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Berkeley extends Flock camera contract but rejects drones, surveillance expansion
The Berkeley City Council recently voted to extend its contract with security company Flock Safety for the use of its automated license plate reader cameras, but decided against adding drones, security cameras, and investigative software to the city’s surveillance infrastructure. Police departments use ALPR cameras to investigate crimes like stolen vehicles. However, privacy watchdogs have […] The post Berkeley extends Flock camera contract but rejects drones, surveillance expansion appeared first on Local News Matters .
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The Berkeley City Council recently voted to extend its contract with security company Flock Safety for the use of its automated license plate reader cameras, but decided against adding drones, security cameras, and investigative software to the city’s surveillance infrastructure. Police departments use ALPR cameras to investigate crimes like stolen vehicles. However, privacy watchdogs have […] The post Berkeley extends Flock camera contract but rejects drones, surveillance expansion appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Berkeley extends Flock camera contract but rejects drones, surveillance expansion, The Berkeley City Council recently voted to extend its contract with security company Flock Safety for the use of its automated license plate reader cameras, but decided against adding drones, security cameras, and investigative software to the city’s surveillance infrastructure. Police departments use ALPR cameras to investigate crimes like stolen vehicles. However, privacy watchdogs have […] The post Berkeley extends Flock camera contract but rejects drones, surveillance expansion appeared first on Local News Matters .
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