Automated license‑plate readers have become one of the fastest‑growing surveillance tools in the country, and the private company behind many of them, Flock Safety, now has a growing network in the North Bay.
Cities say the cameras help solve crimes. Privacy advocates warn they create a vast network that can track people’s movements in ways most residents don’t see.
KRCB’s Shandra Back spoke with Press Democrat reporter Marisa Endicott about her reporting on license plate readers in the North Bay.…