This was not hard to predict. #Data governance needs to go beyond a data entry for "Reason?" as that is clearly too vague. If #California wants to continue deploying and operating #ALPR technology, we need #datagovernance and accountability NOW.

#flock #deflock #alprspotting #ice #fuckICE #surveillance #policestate

Law enforcement agencies are violating California law and sharing license plate reader data with federal authorities https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/06/california-police-sharing-license-plate-reader-data/

"#eff Files New Lawsuit Against California Sheriff for Sharing ALPR Data with ICE and CBP"

"The Sheriff uses automated license plate readers (ALPRs)—high-speed cameras mounted on street poles or squad cars—to scan license plates and record the date, time, and location of each scan. This data can paint a detailed picture of the private lives of Marin County residents, including where they live and work, visit friends or drop their children off at school, and when they attend religious services or protests."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/eff-files-new-lawsuit-against-california-sheriff-sharing-alpr-data-ice-and-cbp

#deflock

Hey #Eugene #Oregon, let's do this too!

"San Diegans Push Back on Flock ALPR Surveillance"

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/san-diegans-push-back-flock-alpr-surveillance

"ALPRs like Flock’s don’t prevent crime—they just vacuum up data on everyone who drives past. The resulting error-prone dragnet can then chill speech and be weaponized against marginalized groups, like immigrants and those seeking trans or reproductive healthcare.

Despite local and state restrictions barring the sharing of ALPR with federal and out of state agencies, San Diego Police have reportedly disclosed license plate data to federal agencies—including Homeland Security Investigations and Customs and Border Patrol"

#flock #deflock

@BenjaminHCCarr Hey #eugene #oregon, are we okay with EPD rolling out #flock in our town? It's great they apprently just caught some murderers with it. But at what loss of privacy, and could it not have been done anyway? I love how this #registerguard article regurgitates Flock talking points without questioning what power the tech company takes from us and to what extent they themselves are regulated Should we not #deflock before it's too late? #surveillance

@eugeneweekly Thoughts?

https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/05/16/eugene-expands-surveillance-with-57-licence-plate-reading-cameras/83646195007/

My commute to work is 12 minutes without any interstate driving. Depending on my route, I pass either 3 or 4 automatic license plate readers. Today I was able to add 4 new ALPR cameras to the Open Street Map database.

https://deflock.me

#deflock #osm #openStreetMap #alpr #surveillanceState

@ohgo Oh neat, I didn't know there was a Flock ALPR there. Added to #DeFlock and #Openstreet.

Don't know when this was approved, but California State Parks are now officially using #Flock ALPRs at their parks to track visitors.

#surveillance #alprspotting #flockcameras #deflock #flocksafety #policestate #alpr

I just found out about #flock and #ALPR. You can use #deflock to see where some of these cameras are.

I found several near me, some in peoples backyards right outside their door. So whenever they leave their house they're immediately being recorded by the police and whoever else.

https://deflock.me/

#surveillance #massSurveillance #privacy

#Flock Threatens #OpenSource Developer Mapping Its #Surveillance Cameras
The surveillance camera company Flock sent #DeFlock a cease-and-desist. The letter argues that DeFlock is causing the “dilution” of Flock’s trademarks rather than “infringement” of them. DeFlock is fighting back.
DeFlock currently maps more than 16,000 #ALPR around the world, which includes both Flock cameras as well as many created by #Motorola.
https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/

#Flock Threatens #OpenSource Developer Mapping Its #Surveillance #Cameras

The surveillance company Flock sent the creator of a website that maps its license plate-reading cameras a cease and desist letter demanding that he immediately stop using the name “DeFlock” on his website.
#alpr #privacy #deflock

https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/

@eff
"#EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance project has identified more than 1,700 agencies using #ALPRs, #DeFlock has mapped out more than 16,000 individual camera locations, more than a third of which are Flock Safety devices."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand
Flock Safety Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flock_Safety
#FlockSafety #AtlasOfSurveillance #surveillance #OpenStreetMap #OSM

#Surveillance company Flock is threatening an #OpenSource developer who is mapping their cameras at a site called #DeFlock.

DeFlock is refusing to comply and is fighting back:

🔗 https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/

Flock Threatens Open Source Developer Mapping Its Surveillance Cameras www.404media.co/flock-threat... #SurveillanceCapitalism #PrivacyMatters #DeFlock #EFF

Flock Threatens Open Source De...

Flock Threatens Open Source Developer Mapping Its Surveillance Cameras

https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/

#SurveillanceCapitalism #PrivacyMatters #DeFlock #EFF

Anti-Surveillance Mapmaker Refuses Flock Safety's Cease and Desist Demand | Electronic Frontier Foundation

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand

Flock Safety loves to crow about the thousands of local law enforcement agencies around the United States that have adopted its avian-themed automated license plate readers (ALPRs). But when a privacy activist launched a website to map out the exact locations of these pole-mounted devices, the...

#Flock #DeFlock

DeFlock is a map that identifies the location of ANPR/ALPR cameras and the area under surveillance.

ANPR/ALPR: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_number-plate_recognition

Anyone can update the map with camera locations.

The map is based on OpenStreetMap but the data is not visualized on OpenStreetMap.org.

Website: https://deflock.me

OpenStreetMap is a Google Maps alternative.

Website: https://www.openstreetmap.org
Mastodon: @openstreetmap

#DeFlock #ANPR #ALPR #OpenStreetMap #Surveillance #Privacy #OSM #CyberSecurity #InfoSec

#PorSiTeLoPerdiste ¿Te vigilan? DeFlock, este mapa interactivo revela las cámaras de seguridad cerca de ti https://www.enter.co/chips-bits/te-vigilan-deflock-este-mapa-interactivo-revela-las-camaras-de-seguridad-cerca-de-ti/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Tecnología #cámarasdeseguridad #DeFlock

¿Te vigilan? DeFlock, este mapa interactivo revela las cámaras de seguridad cerca de ti https://www.enter.co/chips-bits/te-vigilan-deflock-este-mapa-interactivo-revela-las-camaras-de-seguridad-cerca-de-ti/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Tecnología #cámarasdeseguridad #DeFlock

The #OpenSource Project #DeFlock Is Mapping #LicensePlate #Surveillance Cameras All Over the World
DeFlock has mapped the locations of more than a thousand #ALPR around the United States and thousands more around the world.

DeFlock is really a crowd-sourced project to map license plate scanners.
It only records the fixed scanners, of course. The mobile scanners on cars are not mapped.
https://www.404media.co/email/86114692-d4b0-4794-b1e8-ec0adedcfcfa/

Open source project DeFlock mapping license plate surveillance cameras all over the world
https://www.404media.co/email/86114692-d4b0-4794-b1e8-ec0adedcfcfa

#surveillance #privacy #OpenSource #DeFlock #ACAB