The Company Pulled Whole States Out of Its National Lookup Tool Once the Searches Were Public

After the ICE and abortion searches were revealed, Flock Safety removed states from the nationwide lookup tool that had made those searches possible.

Read that as a concession. The defence of a national plate reader network has always been that each camera is locally owned and locally governed. The searches that caused the damage were the ones that crossed state lines, reaching into jurisdictions whose laws and politics differed from the searching officer's. Withdrawing states from the national tool concedes that the cross-jurisdictional reach, not any individual bad actor, was the design problem. For an independent overview, see EFF, automated licence plate readers.

The reporting is at 404 Media.

A few principles hold across this category. The right device is the one matched to your concern, your case, and your tolerance for downtime, not the newest machine on the floor. Settings, operator experience, and a test spot for higher-risk case types matter more than the brand name on the platform. Ask which wavelength is being used and why it fits your case before any treatment begins.

Outcomes also depend on realistic staging. Most protocols are a planned series rather than a single visit, and final results are best judged weeks to months after the last session as the case remodels. A careful consultation should set that timeline out in plain terms, name the expected recovery, and explain the plan if a side effect appears.

For independent background on this topic, see EFF, automated licence plate readers, and review the full source list below. This is a summary of published reporting, not original reporting, and criminal charges are allegations until a court decides otherwise.