Flock pitched turning 350,000 Uber drivers into a nationwide licence-plate scanning network

A leaked Flock Safety presentation reveals a plan to equip 350,000 Uber and delivery drivers with cameras to collect licence-plate data across the United States. The surveillance firm was pitching a system that would turn gig workers into an unwitting nationwide scanning fleet. The proposal raises major concerns about mass surveillance and driver privacy.

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