https://msucerl.org/cmse101/tags/flock-safety/Recent content in Flock-Safety on AI and Society CourseHugoen-usThu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://msucerl.org/cmse101/use-cases/3-5-automated-license-plate-readers/Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://msucerl.org/cmse101/use-cases/3-5-automated-license-plate-readers/<h1 id="automated-license-plate-readers-alpr">Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR)</h1> <h2 id="context--systems-architecture">Context &amp; Systems Architecture</h2> <p>Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) have quietly transformed municipal roads and highways into a seamless, searchable surveillance dragnet. Built primarily by private corporations like Flock Safety and Vigilant Solutions, ALPR networks utilize optical character recognition (OCR) camera arrays mounted on utility poles, police cruisers, and neighborhood entryways. Rather than tracking individual suspected vehicles under active judicial warrants, these systems capture every single vehicle that passes through their field of view, logging geographical coordinates, precise timestamps, and visual profiles into centralized cloud databases accessible by thousands of law enforcement agencies nationwide.</p>