Flock Cameras' Surveillance Network Expansion Plan Exposed

Flock Cameras' Surveillance Network Expansion Plan Exposed

Internewscast Journal Internewscast More than 120,000 Flock cameras are already monitoring roads across the United… This Post: Flock Cameras’ Surveillance Network Expansion Plan Exposed first appeared on Internewscast Journal

Flock reportedly planned to co-opt Uber and Lyft vehicles to expand its surveillance network

If you thought Flock Safety’s massive network of pole-mounted cameras couldn’t reach any further, think again. The company reportedly planned to use dash cams installed in Uber and Lyft vehicles to significantly expand its footprint.As reported by 404 Media, an internal Flock presentation sheds new light on a potential partnership with dash cam maker Nexar. While the deal never materialized, it paints a concerning picture of how Flock envisions …

Flock's Secret Surveillance Plan Will Make You Gasp

Flock had a devious plan to expand its surveillance network past its army of AI-powered license plate scanners. As 404 Media reports, the controversial company drew up plans to use the dashcams installed in Uber and Lyft drivers’ cars to scan the license plates of every vehicle that drove past them — in effect turning hundreds of thousands of rideshare and delivery drivers into a network of what the reporting describes as “roaming surveillance v…

Flock Safety’s Ambition to Turn Uber Drivers Into Unwitting Eyes for Police

Private companies now chase what governments once hesitated to build. Flock Safety stands out. The Atlanta firm sells automated license plate readers to thousands of law enforcement agencies. Its cameras dot poles across American streets. They capture every passing vehicle. Plate. Color. Make. Model. Direction of travel. All logged. All searchable. Often without warrants. But fixed cameras draw attention. Vandals rip them down. Critics call them…

Flock Wanted to Turn 350,000 Uber Drivers Into a Nationwide Plate-Scanning Fleet

A leaked internal presentation reveals that the surveillance company Flock Safety once planned to transform roughly 350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers into a vast, mobile network of license-plate readers spanning the nation. According to a report from Decrypt, the document—prepared for the Georgia Attorney General’s office and later obtained through public records—outlined a partnership […]

Flock Plan Would Have Turned 350,000 Rideshare Cars Into Roaming Plate Scanners

Surveillance contractor Flock Safety pitched a plan to convert roughly 350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery vehicles into mobile license plate readers feeding its nationwide police network, according to a company presentation obtained through a Georgia public records request and first reported by 404 Media. The document, prepared for the Georgia Office of the Attorney General […]