Everything else about Flock (ALPRs in general) aside, the AI frequently reads the plate wrong. We've only heard of a few cases where they pull over the wrong car (and hold people at gunpoint in front of their kids) because their database of stolen cars isn't that large in the grand scheme of things.

If they start using them for everyday things, it's going to become quite clear just how often the AI is incorrect when people start getting speeding tickets in the mail for states they've never been to.

Have you read how police are using them to stalk women they have a romantic interest in? Or how they were used in Texas to track down a woman who had an abortion.

These are just two stories I knew off the top of my head. There are many more. Feel free to go find some.

Chatrie v. United States (2026) ruled that obtaining location history from tech companies via geofence warrants constitutes a Fourth Amendment search requiring a warrant, regardless of whether the data was voluntarily shared with a third party.

If the camera would take pictures, and be bound by law to only send stolen plates to police and then delete all other footage within minutes. i honestly wouldn't have an issue, having a big searchable database of peoples driving habits and locations is ABSOLUTELY a fucking problem > sh.itjust.works

Sadly, the problem with regular speed cameras is that they catch speeders, and carbrain society insists on its right to break laws.