{
  "id": 3211703,
  "title": "Have you been 'Flocked'? Here's how to look up automatic license plate readers in your area",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/have-you-been-flocked-heres-how-to-look-up-automatic-license-plate",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/vehicle-tech/evs/have-you-been-flocked-heres-how-to-look-up-automatic-license-plate-readers-in-your-area"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The article from Tom's Guide discusses automated license plate readers (ALPR) manufactured by Flock Safety, which are installed across tens of thousands of locations in nearly every U.S. state. These motion-activated systems capture high-resolution images of passing traffic, logging license plate numbers, vehicle colors, make, and distinctive visual markers. While law enforcement agencies argue that ALPR helps solve active cases, privacy advocates express concerns over continuous passive surveillance of everyday drivers. To determine if your daily commute passes through an active camera zone, the article suggests using public transparency tools, crowdsourced databases, and visual hardware checks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}