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Spokane reporter freelancing for RANGE. Formerly @Report4America and Inlander. Reach me on Signal at (Spokane area code)-720-8388.
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Washington scrambles to regulate license-plate cameras that could aid stalkers

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By Daniel Walters Verified
| Wenatchee World Verified
To Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, the installation of automatic license plate reader cameras has been revolutionary. “To replicate this with humans, I would have to have 70 people standing on the street 24/7 and they'd have to have perfect recall for everything they took a picture of for 30 days,” Nowels said. “It’s impossible.” Yet, he’s reluctant to say too much about Flock’s particular vulnerabilities in Washington, knowing the tool could be particularly dangerous in the wrong hands.
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Washington scrambles to regulate license-plate cameras that could aid stalkers

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By Daniel Walters Verified
| Chronicle-Tribune Verified
To Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, the installation of automatic license plate reader cameras has been revolutionary. Flock Safety, a leading supplier of these cameras, brags that they’re used by over 5,000 law enforcement agencies across the country, and that Flock technology can go beyond simply recording a license plate. Many of their devices can also identify a car’s make, model, color, dents, roof racks, window stickers and even a dog in a truck bed.
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Washington scrambles to regulate license-plate cameras that could aid stalkers

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By Daniel Walters Verified
| Ellensburg Daily Record Verified
To Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, the installation of automatic license plate reader cameras has been revolutionary. Flock Safety, a leading supplier of these cameras, brags that they’re used by over 5,000 law enforcement agencies across the country, and that Flock technology can go beyond simply recording a license plate. Many of their devices can also identify a car’s make, model, color, dents, roof racks, window stickers and even a dog in a truck bed.
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