I think a better solution than just removing them alltogether would be requiring them to only keep data for vehicles that are breaking laws while on camera (speed limits, etc) or are stolen, and discard data for all other vehicles. And nationalizing the whole system of course, it's crazy that a private company can do this.
That would certainly be a step in the right direction to discard immediately.
There is a way for HOAs to create safe lists that keeps you off a national search, but only for your neighborhood. You aren't excluded from search results outside your HOA installed flock cameras.
Flock cameras aren't speed cameras though, they are only made to capture license plates, generate vehicle attributes and fingerprint into a searchable database.
Even if there was a mechanism to exclude me from search results...the moment I pass a camera I am technically searched and cross reference against the bad guy database. There no way around the 4th Amendment unreasonable search violation for me.
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car's location, date, and time. They also capture your car's make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.
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