MapQuest now shows you Flock and other license plate reader cameras on your route
Source: Business Insider ·
MapQuest said the new "surveillance layer" available on its mobile app finds "known license plate readers" from companies like Flock Safety.
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A new MapQuest feature allows users to find license plate reader cameras in their area.St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Contributor/Getty Images; Business InsiderMapQuest is pulling the curtain back on automatic license plate readers.Users can now locate Flock Safety and other surveillance cameras on MapQuest's app.Critics of the tech have raised privacy concerns and potential misuse.MapQuest, the OG software to find your way from point A to point B, is taking on the surveillance state.The free mapping service unveiled a new feature for its mobile app on Thursday that allows users to turn on a "surveillance layer" on a map to locate known automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, along their route.MapQuest says the app can identify cameras developed by Flock Safety, Axon Enterprise, Motorola Solutions, and PlateSmart, among others."The Roads Have Eyes!" the company said in its BlueSky post announcing the new feature.The Roads Have Eyes! 👁️ Turn on the Surveillance Layer in Map Options to see…