The nationwide debate over privacy, surveillance, and corporate accountability has arrived in a Utah suburb after a high-tech surveillance device was mysteriously mounted on city property without anyone’s authorization.
The incident in Millcreek, Utah, is raising serious questions about how automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are being deployed across the country, and more importantly, who is actually regulating the massive flow of tracking data they produce.
The controversy began when local residents noticed a Flock Safety automated license plate reader mounted on a pole near Millcreek Common, a popular public gathering space…