MapQuest Adds a Map Layer Showing Flock License Plate Cameras
The navigation app now lets drivers toggle an optional overlay of known license plate readers from Flock Safety and other vendors.
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Key takeaways
- MapQuest's app has a new optional layer that plots known license plate readers.
- The layer covers cameras from Flock Safety and other vendors.
- It arrives as public backlash against the cameras grows.
- Users have to switch the layer on; it isn't shown by default.
MapQuest now shows drivers where license plate cameras are watching. The app has added an optional map layer that plots known readers from Flock Safety and other vendors.
What's new
The layer is opt-in. Switch it on and the cameras appear on the map next to your route. Flock is the best-known name, but it isn't the only vendor covered.
The timing isn't an accident. Backlash against these cameras has been building, and when a mainstream navigation app puts them on the map, you can see how far the argument has traveled.
What we don't know
The source material doesn't say how MapQuest gathers its location data, how complete the map is, or how often it gets updated. Those details matter. A map of known readers will always miss some.
Why it matters
Plate readers sit at the center of a bigger fight over surveillance and data privacy, one crypto users know well. Tools that log where people drive are a real worry for anyone who cares about financial and personal privacy. Still, visibility is a small step. Knowing where a camera sits doesn't change what it records or who can get at the data. The open question is whether mapping them pushes cities and vendors toward clearer rules, or simply gives drivers a better look at something they can't avoid.
Source: Decrypt
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