Rhode Island bought the Flock cameras. It forgot to write the rules.

By: Joe Broadmeadow

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 799

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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I spent 20 years as a police officer, commanded the Investigative Services Division, and worked a federal drug task force alongside the FBI and DEA. So let me say the part my fellow privacy skeptics often leave out: a license plate reader is a genuinely useful tool.

When a suspect fled the Brown University shooting last December, plate-reader technology helped find him fast. These cameras recover stolen cars, flag vehicles tied to …

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