Dozens of police departments in Massachusetts are deploying Flock Safety's automated license plate reader technology, or ALPR.

The cameras capture and record license plates and locations as cars pass by. Using artificial intelligence, police who are contracted to use the system can track a motorist as they investigate a crime.

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The network of cameras works together, tracking vehicles passing by. Flock Safety Chief Legal Officer Dan Haley explains the cameras capture what's in public view.

"Which is simply the exact same information you were collecting with your eyeballs if you were standing on the street watching cars go by in front of you," said Haley. A private company in Brookline is planning to install high-te

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