Police want Axon's cameras redesigned so they don't get mistaken for Flock's
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Ripple effect: As Flock's AI-powered surveillance cameras become increasingly unpopular across the US, many communities have pivoted to another provider, Axon. To help Axon's cameras avoid the same backlash, some law enforcement clients have floated an idea: making surveillance cameras look less like surveillance cameras.
Axon is currently exploring design changes to its Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) to avoid becoming the next target of people destroying Flock cameras. The strategy, among others under consideration, suggests surveillance companies are making real efforts to get ahead of the rising negative press from mass surveillance opponents.
Primarily known for supplying police departments across the US with body cameras, Axon also makes ALPRs that resemble Flock's. Cameras from both companies automatically log license plates from passing vehicles into searchable databases, but Flock became the face of...
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