Flock pitched turning Uber and Lyft drivers into a mobile surveillance network
08-08-2026 21:31 via mashable.com

Flock pitched turning Uber and Lyft drivers into a mobile surveillance network

Flock Safety, the company behind a nationwide network of automatic license plate readers, pitched a plan to convert hundreds of thousands of Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers into a mobile extension of its surveillance system, according to a company presentation obtained by 404 Media. 404's Joseph Cox wrote that the document describes equipping driver vehicles with dashcams capable of scanning license plates along their routes, effectively expanding Flock's network beyond its usual fixed cameras
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