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Sorry Twin Cities, You’re Being Tracked Everywhere You Go

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According to crowdsourced data on the website Deflock.me, there are over 300 Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras in the metro area. Most of these are made by a company called Flock Safety, and they allow law enforcement to use photos of license plates to track drivers every time they pass by one of these cameras. The legality of ALPRs continues to be fought over in our courts, so we talked to ACLU Minnesota Attorney Alicia Granse about what these cameras are doing in our cities and how they could be regulated ethically. But before we dig into that story, Racket Co-Founder Em Cassel joins Sean McPherson to let you know about all the can't-miss events happening this week in the Twin Cities. 


Check out the events mentioned in this episode: 

  • Today: Songwriter Showcase | Pillar Forum
  • Thursday: MN Jazz Orchestra | Wabasha Street Caves
  • Friday-Sunday: Art Attack | Northrop King Building 
  • Saturday: Mni Sota Mystery Box All-Indigenous Cabaret | Amsterdam Bar & Hall
  • Saturday: Midnight Creatures Market | 56 Brewing


    • Read more about the stories discussed in this episode:

    • Deflock.me - See where all the ALPR cameras are in the Twin Cities
    • You Are Being Tracked (ACLU)
    • ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows (404 Media)
    • She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down. (EFF)
    • Kansas police chief used Flock license plate cameras 164 times to track ex-girlfriend (The Wichita Eagle)

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