A handful of police departments that use Flock have unwittingly leaked details of millions of surveillance targets and a large number of active police investigations around the country because they have failed to redact license plates information in public records releases. Flock responded to this revelation by threatening a site that exposed it and by limiting the information the public can get via public records requests. 

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Tallahassee City Commissioners will be briefed by the police department on the use of license plate reading cameras now stationed throughout the capital city.

A motion brought by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow passed 5-0 last week after a deputy chief confirmed TPD had entered into a contract with Flock Safety.

The Proton Guide to Privacy at Protests walks you through the steps you need to take to protect yourself while protesting.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has been leading the defense of digital privacy, free speech, and innovation for 35 years. They have put together Surveillance Self Defense guides on a variety of topics that will help you secure your digital activities. The guide to installing and using Signal will help you protect your communications from the prying eyes of government surveillance. Leon County Indivisible encourages you to read this guide and consider switching from your current insecure messaging app to Signal today – especially if you are engaging in frontline resistance activities such as documenting civil rights and other violations, protesting, or participating any other actions that the current administration deems arrestable offenses.

Hundreds of AI-powered automated license plate reading cameras paid for by Lowe’s and Home Depot and stationed in the hardware stores’ parking lots are being fed into a massive surveillance system that law enforcement can access, according to records obtained using a public records request.