Washington state lawmakers next year hope to rein in law enforcement’s use of automated license plate readers amid revelations federal immigration authorities are using the data.

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    Yup you nailed it. That’s exactly our problem up here. A lot of affluent cities like Redmond were mentioned were quick to adopt these cameras and they did nothing to help with the crime issues but the security companies did a great job selling it and continue to do so as more cities here are adopting them faster ever day.

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      IMHO, flock really benefited from the pandemic crime leveling out. People have been returning to pre-pandemic habits, and the inflated crime has naturally gone down everywhere. But now flock can show a lot of 2022 to 2025 data to people, and they think the product makes them safe.

      Flock could’ve hung furbies instead of cameras, and crime would still be down considerably.