Multiple US cities including Bend, Oregon have canceled contracts with Flock Safety, an AI-powered license plate recognition company, citing privacy concerns and data sharing with ICE. Research shows at least eight Washington law enforcement agencies shared Flock data directly with ICE in 2025. Amazon's Ring subsidiary severed a planned partnership with Flock after public backlash, contributing to momentum against the surveillance technology.
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US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology
Cities are dumping Flock Safety's license plate surveillance tech as privacy advocates expose data-sharing with ICE — Amazon already killed its partnership, and the momentum is spreading.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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