{
  "id": 178938,
  "title": "Why US cities are deactivating Flock Safety cameras and canceling contracts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/why-us-cities-are-deactivating-flock-safety-cameras-and-canceling",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T11:28:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/deactivated-cameras-canceled-contracts-and-rejected-proposal-why-hundreds-of-american-cities-are-pushing-back-against-flock-safetys-alpr/articleshow/132920725.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cities across America are deactivating Flock's automated license plate reader cameras. Residents are damaging these devices amid widespread privacy concerns and data collection fears. Reports of law enforcement misuse have further fueled opposition to the surveillance technology. Flock maintains its cameras balance public safety and individual privacy rights. The company has implemented new audit…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}