"Who owns this network of secret license plate readers in San Diego and Imperial counties? "
https://inewsource.org/2026/02/11/hidden-license-plate-readers-san-diego-imperial/
#flock #alpr #licenseplates #sandiego #imperialcounty #fascism #privacy
#alpr
Looks like the #maker in me is back. Been repurposing a solar panel from a garden lamp to feed an #ALPR detector or a drone monitoring device. 1 🪡
Ich bin gerade auf #Flock Kameras aufmerksam geworden und auf eine Seite, die sie auf Basis von #OSM -Daten weltweit offenlegt (hier zum Teilen auf Berlin lokalisiert):
https://deflock.org/map#map=5/51.041394/10.722656/Berlin
Was vor ein paar Jahren mit Parkplatzgebühren anfing, ist weit darüber hinaus gewachsen, ist #Überwachung, die als #Security getarnt wird, kann Daten langfristig speichern und abrufbar machen und ist mit den aktuellen staatlichen Übergriffen in den usa, wo Flock* massiv missbraucht wird, noch einmal verstärkt in den Fokus geraten.
Unterstützt #Deflock mit dem Melden oder Eintragen von Kamerastandorten.
(*https://www.flocksafety.com/products/video-cameras)
Coalition Urges #California to Revoke Permits for Federal License Plate Reader #Surveillance
Coalition Urges #California to Revoke Permits for Federal #LicensePlateReader #Surveillance
California must revoke permits allowing federal agencies such as #Customs and #Border Patrol ( #CBP ) and the Drug Enforcement Administration ( #DEA ) to put automated license plate readers along border highways, a coalition led by the Electronic Frontier Foundation ( @eff ) and #ImperialValley Equity & Justice ( #IVEJ ) demanded today.
#privacy #alpr
LA County Sheriff says that cannot follow a 10 year old state law banning sharing #ALPR data with the feds without consulting with their police union. Bonkers. https://dailybruin.com/2026/02/03/la-county-sheriffs-yet-to-ban-license-plate-data-sharing-with-federal-agencies
LA County Sheriff says that cannot follow a 10 year old state law banning sharing #ALPR data with the feds without consulting with their police union. Bonkers. https://dailybruin.com/2026/02/03/la-county-sheriffs-yet-to-ban-license-plate-data-sharing-with-federal-agencies
EFFecting Change: Get the #Flock Out of Our City
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/effecting-change-get-flock-out-our-city
Still thinking about this weeks later.
Mountain View police revealed that hundreds of law enforcement agencies accessed the city’s license-plate reader data without authorization for more than a year.
#flock #alpr #mountainview #surveillance #police #cameras
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EFFecting Change: Get the #Flock Out of Our City
Flock contracts have quietly spread to cities across the country. But Flock #ALPR erode #civilLiberties from the moment they're installed. While officials claim these #cameras keep neighborhoods safe, evidence tells a diff story. The data reveals how Flock has enabled #surveillance of people seeking #abortions , #protesters exercising #FirstAmendment #rights , & communities targeted by #discriminatory policing
#privacy
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/effecting-change-get-flock-out-our-city
Wild #ALPR case out of Kansas. "Chief Schmitz described MYOC this way: “You need to build your own probable cause, your own reasonable suspicion. It's pretty much that, make your own case.” https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-02-02/lenexa-police-investigated-column-writer-critical-failure-warn-ice-raid-councilwoman-investigation
Wild #ALPR case out of Kansas. "Chief Schmitz described MYOC this way: “You need to build your own probable cause, your own reasonable suspicion. It's pretty much that, make your own case.” https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-02-02/lenexa-police-investigated-column-writer-critical-failure-warn-ice-raid-councilwoman-investigation
NPR:"....“She's using the city's license plate readers not to combat a wave of armed robberies, but to track down the everyday movements of an everyday citizen who dared to write the Kansas City Star and express their opinion,” Rhodes said...."
#alpr #privacy #bigbrother #freespeech #licenseplatereaders #flock
NPR: "...“This is MYOC,” Laffey said.
In Lenexa police parlance, MYOC is shorthand for “make your own case.” With no arrest warrant for Ashworth, police were looking for any reason to stop him.
... Chief Schmitz described MYOC this way: “You need to build your own probable cause, your own reasonable suspicion. It's pretty much that, make your own case.”
Kubic, from the ACLU, is especially worried about that.
“The idea that you can essentially just make something up to throw against the wall and see if it sticks to be able to go after someone, is a really chilling and dangerous thing,” he said..."
NPR: Lenexa police investigated author of column criticizing the department. He's 'pissed off'
"...A KCUR investigation discovered the department used the city’s license plate readers to track the writer’s movements and it issued a “be on the lookout” for him.
On Oct. 21 the entire Lenexa, Kansas police patrol division was hunting Canyen Ashworth.
At 1:50 that afternoon, the department issued a BOLO — police shorthand for “be on the lookout” — for the 28-year-old information technology consultant and sometimes writer.
There were two problems. They didn’t have a charge, and he was the wrong man....."
"SEATTLE — A bill aimed at regulating automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras has successfully passed the Washington State Senate with a 40-9 vote."
#SB6002 #Washington #ALPR #FlockCameras #Privacy #ICE
https://komonews.com/news/local/bill-to-prohibit-license-plate-readers-from-ice-use-tracking-protesters-passes-wa-senate-amid-privacy-concerns-and-ice-enforcement-immigration-enforcement-detention-center-arrest-surveillance-privacy-trump-washington-seattle-protest-border-community
Mountain View police turn off license plate readers, allege unauthorized federal use
The Mountain View Police Department has shut off its Flock Safety cameras after learning federal officials were able to access license plate data without the city’s knowledge.
#MountainView #SiliconValley #California #police #ALPR #FlockSafety #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech
ABC7: Mountain View suspends license plate readers; agencies accessed flock camera data without consent
"MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- The city of Mountain View is shutting down their license plate reader system, for now.
City officials say an audit discovered that for several months in 2024 - multiple federal agencies accessed data from a Flock license plate reader...."
EFFecting Change: Get the Flock Out of Our City
February 19, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm PST Online
But #Flock #ALPR erode #civilliberties from the moment they're installed. While officials claim these #cameras keep neighborhoods safe, the #evidence tells a different story. The data reveals how Flock has enabled #surveillance of people seeking #abortions , #protesters exercising #FirstAmendment #rights , and communities targeted by discriminatory policing.
#privacy
https://www.eff.org/event/effecting-change-get-flock-out-our-city
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