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Flock has its eyes on D.C., but we know surprisingly little about how the powerful license plate readers are used.
The cameras have drawn plenty of national attention recently, with reports of police officers using them and the data they store to track their former lovers and commit other abuses. Civil liberties groups have also raised concerns of mass surveillance of otherwise law-abiding motorists.