'Get the Flock out': Americans respond to AI cameras in bipartisan backlash
Summary
Flock Safety’s AI-powered cameras scan vehicle license plates and record details such as location and time. Their spread across the United States has prompted bipartisan community campaigns and debate among Georgia’s gubernatorial candidates over privacy, security, and crime prevention as the technology becomes an issue in the 2026 midterm elections.Key Facts
- Atlanta-based Flock Safety was founded in 2017 by three Georgia Tech alumni.
- The cameras capture and analyze license plate information, vehicle details, locations, and times.
- Flock Safety says its cameras help law enforcement connect vehicle sightings across jurisdictions and support investigations.
- Critics raise concerns about privacy and security breaches.
- Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms said she was open to a moratorium on the cameras.
- Republican candidate Rick Johnson opposed a moratorium, arguing that it could lead to increased crime.
- The article describes citizen-led opposition to Flock cameras in communities across the United States.
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