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Join Sean McPherson and the City Cast Twin Cities team every weekday morning as we bring you the day's conversations about life in the Twin Cities. With our cast of journalists, activists, experts and residents, we celebrate our wins with beaming pride, critique our shortcomings with the attention of a seed art judge and mutter “that’s interesting” for anything in between. Alongside our daily newsletter, we put the spotlight on the news and culture of the Twin Cities from every perspective we can find – including yours. It’s like a potluck where everyone’s invited and no one brings grape salad. So whether you've been here long enough to remember the Halloween blizzard of 1991, or you just bought your first winter coat, bring your dish over and let's talk. Learn more and subscribe to our newsletter at twincities.citycast.fm.
Sorry Twin Cities, You’re Being Tracked Everywhere You Go
City Cast Twin Cities
28 minutes
1 week ago
Sorry Twin Cities, You’re Being Tracked Everywhere You Go
According to crowdsourced data on the website Deflock.me, there are over 300 Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras in the metro area. Most of these are made by a company called Flock Safety, and they allow law enforcement to use photos of license plates to track drivers every time they pass by one of these cameras. The legality of ALPRs continues to be fought over in our courts, so we talked to ACLU Minnesota Attorney Alicia Granse about what these cameras are doing in our cities and how they could be regulated ethically. But before we dig into that story, Racket Co-Founder Em Cassel joins Sean McPherson to let you know about all the can't-miss events happening this week in the Twin Cities.
Check out the events mentioned in this episode:
Today: Songwriter Showcase | Pillar Forum
Thursday: MN Jazz Orchestra | Wabasha Street Caves
Friday-Sunday: Art Attack | Northrop King Building
Saturday: Mni Sota Mystery Box All-Indigenous Cabaret | Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Saturday: Midnight Creatures Market | 56 Brewing
Read more about the stories discussed in this episode:
Deflock.me - See where all the ALPR cameras are in the Twin Cities
You Are Being Tracked (ACLU)
ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows (404 Media)
She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down. (EFF)
Kansas police chief used Flock license plate cameras 164 times to track ex-girlfriend (The Wichita Eagle)
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Join Sean McPherson and the City Cast Twin Cities team every weekday morning as we bring you the day's conversations about life in the Twin Cities. With our cast of journalists, activists, experts and residents, we celebrate our wins with beaming pride, critique our shortcomings with the attention of a seed art judge and mutter “that’s interesting” for anything in between. Alongside our daily newsletter, we put the spotlight on the news and culture of the Twin Cities from every perspective we can find – including yours. It’s like a potluck where everyone’s invited and no one brings grape salad. So whether you've been here long enough to remember the Halloween blizzard of 1991, or you just bought your first winter coat, bring your dish over and let's talk. Learn more and subscribe to our newsletter at twincities.citycast.fm.
