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DoD Memo: Palantir Could Land $244 Million AI Contract by 2028
A draft memo from the Defense Department just hit the wires, laying out another chunk of change. This one suggests cutt…
Axon’s Surveillance Tech Sales Surge in Strong Q2 Earnings Report
Axon, the company pushing body cameras and Tasers onto every beat cop, just posted a Q2 earnings report that made Wall…
Axon's Latest Books Show $904 Million in Q2 Revenue
Axon, the outfit that sells all the body cameras and tasers, just rang up another big quarter. Their latest financial r…
Cities Ditch Flock Cameras, Immediately Install Axon License Plate Readers
A handful of towns are making some moves on their streets. They're taking down Flock brand automatic license plate read…
LAPD Drops Flock Safety After 99.4% False Stolen Car Alerts
The LAPD just decided to cut ties with Flock Safety Cameras. A recent internal audit showed these systems were throwing…
Unexpected July Job Losses Boost Select Stock Prices
Another batch of employment figures just hit the street. July’s jobs report landed with a thump, showing the economy ac…
Tennessee Mayor: Halt Flock Cameras Until Constitutional Guardrails Exist
Another local politician is sounding the alarm about those automated license plate readers, the ones from Flock Safety.…
Flock Safety Loses Dozens of Camera Contracts Over Privacy Fears
Flock Safety, the outfit that slaps automated license plate cameras all over town, just got a wake up call. Turns out,…
Flock Safety Dumps Audio Pilot Amid Outcry, Thousands of Devices Still Active
Flock Safety finally dropped its audio "distress detection" pilot program. This was the one using microphones to listen…
Flock Safety Pulls Audio Pilot After Backlash, More Mics Stay Up
Flock Safety just pulled the plug on its "distress detection" audio pilot program. That was the setup with microphones…
Flock Safety surveillance gets pre-IPO investor coverage
Some suits at TSG Invest just started poking around Flock Safety. That's the outfit selling automated license plate rea…
Salem Ends Flock Safety Contract, Privacy Worries Cited
Another town, another line drawn. Salem, Massachusetts, just pulled the plug on its contract with Flock Safety, the out…
Bill Seeks to Cut Federal Funds for Cities Using Flock Safety Cameras
Up in Washington, a new bill is looking to cut off the money supply for towns and cops hooked on Flock Safety cameras.…
Flock Safety Cameras Face Pushback Over Privacy Concerns
The always watching eyes of Flock Safety’s camera network are running into some serious resistance across the country.…
Flock Safety ALPR Poles Identified as Potential Roadside Hazard
Roadside safety advocates and an Ohio-based investigator have identified Flock Safety's automated license plate reader…
Four Flock Safety Cameras Vandalized in Long Island Town Amid Backlash
Four AI-powered Flock Safety cameras were vandalized in one Long Island town during July. The incident involved four se…
Stanford Ends Flock Safety Contract, Adopts New Surveillance Vendor
Stanford University has quietly terminated its contract with Flock Safety, a prominent provider of automated license pl…