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🔗 Asheville police say Flock search data deleted Asheville
🔗 Asheville residents press police on 2.7M ALPR searches cited in audit Asheville
Pushback
""Now to me that means that we're creating a situation where every search is approved because only pre-approved reasons are populated into that list of acceptable answers for what the reason is," said Cohen."
🔗 Asheville candidates largely reject 'surveillance' cameras Asheville
Elections
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🔗 RoCo cuts Flock contract Rowan County
Success
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🔗 Macon County deputy fired after investigation into license plate reader misuse Macon County
Abuse
🔗 Asheville police respond to questions on Flock, Axon audit Asheville
Paywall
🔗 Flock Committee Begins to Tackle 'Fact vs. Fiction' Moore County
Paywall
🔗 Flock cameras divide Raleigh candidates. Who wants to keep them? Raleigh
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🔗 Flock cameras at Winston-Salem State should alarm us all Winston-Salem
Campus
🔗 Flock camera opponents back before Burlington city council Burlington
Pushback
🔗 Flock Safety faces protest at Charlotte press conference Charlotte
Campus
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🔗 UNC ends Flock camera data sharing with N.C. law enforcement Campus
Restricted Sharing
🔗 Sunrise UNC hosts town hall to educate attendees on campus Flock cameras Chapel Hill
Pushback
🔗 Flock this way: Controversial cameras show up in Sanford Sanford
🔗 Apex leaders weigh future of Flock camera program as privacy concerns persist Apex
Pushback
🔗 Charlotte residents press Flock Safety over surveillance concerns Charlotte
Pushback
🔗 Flock Safety rep hears questions, concerns from Charlotte residents over license plate reader cameras Charlotte
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🔗 Residents push back on license plate readers as Charlotte-Mecklenburg police seeks vendor contract Charlotte
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🔗 Public hearing explores Flock Safety tech amid privacy and misuse concerns Charlotte
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🔗 Flock Safety faces tough questions over license plate reader technology at meeting in Charlotte Charlotte
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🔗 As courts side with Flock, Chapel Hill residents worry about privacy Chapel Hill
🔗 NC House candidate faces scrutiny over use of Flock camera data Elections
Wake County
🔗 NC detective used Flock to track resident, sheriff says. Program now suspended Franklin County
Abuse
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🔗 Flock cameras cut down, spray-painted or stolen in Transylvania County, sheriff says Transylvania County
Vandalism
🔗 Cop Turned Plymouth Councilman Shelton Warns Flock Cameras Cross a Constitutional Line Plymouth
Fourth Amendment
Pushback
🔗 Protesters Demand Monroe City Halt Flock Safety Surveillance Amid Privacy Concerns Monroe
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🔗 Reidsville Police Department ends use of Flock cameras Reidsville
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🔗 After anti-Flock rally, Monroe enacts transparency measure Monroe
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🔗 Charlotte communities push back against Flock Safety cameras over privacy concerns Charlotte
Pushback
🔗 Ask 13: Are there Flock cameras on the Blue Ridge Parkway? Asheville
🔗 North Carolina town will not extend contract with Flock Safety: What we know Catawba
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🔗 Wrightsville Beach officer no longer employed over Flock camera violation Wrightsville Beach
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🔗 New Hanover County pulls plug on Flock camera contract New Hanover County
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🔗 Hendersonville police chief defends Flock cameras amid surveillance, AI concerns Hendersonville
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🔗 Greenville PD scraps planned Flock camera rollout Greenville
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🔗 Dare commissioners unanimously vote to remove Sheriff's Office Flock cameras Dare County
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🔗 Brunswick Co. Sheriff's Office employee resigns amid investigation into Flock system misuse Brunswick County
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🔗 Town of Apex sets meeting date for Flock camera review Apex
Pushback
🔗 'Poison pill': NC county kills Flock cameras as debate nears Charlotte Davidson County
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🔗 Asheville City Council votes to terminate city's Flock camera contract Asheville
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🔗 Asheville City Council to vote Tuesday on ending city's Flock camera contract Asheville
Pushback
🔗 I'm seeing Flock in Charlotte. What to know about the controversial cameras Charlotte
Overview
🔗 Davidson County authorities make case ahead of vote on Flock Camera usage, mixed reactions Davidson County
Pushback
🔗 Asheville councilmember Kim Roney supports ending Flock contract: 'This is the wrong tool' Asheville
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🔗 Asheville mayor calls for city to cancel Flock Safety contract Asheville
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🔗 Asheville leaders push police department to end contract with Flock Asheville
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🔗 Residents stage protest to 'DeFlock' New Hanover County New Hanover County
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🔗 Residents protest Flock at New Hanover County commissioners' meeting New Hanover County
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🔗 Moore County meeting on Flock cameras ends abruptly, residents push back on law enforcement use Moore County
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"Flock Safety announced changes that would shorten the default retention period to seven days, but Moore County officials said they would prefer to retain information for 30 days."
