# License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leaks Show

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/license-plate-reader-company-flock-is-building-a-massive-people-lookup-tool-leaks-show/27595
**Category:** News
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**Created:** 2025-05-15T09:36:17Z
**Posts:** 2

## Post 1 by @anonfox — 2025-05-15T09:36:17Z

> **[License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool,...](https://www.404media.co/license-plate-reader-company-flock-is-building-a-massive-people-lookup-tool-leak-shows/)**
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> Flock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media.

> Flock, the automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company whose cameras are installed in [more than 5,000 communities](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/10/16/2964095/0/en/Flock-Safety-Expands-Into-Drones-for-Law-Enforcement-with-Acquisition-of-Aerodome.html?ref=404media.co) in the U.S., is building a product that will use people lookup tools, data brokers, and data breaches to “jump from LPR [license plate reader] to person,” allowing police to much more easily identify and track the movements of specific people around the country without a warrant or court order, according to internal Flock presentation slides, Slack chats, and meeting audio obtained by 404 Media.

> The news turns Flock, [already a controversial technology](https://www.404media.co/lawsuit-argues-warrantless-use-of-flock-surveillance-cameras-is-unconstitutional/), into a much more invasive tool, potentially able to link a vehicle passing by a camera to its owner and then more people connected to them, through marriage or other association.

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## Post 2 by @PurpleDime — 2025-10-30T10:00:51Z

We need to stop ALPRs. They are starting to use it in my city and I am seriously worrried.

> [@Police use Flock cameras to wrongfully accuse Denver woman of theft](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/police-use-flock-cameras-to-wrongfully-accuse-denver-woman-of-theft/32439):
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> TL;DR: The Columbine Valley police in Colorado, US, used Flock cameras to wrongfully accuse a woman (Chrisanna Elser) of stealing a $25 package from a doorstep in the neighboring town of Bow Mar. She had to prove her own innocence by collecting evidence, from apps on her phone to dashcam footage in her vehicle, to prove her whereabouts. I found out about this story through Louis Rossmann: This woman was essentially considered guilty until proven innocent. The police officer refused to sh…