Flocks of birds, bacteria and tissue cells: in some collective systems, the individual elements respond to only part of their surroundings and therefore do not follow Newton’s third law, which states ...

Deployed across more than 12,000 communities, Flock Safety's automated license plate readers (ALPR) are a key player in America's ever-growing public security and surveillance network. The AI-enabled ...

The Columbus Division of Police has disabled the "nationwide network function" in its Flock license plate reader system, a police spokesperson told The Dispatch. That decision appears to box out other ...

A hot potato: Several police officers across multiple states and jurisdictions have been arrested in recent months for allegedly using AI-powered Flock license plate readers to stalk their ex-partners ...

A Flock camera is seen in Troy, N.Y. Here in Minnesota, the Columbia Heights City Council has voted to remove Flock cameras from the city. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our ...

L.A.’s Bureau of Street Lighting has quietly played a key role in installing automated license plate readers, a controversial police surveillance technology mounted on poles around the city. Emails ...

CHANDLER — You may have never noticed the cameras lining many Valley streets tracking every car that drives by. Automated license plate readers, like those made by Flock Safety, capture images of ...

Flock Safety is setting up cams and drones around the country. Here's why communities are fighting back and exactly how this technology works. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. The SBI is using Flock Safety cameras in a North Carolina pilot program. Flock Safety cameras record vehicle make, decals, body type ...

The Columbia Heights City Council has an item on its consent agenda to cancel all contracts with Flock Safety and direct staff to immediately disconnect and remove the 12 existing cameras. A primary ...

A friend has noted that in the portion of Northeast Ohio she calls home, traffic lights seem to be only a suggestion. A driver cannot assume that, simply because she has a green light approaching an ...

Flock camera on Meadowbridge Road in Highland Park. Photos by Scott Elmquist If you drive through Richmond today, you are likely being tracked. Your vehicle’s fingerprint — its plate, make, model and ...