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What Flock’s defenders are missing

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English

Flock, a police-tech company, is facing backlash over its license plate reader technology, which critics argue is turning into a mass surveillance tool. Recent changes to its platform aim to prevent misuse by requiring officers to enter case numbers for searches, but loopholes remain, and concerns about civil liberties persist as some cities cancel contracts with the company.

中文

Flock，这家警务技术公司，因其车牌识别技术面临强烈反对，批评者认为这正转变为一种大规模监视工具。该平台最近的更改旨在通过要求警员在搜索时输入案件编号来防止滥用，但仍存在漏洞，关于公民自由的担忧依然存在，一些城市已取消与该公司的合同。