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Flock cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies' power

Although police say the cameras are an invaluable crime-fighting tool, some critics say their pervasiveness amounts to unconstitutional warrantless mass surveillance.

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Flock cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies' power
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