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License Plate Reading Firm Reportedly Building a Surveillance Tool for Cops Using Hacked Data
Data breaches are apparently one tool in a surveillance company's toolkit.
A controversial company that sells license plate readers has developed a new surveillance tool that pulls together disparate datasets and connects them to drivers’ car information. “While officers may have access to similar information through other means, centralizing it within Nova adds a crucial layer of transparency and accountability, so our democratically elected governing bodies can ensure it is used in accordance with the law,” the statement added. Flock’s license plate reading technology has stirred ongoing concern for privacy and civil liberties advocates, who worry that such tools could be used by draconian and authoritarian regimes for mass surveillance.
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