TAKOMA PARK, MD - AUGUST 19: An automatic license plate reader (ALPR) camera monitors traffic at the intersection of Flower and Houston avenues on August 19, 2026 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Takoma Park has contracted with artificial intelligence company Obvio to install and operate more than 20 traffic cameras in the two-square-mile city in the Washington, DC, suburbs. Law enforcement technology company Flock, which runs a nationwide network of automated license plate readers (ALPR), introduced new safety controls last week in an effort to curb scrutiny after a series of recent police officer resignations and arrests for alleged abuses of the company’s tools. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)