T.O.P.

The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) says the NYPD ran 1,710 searches using Flock license plate reader technology despite publicly denying it held a contract with the company. S.T.O.P. and LatinoJustice PRLDEF are demanding records related to their findings. Civil liberties advocates say the discrepancy raises serious questions about transparency and oversight of surveillance tools used by New York City police.

The Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy advocacy group, reports that communities from small towns to cities as large as Los Angeles are canceling their contracts with Flock Safety and condemning mass surveillance. The group says the cancellations reflect growing public opposition to the company's network of automated license plate readers and the broader expansion of surveillance infrastructure across the United States.