How Cops Are Using Flock Safety’s ALPR Network To Surveil Protesters And Activists
Techdirt. 2025-12-12
Summary:
It’s no secret that 2025 has given Americans plenty to protest about. But as news cameras showed protesters filling streets of cities across the country, law enforcement officers—including U.S. Border Patrol agents—were quietly watching those same streets through different lenses: Flock Safety automated license plate readers (ALPRs) that tracked every passing car. Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches […]