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🔗 What's next for Flock cameras in Milford? A new committee will review them Milford
🔗 South Windsor deactivates Flock cameras after vote to end license plate reader program South Windsor
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🔗 Milford votes to pause Flock cameras amid surveillance concerns; data breach Milford
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🔗 Milford aldermen face vote on scaling back Flock cameras amid public opposition Milford
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🔗 Milford weighs two proposals to halt Flock Safety Condor cameras Milford
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🔗 Milford board to vote tonight on pausing Flock Condor cameras Milford
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🔗 License plate camera locations have been kept secret by some CT police, until now Opacity
🔗 Ledyard halts use of Flock cameras East Lyme
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🔗 East Lyme immediately halts use of Flock safety cameras: Police chief East Lyme
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🔗 CT police standards council approves Flock camera restrictions Legislation
🔗 Police standards council recommends new rules on Flock cameras Pushback
🔗 Milford police chief says Flock Safety used his image in promotional video without permission Milford
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🔗 Milford police chief responds to image in Flock Safety promotional video Milford
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🔗 Milford police say they need traffic cameras for their safety Milford
🔗 CT towns install license plate reading cameras on school buses Bridgeport
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🔗 Milford police union challenges removal of Flock cameras, citing officer safety Milford
🔗 CT City Turns Off Flock Cameras, Puts Speed Cameras On Hold Milford
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🔗 Controversial Flock cameras are found across CT. What to know. Overview
🔗 CT's AI Caucus joins governor in calling for a pause on Flock camera Statewide
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🔗 Was your license plate searched in Flock? Connecticut drivers can check Overview
🔗 Opinion: Why all the flack about Flock West Hartford
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🔗 CT police chiefs work to address camera enforcement concerns Statewide
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🔗 CT's license plate reader debate intensifies as Flock Safety speaks out and one town removes cameras Statewide
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🔗 CT lawmakers seek pause on Flock camera installations amid safety vs. privacy debate Statewide
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🔗 Flock Safety cameras become key issue in Tuesday primary election Elections
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🔗 Lamont asks for municipalities to pause installation of ALPRs, safety cameras as new guidance is developed Statewide
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🔗 Lamont calls for pause on ALPR camera installations as state comes up with guidance Statewide
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🔗 Flock cameras are causing an uproar in CT — and everywhere else Milford
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🔗 West Hartford Officials Review Flock Camera Program Amid Privacy Concerns West Hartford
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🔗 Connecticut lawmakers weigh possible moratorium on Flock Safety cameras Legislation
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🔗 State lawmakers urge Connecticut towns, cities to pause installations of Flock Safety cameras Statewide
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🔗 CT lawmakers want to hold off on new Flock cameras Statewide
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🔗 Senate Leaders Call For Towns To Pause License Plate Readers, Flock Cameras Statewide
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🔗 Cheshire residents ask town to shut down Flock cameras Cheshire
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🔗 Cheshire residents voice concern over presence of Flock cameras Cheshire
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🔗 Flock camera debate comes to Cheshire as privacy concerns mount across Connecticut Cheshire
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🔗 Privacy concerns fuel opposition to Flock cameras in Connecticut cities, towns Milford
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🔗 Connecticut cities, towns divided over use of Flock Safety cameras Overview
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🔗 Milford residents speak out against Flock cameras at Board of Aldermen meeting Milford
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🔗 Connecticut's ALPR debate grows as towns end contracts and others consider expand use Killingworth
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🔗 Milford officials to discuss Flock cameras after recent vandalism and privacy concerns Milford
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🔗 Debate over license plate readers flares in CT. Towns ditched them; law enforcement say they catch criminals Bristol
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🔗 What are Flock drones? Here's why they're sparking debate in two Connecticut cities. Bridgeport
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🔗 Middletown officials defend proposed public safety drones amid privacy concerns Middletown
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🔗 Flock cameras draw vandalism, privacy debate in Connecticut towns Milford
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🔗 Flock safety vandalism in Milford sparks privacy concerns among residents Milford
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🔗 Milford Flock license plate cameras damaged in apparent vandalism, police say Milford
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🔗 3 Flock cameras vandalized in Milford, police investigating Milford
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🔗 2 CT towns end contracts with automated license plate reader company Flock Safety Killingworth
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🔗 Silent Watchers: The rise of Connecticut's police camera network - Inside Investigator Statewide
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🔗 Killingworth to end Flock contract Killingworth
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🔗 Where are police FLOCK cameras in CT? I-Team dives into search data Mansfield
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Notes: This is high-quality reporting. Very thorough coverage of how departments in Connecticut responded to records requests.