Notes: Already starting to see that the widely-ballyhooed 7-day change is just the illusion of a fig leaf.Copies at:
🔗 There are 60+ Flock cameras around Asheville. What, where they are Asheville
🔗 Carolina Curious: Who can access Flock camera data? Statewide
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🔗 Privacy concerns: Moore County holding special meeting on Flock surveillence cameras Moore County
Pushback
🔗 Théoden Janes: Can you drive across Charlotte without Flock seeing you? I tried. Charlotte
🔗 Flock mandates new safeguards as Henderson County residents push back Henderson County
Flockaganda
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🔗 Catawba County Sheriff's Office launches online Flock Safety camera transparency portal Catawba County
Opacity
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🔗 Public Safety vs. Personal Privacy: Flock Cameras debated in Harnett County, across North Carolina Harnett County
Pushback
🔗 Henderson County residents push to remove Flock cameras over privacy concerns Henderson County
Pushback
🔗 Pender County Sheriff's Office responds to questions over Flock camera locations, use Pender County
🔗 Pender County sheriff addresses questions about Flock camera usage Pender County
🔗 Mooresville police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track boyfriend's ex-wife Mooresville
Abuse
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🔗 County hears concerns over Flock cameras Moore County
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🔗 Flock cameras allegedly owned by Pender County Sheriff on private land Pender County
🔗 WNC wrestles with surveillance issues Clay County
Haywood County
Macon County
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🔗 What Burke County's Flock cameras can -- and can't -- do Burke County
Paywall
🔗 Private businesses installing Flock cameras across Charlotte as questions remain about police access Charlotte
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🔗 Flock cameras misuse stokes dystopian fears Charlotte
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🔗 Concerns grow over Flock Safety cameras in New Hanover County New Hanover County
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🔗 Rogers takes responsibility for lack of transparency on Flock cameras Lenoir County
Opacity
🔗 Flock surveillance cameras vandalized in July in Wake Forest, police say Wake Forest
Vandalism
🔗 Lenoir County residents raise concerns over Flock camera privacy, transparency Lenoir County
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🔗 Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer accused of running illegal search using Flock Safety Charlotte
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🔗 North Carolina authorizes AI-powered license plate reader cameras on all state roads and highways Statewide
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🔗 Holly Springs (NC) Police Chief Details License Plate Reader Program, Confirms Outside Agencies Can Install Cameras Without Town Approval Holly Springs
🔗 Misuse of flock cameras fuels debate in Charlotte area Charlotte
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🔗 Flock Safety / ALPR Data Request Franklin County
FOIA
🔗 Haywood County says it will keep Flock cameras after Macon County removes its system Haywood County
🔗 North Carolina Votes to Phase Out Physical Car Registrations Statewide
Expansion
"The SBI's stated goal in launching the pilot program was to cover every entry point to the state with the technology, according to a report the agency prepared for the legislature."
🔗 License plate reader expansion fuels surveillance concerns in North Carolina Statewide
Expansion
🔗 Mass surveillance authorized on NC highways, all other state roads Statewide
🔗 3 Fayetteville police officers fired, accused of misusing Flock camera system GA
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🔗 Macon County to remove Flock license plate reader cameras after unanimous vote Macon County
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🔗 NC license plate readers are here to stay after a statewide test run Statewide
🔗 Plymouth seeks to add more Flock cameras Plymouth
Expansion
🔗 Craven County deputies investigate theft of Flock license plate reader camera in Havelock Craven County
Vandalism
🔗 POLL: What do you think about Flock cameras? Rutherfordton
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🔗 Flock camera damaged in North Carolina town, prompting police statement Rutherfordton
Vandalism
🔗 Some Apex homeowners pushing back against license plate reader technology Apex
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🔗 Macon County Sheriff's Office addresses public debate over Flock cameras Macon County
🔗 Greenville police to use Flock Safety cameras for investigations Greenville
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🔗 Greenville getting Flock cameras to help track crime Greenville
New Outbreak
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🔗 Greenville police to install Flock cameras across city Greenville
New Outbreak
🔗 News 12 Investigates: Inside Eastern Carolina's expanding license plate reader network Craven County
Lenoir County
Pitt County
Plymouth
🔗 'You Will Not Speak on Flock Tonight': County Commissioner Refuses to Let Residents Opposing Flock Speak at Meeting Madison County
Pushback
"I've spoken. I'm not debating this. I am taking advantage of our policy as it is written to streamline this process, you can either do it or not.""
🔗 Flock cameras spark debate over safety and privacy in Davidson County Davidson County
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🔗 Over 1800 License Plate Cameras Track Vehicle Details Beyond Plates in NC Statewide
🔗 NC law enforcement may track your next visit to a home improvement store Statewide
🔗 Next time you go to a Lowe's store in NC, ask yourself who might be watching Statewide
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🔗 'No plate? No problem': High-tech cameras capture more than license plates Statewide
🔗 Lenoir County Sheriff's Office confirms use of Flock license plate reader cameras Lenoir County
Flockaganda
🔗 NC Senate considers tax on obscene materials, social media age limits, license plate readers Legislation
"House Bill 206, which, among other public safety changes, empowers the State Bureau of Investigation to set up automated license plate readers on North Carolina highways, was met with consternation from some lawmakers and civil rights advocates."
