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Flock Safety, valued at $7.5 billion and operating surveillance cameras in more than 6,000 communities, has built an AI tool called OS Investigate that can identify drivers and track vehicles by movement patterns alone, without requiring a name, license plate or crime.

Flock Safety, valued at $7.5 billion and operating surveillance cameras in more than 6,000 communities, has built an AI tool called OS Investigate that can identify drivers and track vehicles by movement patterns alone, without requiring a name, license plate or crime.

It ships with 69 prewritten prompts, giving officers access to plate scans, arrest records, 911 dispatch logs and commercial databases containing Social Security numbers, phone numbers and relatives. Fourteen prompts require no plate, name or description — only a location, timeframe and behavior.

It ships with 69 prewritten prompts, giving officers access to plate scans, arrest records, 911 dispatch logs and commercial databases containing Social Security numbers, phone numbers and relatives. Fourteen prompts require no plate, name or description — only a location, timeframe and behavior.

The software infers vehicle "associates" by counting how often other plates appear at the same cameras within a two-minute window of a target, flagging any that appear three or more times above a 0.75 confidence threshold and returning up to 20 results.

The software infers vehicle "associates" by counting how often other plates appear at the same cameras within a two-minute window of a target, flagging any that appear three or more times above a 0.75 confidence threshold and returning up to 20 results.

Flock spokesman Paris Lewbel described OS Investigate as a separate product from the company's license-plate reader technology, and said its capabilities may change before any wider release. The company did not dispute the features first reported by WIRED.

Flock spokesman Paris Lewbel described OS Investigate as a separate product from the company's license-plate reader technology, and said its capabilities may change before any wider release. The company did not dispute the features first reported by WIRED.

This comes as at least 50 law enforcement officers have been charged with or accused of misusing plate-reader systems, with Flock cameras involved in 46 of those cases. A Texas officer reportedly searched more than 83,000 cameras while looking for a woman who performed her own abortion.

This comes as at least 50 law enforcement officers have been charged with or accused of misusing plate-reader systems, with Flock cameras involved in 46 of those cases. A Texas officer reportedly searched more than 83,000 cameras while looking for a woman who performed her own abortion.

Flock announced new safeguards on Aug. 13, including reducing its default data-retention period to seven days, adding automatic lockouts for unusual activity and requiring officers to attach case codes to searches by the end of 2026.

Flock announced new safeguards on Aug. 13, including reducing its default data-retention period to seven days, adding automatic lockouts for unusual activity and requiring officers to attach case codes to searches by the end of 2026.

Flock Testing Cameras to Track Driving Patterns Without Plate, Name or Crime

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