- Flock Safety, a company providing ALPR services, is involved in a story about the expansion of its camera network and its use by law enforcement in Texas, alongside partners like Motorola Solutions.
- Flock Safety technology is being used in Austin, Texas, to aid investigations into violent crimes and locate suspects.
Flock Safety is deploying AI surveillance technology and proposing legislation regarding camera data in Austin.
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Updated Sep 16
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What happened
Flock Safety is deploying AI surveillance technology and proposing legislation regarding camera data in Austin.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Austin city terminated contracts with Flock Safety over civil liberties concerns.Sub-event
New legislation proposed and cameras installed in Austin related to Flock Safety.1 source
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The entities involved
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Flock Safety
American surveillance technology company
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Austin
seat of Travis County, and capital of the State of Texas
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- A District 4 candidate called for a moratorium on the use of cameras and associated software.