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Texas Governor Abbott blocks funding for more Flock cameras

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As backlash grows over Flock's AI surveillance cameras, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen state spending on them.…

  • The move came just ahead of the publication of a Texas Tribune investi…
  • That money was primarily raised by tacking a $1 fee onto insurance pol…
  • Flock cameras have increasingly drawn ire from across the political sp…

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Illustration of hands holding instruments to destroy a Flock camera

As backlash grows over Flock's AI surveillance cameras, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen state spending on them. The move came just ahead of the publication of a Texas Tribune investigation that revealed the state spent over $30 million on Flock cameras. That money was primarily raised by tacking a $1 fee onto insurance policies, allegedly to help fight catalytic converter theft.

Flock cameras have increasingly drawn ire from across the political spectrum as they've become the subject of privacy concerns. There have been multiple incidents of officers being placed on leave or criminally charged for misusing Flock systems, including at …

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