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🔗 5 takeaways from contract between Auburn police and Flock for license plate readers Auburn
Paywall
🔗 County legislature ends contract with Flock Safety Tompkins County
Success
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🔗 Residents press Public Safety Task Force to toss Flock cameras Southold
Pushback
🔗 Security company stirs concerns from cluster of village residents; FLOCK representative details data storage, sharing guidelines Lancaster
🔗 Our View: Keep an eye on how police cameras are used Rochester
🔗 Photos: Protesters rail against Flock cameras in Troy Troy
Pushback
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🔗 Troy residents rally against Flock cameras Troy
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🔗 Indivisible Albany, ADK/Saratoga hold Flock, ALPR educational session Albany
Saratoga
Pushback
🔗 Utica Police Test New Gunshot Detection Technology for 6 Months Utica
Audio Surveillance
🔗 Troy mayor declares public safety emergency to keep flock cameras operational Troy
More coverage (9 related entries):
🔗 Troy council questions validity of Flock Safety contract renewal Troy
🔗 Working group will discuss Flock Security services in Tompkins County Ithaca
🔗 'Flock off!' Fighting mass surveillance with Aaron Fernando and Chad Marlow Ithaca
Audio
🔗 Flock Camera contract automatically renewed in Troy Troy
Renewal
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🔗 Utica police running pilot program to 'hear' more gunfire in the city Utica
Audio Surveillance
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🔗 University Senate addresses housing delays, elections and immigration protocols in March meeting Stony Brook
"Josh Dubnau, a professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Neurobiology and Behavior, asked Goldsmith about data collected by the University's automated license plate readers, which is operated through a service provided by a company called Flock Safety."
🔗 Utica Tests Flock Safety Audio Monitors to Detect Gunshots Utica
Audio Surveillance
Scope Creep
🔗 Utica Police Department tests new gunfire detection system in citywide pilot Utica
Audio Surveillance
Scope Creep
🔗 Troy City Council requests 30-day delay over expiration of contract for Flock cameras Troy
Video
🔗 Utica Installs New Flock Safety Audio Detection Devices | Local | wktv.com Utica
Audio Surveillance
🔗 Disabled Ithacan Tackled by IPD Officers After Throwing Yarn at Flock Camera, Resisting Arrest Ithaca
Pushback
Vandalism
🔗 Surveillance tech group violated transparency laws, experts say Syracuse
🔗 Syracuse Common Council revokes contract with Flock Syracuse
🔗 Troy police disable Flock cameras' national search tool amid outcry Troy
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🔗 Syracuse lawmakers ice out Flock Safety in favor of company contracting with ICE Syracuse
🔗 What to know about Axon, Syracuse's newest license plate reader provider Syracuse
🔗 Troy City Council tables Flock Camera contract renewal Troy
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🔗 Troy City Council to discuss contract for police cameras Troy
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🔗 Some Troy residents want city's all-democrat council to reject renewal of Flock Safety contract Troy
Pushback
🔗 Local organizers host event protesting Flock LPR cameras in Troy Troy
🔗 Cayuga Heights trustees to discuss Flock Safety cameras Cayuga Heights
🔗 Flock Safety AI-powered cameras face uncertain future in Troy Troy
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🔗 IPD looking at alternatives to Flock Safety Ithaca
🔗 Troy's City Council to discuss police traffic cameras at next meeting Troy
🔗 Troy Residents Call for Review of Flock Camera Contract Troy
Pushback
🔗 Hudson Star-Observer Election Guide: Hudson City Council Hudson
🔗 A Hudson Valley town tried to secretly install surveillance cameras. An uproar ensued. Dutchess County
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🔗 What's next after Flock Safety in Ithaca? Ithaca
🔗 Ithaca Common Council votes to end contract with Flock Safety Ithaca
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🔗 Presence of Flock cameras in Ithaca raises surveillance concerns Ithaca
Pushback
🔗 Cornell Students Express Concern Over Flock Safety AI Camera Usage on Campus Ithaca
Pushback
🔗 The use of Flock Safety's security systems should be a warning sign Ithaca
🔗 Flock Safety violates Ithaca's sanctuary city status, Sewell says Ithaca
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🔗 Ithaca may drop AI cameras | Fingerlakes1.com Ithaca
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🔗 Sheriff: 'I hear concerns' about Flock safety cameras Ithaca
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🔗 Council to consider ending Flock Safety contract, remove AI traffic cameras Ithaca
Pushback
🔗 Lewiston police department to try out Flock aerial drone Lewiston
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🔗 New Hires Paying Dividends For LBPD Lakewood
Notes: Notes at the end of the article state that Lakewood is in consultation with Flock about using their cameras.
