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California Kills Bill Regulating Flock Cameras Even as Public Rage Grows
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Fusion42 · 4 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
California failed for the fifth year in a row to pass legislation regulating automated license plate readers (ALPRs), despite growing public backlash and bipartisan concern about privacy and misuse by law enforcement. The bill would have imposed privacy protections and restricted law enforcement misuse, but it was stopped in the Assembly on the last day of the legislative session.
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You face a growing privacy backlash as California stalls on regulating license plate cameras. This opens an urgent market gap for compliant solutions or services that respect privacy, while law enforcement may keep using unchecked surveillance tools.
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