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Useful or intrusive? Debate rages over controversial Flock cameras

State lawmakers are considering banning the controversial Flock camera system as police that use it argue the tool is useful and not intrusive

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Va. governor says calls to ban Flock license reader cameras ‘overly simplistic’Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said calls to ban automatic license plate reading cameras, such as Flock devices, are “overly simplistic,” instead vowing to work with lawmakers on a solution to protect privacy while also maintaining the ability for law enforcement to investigate crimes.

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Top Ohio officials defend Flock amid civil-liberties debateOhio Gov. Mike DeWine and Attorney General Andy Wilson say the AI-powered Flock license-plate readers help solve crimes and find missing people, despite criticism over surveillance and immigration-related searches.

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