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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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George Chidi

‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns

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In recent city council meetings in Dunwoody, Georgia, a spokesman for Flock Safety, a Georgia-based firm that provides automated license plate readers, has found himself in the hot seat again.

For two months running, some residents of the affluent north Atlanta suburb in the region’s tech corridor have been demanding an end to the city’s contract with the security firm, which has drawn similar protest from California to New York.

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