During Monday’s work session, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners received a presentation from Sheriff Van Shaw on one of the most controversial law enforcement technologies in America today: Flock cameras.
Flock cameras are automated license plate readers (ALPRs) that use artificial intelligence to identify license plates and other characteristics of passing vehicles, creating searchable records that law enforcement can use in criminal investigations.
During a roughly 80-minute discussion, Shaw defended the sheriff’s office’s use of the technology while addressing some of the privacy and surveillance concerns that have fueled opposition to it across the country.
