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'This is how you win back users': after a surge in popularity, MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras…

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  • MapQuest is adding a new Surveillance Layer to its app
  • It shows licence plate scanners from Flock and other companies
  • The move seems to have gone down well online

MapQuest has been enjoying a resurgence in popularity since it decided to ignore certain lake renaming mandates from the US government, and a new feature freshly added to its Android and iOS apps may well improve its reputation further: Flock camera tracking.

According to the MapQuest announcement, (via Android Authority) the new Surveillance Layer in map options will bring up the locations of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) from the likes of Flock, Vigilant, Genetic, Axis, Axon, Leonardo, Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia, and Verkada.

Considering that Flock alone has more than 120,000 cameras installed around the US, you're likely to see a worrying number of dots show up around you on the map when you switch this on —...

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