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Early Camera Ticket Personal Story
- Rachel Miro described getting a red-light camera ticket with photos of her car and face 25 years ago.
- She used that story to show how plate cameras evolved into powerful trackers across cities and states.
ALPRs Are More Than License Readers
- Flock Safety sells networked, AI-powered cameras that log plate, time, location and vehicle details beyond just license numbers.
- These tools give granular analytics that police and business districts use to solve car thefts and burglaries.
Santa Cruz Cuts Flock Contract
- Santa Cruz activists from Get the Flock Out found state agencies accessed local camera data roughly 4,000 times for federal law enforcement between June and October 2025.
- That finding prompted the city council to vote 6-1 to terminate the Flock contract over civil liberties concerns.