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Flock Safety kills acoustic system designed to detect 'human distress'

The Record · · International · Surveillance & Civil Liberties

"Community consultation" is one of the reasons automated license plate reader (ALPR) company Flock Safety cited in its decision to drop voice-oriented tech from a gunshot detection system.

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