🔗 Border Patrol searched Albany data, despite assurances to the contrary — nonprofit Albany
Immigration
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🔗 Flock Safety Cameras installed in Saranac Lake Saranac Lake
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🔗 Lewiston Police Department looking into tech to help get ahead of potential problems Lewiston
Drones
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🔗 Surveillance cameras installed in Saranac Lake Saranac Lake
🔗 Big Brother Is Watching; Do You Mind? Lakewood
🔗 Syracuse wants to break up with Flock. Not so fast, company says. Syracuse
"The city did not comment because of potential litigation between the city and Flock, Muñoz said."
🔗 Lakewood Eyes New Public Safety Plan Lakewood
🔗 Syracuse Votes to Replace License Plate Readers After Data Privacy Breach Syracuse
🔗 Syracuse Common Council votes to install Axon readers despite pushback Syracuse
🔗 Protesters removed from Syracuse Common Council meeting during vote on license plate readers Syracuse
Pushback
🔗 Syracuse Council To Vote On License Plate Reader Switch After Data Leak Syracuse
🔗 Syracuse lawmakers approve contract for Axon license plate readers, plan to block Flock Safety from city streets Syracuse
🔗 Syracuse considers Axon for license plate readers amid Flock Safety concerns Syracuse
🔗 Syracuse lawmakers likely to approve deal with new license plate reader company Syracuse
🔗 Protesters demand end to AI cameras in Ithaca Ithaca
Pushback
🔗 Activists pack City Hall calling for removal of "Flock" AI cameras Ithaca
Pushback
🔗 How Mayor Sharon Owens plans to wrangle oversight of the surveillance technology her administration inherited Syracuse
🔗 Lewiston to get additional license-plate reading camera installed Lewiston
Expansion
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🔗 Common Council further restricts Flock readers, defers full ban Syracuse
Pushback
🔗 Syracuse council votes to remove Flock license plate reader from intersection Syracuse
"The council decided to hold off on a vote that would revoke its agreement with Flock for citywide cameras. The Syracuse Police Department (SPD) is working on a contract with Axon to provide license plate readers."
Notes: Switching from Flock to Axon is an improvement so small it requires special equipment to measure.
🔗 Flocks of License Plate Cameras Raise Concerns Southold
🔗 Cheektowaga Police address privacy concerns over Flock Safety cameras Cheektowaga
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🔗 Poestenkill community members push back against license plate reader cameras Poestenkill
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"Last week, the Poestenkill Town Board unanimously rejected the proposal from the sheriff's office."
🔗 Village of Massena enters agreement with Flock for village surveillance system Massena
🔗 Lawmakers revoke permission for 2 SU-adjacent Flock readers, target other LPRs Syracuse
Pushback
🔗 Why Flock will get to keep Syracuse drivers' 'anonymized' data even if lawmakers cancel their contract Syracuse
"Against the advice of his own working group, Mayor Ben Walsh granted Flock the right to keep Syracuse drivers' anonymized data."
🔗 an honest question for New York's Nassau county conservatives: why cheer this? Nassau County
🔗 Residents question proposal for automatic license plate reader at Poestenkill intersection Poestenkill
Rensselaer County
Expansion
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🔗 Syracuse lawmakers look to remove license plate readers after data sharing concerns Syracuse
Oversharing
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🔗 Syracuse lawmakers cut SU's plans for Flock readers on city property, table similar vote on police's readers Syracuse
Pushback
🔗 Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office eyes cameras in town of Poestenkill, local Stewart's Shops Poestenkill
Rensselaer County
Expansion
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🔗 Will Syracuse lawmakers end Flock's ability to put license plate readers near city streets? Syracuse
🔗 SU says DPS controls oversight, law enforcement's access to campus Flock data Syracuse
🔗 Federal immigration agents accessed Syracuse drivers' data through secret Flock Safety deal Syracuse
Oversharing
🔗 SU installs license plate readers from Flock, company linked to ICE activity Syracuse
🔗 Public Interest Law Firm Applauds Westchester County Village for Ending License Plate Reader Contract Scarsdale
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🔗 Millions in Public Funds, Zero Public Input: Flock's Surveillance System Might Already Be Overseeing Your Community Scarsdale
Pushback
Notes: Among other solid reporting, this article details how Flock has evaded competitive bid requirements in a number of jurisdictions.
🔗 Syracuse lawmakers plan to question police about sharing drivers' data: 'We'll dig a little bit' Syracuse
🔗 Syracuse police 'inadvertently' exposed driver data to thousands of cops around the country Syracuse
Oversharing
🔗 Syracuse police have access to a nationwide network of license plate reader data. Who has access to theirs? Syracuse
🔗 A study found Syracuse's new license plate readers make frequent mistakes. Councilors didn't know before approving them. Syracuse
"According to research published three years ago by a security and surveillance research firm, Flock license plate readers misread the state of 1-in-10 license plates. That does not include any other reading errors that may have happened."
🔗 NYPD's ShotSpotter Gunshot-Detection System Overwhelmingly Sends Officers to Locations Where No Confirmed Shooting Occurred, New Audit Uncovers New York
Analysis
Audio Surveillance
🔗 26 cameras on major Syracuse streets could record thousands of license plate numbers daily Syracuse
