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MapQuest, the mapping service many Americans last leveraged to print driving directions
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The company announced on Bluesky that its app includes a “Surveillance Layer,” a toggle in Map Options that plots known automated license plate readers from Flock Safety.
Key facts
- The layer also covers cameras from Motorola Solutions’ Vigilant, Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon, Leonardo’s ELSAG, Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia, Verkada and other outdoor surveillance
- The company announced on Bluesky that its app includes a “Surveillance Layer,” a toggle in Map Options that plots known automated license plate readers from Flock Safety
- Bernie Sanders, introduced the Ban Flock Act, which seeks to prohibit federal agencies from using the technology
- In response to the mounting public backlash, Flock CEO Garrett Langley asked Americans to compromise on privacy in exchange for safety
Summary
MapQuest added a “Surveillance Layer” that shows known license plate readers from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions’ Vigilant, Axon, Verkada and others. A demo shows camera icons with cones marking which way each faces. The feature arrives amid bipartisan backlash against Flock, including a Texas funding freeze and a push by Sen. MapQuest, the mapping service many Americans last used to print driving directions, now wants to show drivers who’s watching the road.