Flock Safety built its reputation on automated license-plate readers, a product line that has already sparked public outrage. Now, according to a new WIRED investigation, the company has developed a more powerful AI system for law enforcement—and the publication obtained its code.
WIRED reconstructed the next-generation AI platform and confirmed it is capable of far more than scanning plates. The tool is already in use by some police agencies, raising fresh questions about how deeply algorithmic surveillance has crept into everyday policing.
The revelation intensifies existing concerns about the scope of data collection and the implications for individual privacy, as these camera networks expand their capabilities before regulators or the public have had a chance to weigh in.