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Flock contract cancellations grow among cities, other jurisdictions

Two Phoenix, Ariz. suburbs became the latest municipalities Wednesday to terminate their contracts with Flock Safety, cancelling their use of the company’s automated license plate readers (ALPRs) that have drawn widespread privacy concerns. The city of Tempe, which had an $80,000 contract with the company, said it would turn off all of its Flock cameras...

Flock contract cancellations grow among cities, other jurisdictions

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THE CHALLENGE OF MODERN-DAY SLAVERY

Government should do more by reducing poverty Like last year, it was very telling that the 2026 edition of the International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Its Abolition was not marked in…

  • Nigeria reported 1.6 million modern slaves in 2021, 7.8 per 1,000 people
  • Modern slavery includes forced labor, domestic work, commercial exploitation
  • Poverty, conflict, and environmental disasters drive modern slavery in Nigeria

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