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Flock AI Cameras Become US Election Issue: 'It Felt Like Entering a Surveillance State'
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US municipalities and homeowners associations have widely installed Flock AI cameras to track vehicles, sparking privacy concerns as the technology enters the November congressional election campaign. Residents in areas like Brentwood protested after discovering their HOAs were monitoring them, leading many communities to remove the devices. The systems feed data into a searchable private database accessible by police nationwide, raising alarms over misuse such as stalking and political surveillance linked to anti-Trump protests. With evidence suggesting data sharing with agencies like ICE, public backlash has intensified, resulting in frequent removals of the cameras across states from Florida to Washington.
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