Flock Safety kills acoustic system designed to detect 'human distress'
"Community consultation" is one of the reasons automated license plate reader (ALPR) company Flock Safety cited in its decision to drop voice-oriented tech from a gunshot detection system.
The automated license plate reader company Flock Safety is abandoning plans to sell an acoustic gunshot detection device whose ability to detect screaming and other types of “human distress” sparked an outcry from privacy advocates when it was announced in October.
Flock quietly revealed on July 10 that it has decided to “remove” the product, according to a company blog post.
“This feature was designed to help identify potential violent incidents in areas where other public safety tools were less effective,” the blog post said. “The feature was only available to a small number of customers as part of a limited trial, and was never broadly released.”
Source: https://therecord.media/flock-safety-kills-audio-detection-system-human-distress
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