Flock License Plate Tracking Cameras
16 hours ago
- A writer was mistakenly arrested due to Flock license plate camera system error.
- Flock's AI matched partial plate '34 DTM' to similar but non-stolen plate '34 10 DTM', causing false alerts.
- The issue affects all vehicles with similar plate structure nationally where Flock is used.
- Flock blamed police data entry and defended its AI as functioning per law enforcement requests for partial matches.
- Flock's CEO apologized for calling privacy advocates 'terrorists' after criticism.
- Police use Flock cameras to track people via physical descriptions, raising privacy and abuse concerns.
- Historical context: partial plate tracking has legitimate uses (e.g., drunk driving), but digital scale amplifies risks.