News Summary

• There are more than 130,000 AI-powered automated license plate readers on American streets.
• Flock Safety, the maker of the cameras, held its annual conference amid intense backlash.
• Police leaders say Flock cameras help them locate stolen vehicles and missing people.
• But the expansion of the technology has increased the risk of abuse, the ACLU says."The potential for police fishing expeditions is unlimited," says Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the ACLU.