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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2026 · 20 MIN

Flock cameras: Public safety or surveillance state?

from Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast · host WNYC Studios

Over the past several years, a license-plate tracking company called Flock has partnered with over 40 percent of police departments nationwide, allowing local law enforcement to track people's whereabouts across state lines.  On Today's Show: Jason Koebler, co-founder of 404 Media, unpacks how officials, including ICE, are using the technology, and why anti-surveillance activists on both sides of the are pushing back against the cameras. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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