Flock cameras and privacy: how do they work?

We're hearing some concerns about privacy as more cameras are installed. We're talking about the cameras that can read your license plates. Yeah, the cameras are often called Flock cameras. They use AI to identify vehicles in the area. Some say that goes too far. Local 3 Sierra Rucker explains what Flock cameras are and how they work. With more of these Flock safety cameras popping up across North Georgia, it's raising concerns about privacy and exactly what they do. Flock safety camera systems use automated license plate reader technology. That tag just hit on Maple and 5th. Using video, audio, and the LPR technology to offer real-time intelligence. A spokesperson for the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office tells us it's extremely beneficial to law enforcement and the public helping solve numerous dangerous assaults, murders, and locating missing people. However, it's detailed tracking abilities is raising concern for privacy. Cases involved the privacy, is it a violation of privacy? License plate reader technology is not new, but attorney Jeremy Jones says the Flock cameras are able to store that information unlike the cameras most people are used to seeing. It uses AI to identify the car, so even if the tag can't be read, uh it might notice that it's a white Toyota that has damage on the left passenger side door. Uh so it can keep up with the car and then develop and show where that car has been over the past two, three, four weeks. However, others highlight the safety capabilities of the system. A spokesperson for the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office says the cameras recognize make, model, and vehicle color, but it does not have facial recognition and solely relies on vehicle and plate information. And if you want to make the safety argument that it captures the bad person, is find the least intrusive manner. When do we say it's too much? And the ability of the police or other agencies to recreate somebody's movement on a whim is a step too far in my book. A spokesperson with the sheriff's office issued this statement to try and reassure the public. Flock camera systems in Whitfield County are fixed to poles on the side of roadways. They do not have the ability to record in someone's home. These cameras are only used in the performance of law enforcement duties such as investigations and general traffic infractions. Reporting in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia for Local 3 News, I'm Sierra Rucker.