An analysis by the Roseville Police Department found that Flock Safety’s automated license plate recognition cameras incorrectly read license plates in 71% of stolen-vehicle and felony alerts between 2023 and 2024. The findings raise concerns regarding the reliability of artificial intelligence-powered surveillance technology in law enforcement applications.
A recent poll indicates broad support among San Francisco voters for the deployment of police drones, surveillance cameras, and automated license plate readers, coinciding with the city’s reported lowest crime levels in decades; however, the expansion of such technology has simultaneously generated concerns regarding privacy and data access.
The Los Angeles Police Department suspended its partnership with surveillance company Flock Safety on July 11, 2026, citing concerns over the company’s data-sharing practices, a decision that prompted the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners to reconsider the department’s use of automated license plate reader technology.
The ACLU of Wisconsin is calling for greater transparency and oversight of police surveillance technology after allegations that a Milwaukee police officer misused an automated license plate reader system to track two women for personal reasons.
The Trump Administration’s use of local ALPR systems for mass deportation efforts has sparked opposition to driver-surveillance programs around the country, as policymakers recognize the difficulty of maintaining boundaries between local surveillance and the Trump Administration.
A San Francisco judge denied a motion to suppress evidence in a stolen car case, raising new legal questions about how the Harvey-Madden rule should apply to automated license plate readers and other AI-powered surveillance technologies.
By Linh Nguyen Sacramento – An audit requested by Senator Scott Wiener finds that law enforcement agencies…