🔗 CT's new rules and limits for license plate cameras Legislation
🔗 Eyewitness News Extra: Automated License Plate Readers Analysis
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🔗 CT lawmakers demanding answers from Home Depot, Lowe's on license plate cameras, data sharing Business Usage
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🔗 Connecticut lawmakers eye new limits on license plate cameras at big box retailers. Legislation
🔗 Bridgeport's controversial drone debate is far from over Bridgeport
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🔗 Three years in, Waterford PD says license plate readers a success Waterford
🔗 CT Flock camera network raises surveillance concerns: Philip Bump Analysis
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🔗 Cameras are scanning license plates at some Lowe's and Home Depot stores in CT Business Usage
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🔗 Cameras are scanning license plates at some Lowe's and Home Depot stores in Connecticut Business Usage
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🔗 License plate readers now at Home Depot, Lowe's Home Improvement stores Business Usage
🔗 New CT law bars police sharing license plate data for immigration enforcement Legislation
🔗 Norwalk Flock cameras cut car thefts but spark privacy concerns Norwalk
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🔗 Smile! You're on Camera Mansfield
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Notes: Good discussion of the Hawthorne effect and why it's bad.
🔗 License Plate Readers Face Local, State Limits Legislation
🔗 Committee Gets Flak Over Flock Cameras New Haven
🔗 NHPD Doubles Down On License Plate Readers New Haven
🔗 License Plate Reader Bill Likely To Pass This Session, CT Senator Says Legislation
🔗 Bill constraining use of license plate data gets broad support Legislation
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🔗 Flock Safety Official Testifies In Favor Of CT's Privacy Bill Legislation
Notes: The Flock representative's testimony referenced here seems very disingenuous and at odds with statements made in other places.
🔗 ALPR limits and FOIA exemption introduced in a second bill Legislation
Notes: FOIA exemptions are very problematic when many of the abuses and illegal sharing that have occurred were uncovered by citizen FOIA requests.
🔗 New policy issued on license plate cameras for police across Connecticut Paywall
Notes: This article is about a policy promulgated by Connecticut's state police council. This is separate from the pending legislation in that state.
🔗 Connecticut lawmakers consider reining in use of license plate readers Legislation
🔗 Transparency Update: ALPR exemption kneecaps journalists Analysis
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🔗 Proposed Privacy Bill Would Limit Data Sharing From Plate Readers, Flock Cameras Legislation
🔗 ACLU To Host Webinar On License Plate Readers | CT News Junkie ACLU
🔗 Bill would ban automated license plate reader data from FOIA Legislation
🔗 Why one Connecticut town voted to turn off its automatic license plate cameras Windsor
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🔗 Board of Finance/Board of Selectmen Joint Meeting North Stonington
"Trooper McCarthy and Lieutenant Pagano presented a proposal for installing Flock cameras in North Stonington, explaining their use for public safety, including tracking stolen vehicles and missing persons."
🔗 Middletown tries out Flock Safety drones to help police, fire Middletown
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🔗 Out-of-state police are using Connecticut license plate camera data for immigration enforcement Windsor
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🔗 CT Town Adopts Flock Camera Policy After Privacy Concerns Windsor
🔗 Will Bridgeport City Council revive rejected Flock contract for police drones? Bridgeport
🔗 Police investigate damaged Flock camera in Lisbon Lisbon
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🔗 New Bridgeport police drones to act as 'first responders,' surveying scenes from the sky New Bridgeport
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🔗 Sandwich aldermen reject amended proposal for Flock license plate readers Sandwich
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🔗 ACLU Connecticut Calls For Pause On License Plate Readers Amid Privacy Concerns Pushback
🔗 ACLU of Connecticut and Allies Demand Statewide Pause on Automatic License Plate Readers Amid Concerns of Data Sharing with Other States and ICE ACLU
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🔗 Putnam selectmen call for public hearing on police license plate readers Putnam
🔗 Putnam, Conn., Closely Examines License Plate Cameras Putnam
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🔗 Putnam Police explain department use of license plate readers Putnam
🔗 License plate reader company used across Connecticut coordinated with federal authorities Oversharing
🔗 Colchester debates police cameras after unapproved test program Colchester
🔗 Flock Safety + CT - Colchester PD Colchester
Notes: A copy of the order form Flock Safety sent to Colchester Police Department
🔗 Most CT drivers 'scanned hundreds if not thousands of times' by 'unregulated' license plate readers Analysis
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🔗 How some CT police departments are using license plate readers and why location remains a mystery Glastonbury
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