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Surveillance Camera Saboteurs Are Getting Government Officials' Attention
Automated license plate reader cameras made by Flock have drawn widespread privacy backlash, with at least 194 cameras disabled through sabotage across at least 36 states, according to tracking cited by Reason. In Arizona, Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple announced cancellation of the Sheriff's Office contract with Flock Safety, citing 4th amendment concerns with the company's cameras. Separately, lawmakers from both parties have raised concerns about the technology, an incident involving a former Sarasota police officer accused of misusing the cameras was cited, and Flock's founder and CEO Garrett Langley along with other voices have defended the technology as beneficial, including in helping locate missing children.
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'Not 1984': Flock cameras watching millions of Americans spark bipartisan revolt
Fox News frames the story as a bipartisan legislative and political backlash against Flock cameras, emphasizing statements from Republican and Democratic lawmakers, a documented abuse case (a fired Sarasota officer), industry defense from Flock's CEO, and voices from law enforcement and think tanks arguing the technology is a net positive that needs regulation rather than elimination.