Cities replace Flock with Axon alprs
Controversy over Flock Safety's automated license plate readers prompted some California cities to cancel contracts, yet several jurisdictions quietly contracted rivals such as Axon, Motorola Solutions, Genetec and Rekor so cameras remain in public use. Antioch approved a $660,000 four-year Axon deal and Hayward approved a $2.9 million five-year Axon contract, while police defended the systems as useful for locating stolen vehicles. Critics and civil liberties groups say switching vendors preserves mass surveillance, raises data sharing risks — including past federal access to Flock data — and leaves independent verification of claimed crime reductions unresolved.
Cities often replace Flock with similar alpr systems like Axon.
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Cities faced public pressure after controversy over a major alpr vendor. Some cities cancelled Flock contracts and then approved other vendors. More cities may either continue deployments or end alpr use.
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