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Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage

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Prices of public records tracking cops' use of Flock go up as backlash swells. As bipartisan backlash against Flock grows , some cities are asking anti-surveillance advocates and media outlets to pay eye-popping fees—including charging tens of thousands or even millions—to get information about how police departments are using and potentially abusing AI-enabled camera systems that track every vehicle that passes them.

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