Overview
- Public records obtained and reported by multiple outlets show a Flock Safety presentation that pitched a partnership with dashcam maker Nexar to equip roughly 350,000 Uber, Lyft and delivery vehicles in Georgia with ALPR capability, and Flock says the deal was never implemented.
- The proposed system would have let those dashcams automatically read and catalog every license plate they passed, effectively turning moving cars into sensors that feed Flock’s searchable cloud database.
- The plan raises data security concerns because 404 Media previously reported a Nexar breach that exposed large amounts of customer footage, and it is not clear whether drivers or platforms would have been told their vehicles were collecting plate data.
- The disclosure comes against a backdrop of audits and probe-worthy findings about Flock’s fixed cameras, including high false-positive rates and documented officer misuse that have prompted contract pauses and removals in some cities.
- If regulators, municipalities or state lawmakers respond, the likely outcomes include tighter limits on where and how ALPR data can be gathered or retained, increased audit requirements, and new rules about driver and public notice.