Following 404 Media’s reporting and in light of new legislation, automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company Flock has stopped agencies reaching into cameras in California, Illinois, and Virginia.

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    21 hours ago

    Oh look, the database that scooped up all data on license plate movements was used for nefarious purposes. Who could have seen that coming?

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        20 hours ago

        The Party says 1984 has always been our guiding principle, just like we’ve always been at war with Eastasia. I certainly don’t remember a time when it wasn’t so.