Tech · 15 d ago
Tony Webster · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
MapQuest now shows where licence plate cameras stand on its map
The new map option
Surveillance Layer
A new Surveillance Layer in the MapQuest apps for Android and iOS marks known automated licence plate readers.
Camera makers on the map
- Flock Safety
- Motorola Solutions (Vigilant)
- Axon
- Verkada
- Genetec
It covers cameras from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, Axon, Verkada and other makers.
Flock cameras in the US
120,000 cameras
Flock alone has more than 120,000 cameras installed across the United States.
Flock
Crime prevention
Critics
Tracking and data sharing
Flock says the readers help prevent crime, while critics point to cases of people tracked without permission and data shared with agencies without oversight.
