The police's terrifying new cameras

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I didn’t care too much about being surveilled. One company changed my mind. Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily eSIM data plans! Download Saily app and use code tunnelvision at checkout There’s a kind of surveillance camera I can’t stop thinking about. Across the United States, they watch over city street corners, store parking lots, and suburban neighborhoods. They register every single license plate that passes by, compiling that data into a massive searchable police database. And — in just a few years — they’ve spread all over the country largely thanks to a single tech startup called Flock Safety. Over the past month, I’ve been down a rabbit hole trying to understand how these automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, spread so quickly across the country — and what they mean for our right to privacy. Special thanks to: - Will Freeman, Creator of DeFlock: https://deflock.me/ - Seth Hall, Co-Founder of San Diego Privacy - Dave Maass, Director of Investigations for the Electronic Frontier Foundation Hello and welcome! Tunnel Vision is a new independent video news show that dives deep into mysteries from all corners of the internet. With a commitment to transparency, we pull back the curtain on the journalistic process, emphasizing the journey of discovery rather than simply presenting the final answer. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: @christophe All the music for this video was created by our in-house composer Tom Fox and is available to license or just to listen to on our music channel: @tomfoxcatalog About: Christophe Haubursin is a journalist and video creator. Before launching Tunnel Vision he worked at Vox.com for 8 years, where he made videos for Vox’s YouTube channel, hosted the show Glad You Asked, and produced on the Netflix series Explained. He lives in Brooklyn. Got story ideas or tips? Reach out to the team at: Twitter: / haubursin -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 0:00 The company 3:39 Scale 7:08 Sharing 9:46 Privacy 12:12 The law 16:33 What’s next?