“less than 1 percent of the cars scanned are connected to crime, yet they still have details added to a database, such as vehicle manufacturer, model, color, license plate number, bumper stickers, and scratches.”
Marcus Bee smashed three Flock plate readers in Monterey County and got identified by the other surveillance cameras nearby. Bail is $30,000 for damage the sheriff puts in the thousands. The sheriff calls the network an invaluable investigative resource and skips the ACLU number in the same story. Under 1 percent of scans touch a crime. The other 99 percent go in the database anyway.