<s>
Flock	B-Application
Safety	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	O
company	O
that	O
sells	O
Automated	B-Application
License	I-Application
Plate	I-Application
Recognition	I-Application
technology	O
(	O
ALPR	B-Application
)	O
to	O
law	O
enforcement	O
agencies	O
and	O
neighbourhood	O
associations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
other	O
ALPR	B-Application
systems	O
,	O
Flock	O
cameras	O
also	O
allow	O
searches	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
color	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
visual	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
thousands	O
of	O
communities	O
have	O
adopted	O
the	O
cameras	O
without	O
debate	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
communities	O
have	O
had	O
heated	O
debates	O
about	O
whether	O
Flock	B-Application
Safety	I-Application
cameras	O
will	O
protect	O
the	O
community	O
or	O
cause	O
harm	O
,	O
especially	O
to	O
minorities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
argues	O
that	O
ALPRs	B-Application
like	O
Flock	O
may	O
create	O
more	O
problems	O
than	O
they	O
solve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flock	B-Application
Safety	I-Application
cameras	O
and	O
technology	O
only	O
captures	O
data	O
from	O
vehicles	O
and	O
the	O
machine	O
learning	O
is	O
specifically	O
designed	O
not	O
to	O
identify	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Flock	B-Application
Safety	I-Application
claims	O
their	O
cameras	O
reduce	O
crime	O
,	O
opponents	O
argue	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
clear	O
evidence	O
for	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
Civil	O
Liberties	O
Union	O
released	O
a	O
report	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
criticising	O
both	O
Flock	B-Application
Safety	I-Application
's	O
business	O
model	O
and	O
its	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
