The Brief
- Some license plate readers like Flock cameras are being targeted for vandalism around Metro Detroit.
- The cameras use AI to snap photos of all passing vehicles and catalog license plates, makes, models and more.
- Authorities say facial recognition is not used and that they have helped in numerous cases. Privacy advocates raise issues of surveillance.
FOX 2 – The latest development in the backlash against license plate reader cameras is reports of vandalism across Metro Detroit.
Dig deeper:
Police say the cameras help solve crimes and find missing people. License plate reader cameras or LPRs, include the most popular brand, Flock are being used in numerous cities and counties in Michigan.…