You guys—stop what you are doing and read this because "license plate reader" is an insult to what Flock cameras actually do. They aren't just reading plates; they're Android computers running AI-tagged footage searchable by natural language, meaning anyone with access can type "green sedan with American flag bumper sticker" or even more specific descriptions across a nationwide network of over 100,000 units. This isn't your average traffic cam — it's real-time facial tracking through their Condor line and cross-jurisdictional surveillance where Massachusetts police search footage in Texas via shared networks; Denver logs showed over 1,400 ICE queries alone by August. It gets darker: musician Benn Jordan exposed dozens of cameras broadcasting live feeds to the internet with no passwords — children at parks, people arguing - and Flock responded not by fixing it but by attacking him as an "activist group" threat. They even used footage of preschoolers in a sales demo at the Marcus Jewish Community Center! Officers have been caught using the system for stalking ex-partners (tracked via HaveIBeenFlocked), yet there are virtually no warrants required and zero paperwork — just unrestricted search power with almost no guardrails.

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2203000/flock-cameras-recording-license-plate/