- Bipartisan backlash is growing against license-plate reader vendor Flock Safety — roughly 90 communities cut ties last month, Florida ordered removals from highways and Texas paused funding.
- The piece warns that rushed policy reactions (think mandatory-minimums after Len Bias or the Patriot Act after 9/11) can cause long-term harm despite good intentions.
- The author urges slowing down: weigh the real safety benefits versus privacy risks and craft adaptable safeguards instead of blanket bans.
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