testified that she spent 86 hours in solitary confinement after an automatic license plate reader made by Flock Safety connected her SUV to a fatal crash. Critics say the case highlights the risks of automated surveillance systems producing matches that lead to detention before facts are fully verified, and it is fueling debate over how plate-reader data is used by police.