Flock wanted to put license plate cameras on 350,000 Uber and Lyft dashcams
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In brief: Flock's AI-powered license plate readers, which have drawn public scrutiny over surveillance and privacy concerns, are traditionally stationary. However, public records indicate that the company is exploring ways to make its cameras more mobile, including through partnerships with delivery and rideshare companies.
A presentation from Flock, obtained by 404 Media, describes abandoned plans to install the company's automatic license plate readers on 350,000 vehicles operated by Uber, Lyft, and other delivery companies in Georgia. The plan could have significantly expanded the surveillance capabilities of the already controversial AI-powered cameras.
ALPRs from companies such as Flock and Axon are ostensibly designed to record the license plates of passing vehicles and store the data in a searchable cloud database. Authorities have used the cameras, which currently operate in about 6,000 communities across the...
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