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An automated license place reader camera atop a streetlight near the corner of First Avenue and Cedar Street near downtown San Diego. (Photo by Gabrielle Wallace/Times of San Diego) Automated license ...

As automated license plate readers become more common across Idaho, one company, Flock Safety, has become the center of the state's debate over surveillance technology. While Flock is one of several ...

A vocal group of citizens is pushing back on the Staunton Police Department’s use of Flock cameras as the city begins its second year of using the automated license-plate reader technology, known as ...

Two years after a split San Diego City Council agreed to install 500 automated license plate recognition cameras throughout town, the technology is up for review — and it’s still controversial. On ...