LAPD pauses use of Flock license plate reading cameras
LAPD said it paused its contract with Flock to "address some of the civil liberty and civil right concerns" surrounding the technology.
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LAPD said it paused its contract with Flock to "address some of the civil liberty and civil right concerns" surrounding the technology.
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