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Surveillance or public safety? Flock camera debate sweeps the nation
['Josh Frey']
ABC 6 News – kaaltv.com
(ABC 6 News) — There are over 1000 Automatic License Plate Readers, or ALPRs, in Minnesota and Iowa, and the majority of them are owned by the company Flock Safety.
Related: Winona Police Department says city’s 8 Flock cameras have been stolenHowever, law enforcement and Flock Safety say that isn’t necessarily the case as ALPRs only track vehicles and license plate.
“Flock Safety ALPR cameras are purpose-built to capture still, point-in-time images of vehicles in public view.
They do not record or store video,” Flock Safety said in a statement.
Flock Safety has been criticized for how it stores and allows other agencies to access license plate data.