Police could potentially use nationwide licence plate camera networks to trace women travelling across state lines for abortions, a Flock Safety executive acknowledged during a hearing in New York, highlighting a privacy risk that extends beyond the states where the cameras are installed.
Trevor Chandler, Flock Safety's senior director of public affairs, faced questions from Suffolk County legislators on 8 October about the company's network of automated licence plate readers. The discussion focused on whether police can reconstruct vehicle movements over time and how safeguards restrict searches linked to reproductive healthcare.
