Ohio city workers are covering automated license plate readers with trash bags as officials sound the alarm on ‘egregious violations’ of privacy
City workers in Dayton, Ohio, have covered dozens of automated license plate readers with trash bags to disable them, following concerns about privacy violations. Officials discovered that the Flock Safety camera system's data was being used for immigration enforcement, which contravenes city policy. This action mirrors similar decisions in other cities like Evanston, Illinois, and Oxnard, California, where privacy issues related to data sharing and unauthorized access have led to the suspension or disabling of these surveillance technologies. AI
IMPACT Heightens scrutiny on AI surveillance tech, potentially leading to stricter regulations and public pushback against its deployment.