Flock Drones Next? City Approves Three-Year Contract For New Technology– wltreport.com

Flock Safety has caused much controversy across the United States with its automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras.

Despite privacy, tracking, and data sharing concerns, some local municipalities are acquiring additional Flock technology.

Newport just became the second city in Rhode Island to approve the purchase of Flock Safety First Responder Drones.

The Newport City Council voted unanimously to approve a three-year, $375,000 contract with Flock Group Inc. for a pilot drone program.

Watch a video demonstration below showing Flock’s drone technology:

Remember when everyone was told Flock was “just reading license plates”?

Anyway, here’s Flock Alpha, the autonomous drone.

It only flies 60 mph, launches itself, streams thermal video, can be flown from a cops phone and reads your license plate from 2,000 feet. Good stuff. pic.twitter.com/7Swhu8jTOn

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