The Automotive Surveillance Hellscape of Buffalo, NY

Several months ago, I heard that my local police department was proposing the purchase of a number of Flock license plate reader surveillance cameras. They had in fact been trialing these cameras for two and half years (for free), but that’s a story for another day. I did what I could to oppose it - I showed up to board meetings, said my piece, and watched as the town board unanimously voted to…