After Flock Safety backlash, San Diego could become largest city to shut off all ALPR cameras

San Diego could become the largest city to suspend the use of all its automated license plate readers. On Monday, the city council could vote to turn off all 505 of its cameras. Over the last few months, public outcry against the technology, in particular the company Flock Safety, swept the nation and influenced midterm elections. It’s caused cities across the country to ditch Flock. In July, the Los Angeles Police Department announced they would no longer be working with Flock Safety over concerns about the company’s data use, days before the city’s contract with the company was set to expire. Flock, one of a handful of Los Angeles’ ALPR vendors, operated 138 cameras in Los Angeles. Months later, the Los Angeles City Council approved a pilot program with Axon Enterprise to install and operate new ALPR cameras across the city for three months at no charge. The question before San Diego on Monday isn’t about the vendor but about the technology itself.

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