@statesidepodcast: Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) made by the US company Flock Safety have sparked nationwide backlash from pro-privacy critics. These black cameras, which are hooked up to a rectangular solar panel, snap photos of passing vehicles and use AI to run the pictures against large databases. “This is a physical manifestation of people's concerns,” says Guardian US tech reporter Sanya Mansoor. How do Flock cameras differ from regular CCTV cameras? And how are communities around the country reacting to them? Carter Sherman hears from Mansoor and a self-declared Flock vigilante known as Nomark in the full episode. Watch it at the link in bio. #flock #surveillance #privacy #cctv

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Thursday 06 August 2026 14:50:25 GMT