Search Results: ALPR

An open-source project leverages the ESP32 microcontroller to detect automated license plate recognition (ALPR) and facial recognition cameras in public spaces, aiming to map the expanding surveillance landscape. The 'Flock You' device identifies cameras from companies like Flock Safety by analyzing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signatures, empowering individuals to document surveillance infrastructure. This effort feeds into the global deflock.me map, creating a public resource tracking ALPR deployments worldwide.

Atherton's network of 50 Flock Safety license plate readers processes 45 million vehicle scans annually, but investigative reports reveal systemic policy violations enabling federal agencies to access surveillance data. Despite California's strict privacy laws, millions of searches by 295 external agencies—including immigration enforcement—occurred without required oversight or valid purposes.