Abington Township Ends Contract with Flock Safety Over Camera Use
What happened
Flock Safety operates automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Abington Township police have decided to end its contract with Flock Safety. The technology, which can identify a vehicle's make, model, and characteristics, is being removed by some departments due to concerns about data security and privacy.
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Why it matters
Flock Safety is one of the largest providers of this surveillance technology, operating over 2,700 cameras across the three states. The termination of the contract with Abington Township represents a reduction in the service provider's business operations.
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Who's involved
- Flock SafetyOperates automated license plate reader cameras across multiple states.
- Abington TownshipIs concluding its contract for ALPR camera services.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Flock SafetySpeculative
Flock Safety might see a reduction in revenue from the termination of its contract with Abington Township.
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The entities involved
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Flock Safety
American surveillance technology company
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Pennsylvania
state of the United States of America
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Abington Township
township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Related events
- Vogel's project maps ALPR camera deployments across the United States, coinciding with the rapid expansion of Flock Safety's network in North Carolina.
- Flock Safety cameras are operating in Suffolk.
- Flock Safety operates ALPR systems across the state of Massachusetts.
- Companies like Axis and Genetec manufacture ALPR technology, while MapQuest offers a feature to avoid Flock cameras and the ACLU questions their effectiveness.
- City in the San Jose/Santa Clara area is using Flock Safety's ALPR technology for surveillance, leading to a lawsuit hearing.