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Gulf Shores Cameras Spark Privacy Debate | Huntsville News
Gulf Shores, Alabama is in the crosshairs of a heated privacy debate over its Flock cameras—automated license plate readers that police say are lifesaving tools for solving crimes and finding missing persons, while critics warn of government overreach and potential constitutional violations. The police chief defends the tech, citing real-world successes like locating a lost elderly patient and managing abandoned pets, and insists the system is narrowly focused on plates—not personal lives—with strict 60-day data retention and zero tolerance for misuse. But as national cases show how easily…
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