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How Triangle cities use Flock license plate reader cameras
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Fusion42 · 1 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Cities in the Triangle region use Flock automated license plate reader cameras differently, with some cancelling contracts due to privacy concerns while others use the technology for law enforcement. Despite some cancellations, private businesses and other agencies continue deploying these cameras, and data sharing between Flock customers and non-customers is common.
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Your security or civic tech startup needs to treat automated license plate reading as a regulatory access and privacy battleground. Local policy swings open data access doors or slams them shut, so pivot your product and sales strategy in the Triangle with local enforcement attitudes in mind.
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