Iowa’s surveillance technology, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location
Aug 27	Iowa Public Radio	Cities around Iowa ditch Flock cameras amid growing privacy concerns↗ Iowa Public Radio Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Indianola, IA us/ia/warren/city/indianola City of Coralville, IA us/ia/johnson/city/coralville City of Waukee, IA us/ia/dallas/city/waukee
Aug 27	Axios ($)	Ankeny holds steady on Flock cameras for now↗ Axios ($) ALPR	City of Ankeny, IA us/ia/polk/city/ankeny
Aug 25	KYOU-TV ($)	Wapello County flock camera policy still under review↗ KYOU-TV ($) More coverage: ThePerryNews · KCCI Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	Dallas County, IA us/ia/dallas Wapello County, IA us/ia/wapello
Aug 25	Daily Nonpareil	Council Bluffs looks to replace Flock cameras with another company at mayor's request↗ Daily Nonpareil ALPR−, Reduction	City of Council Bluffs, IA us/ia/pottawattamie/city/council-bluffs
Aug 22	Dispatch Argus	Flock license plate readers vandalized in the Quad-Cities↗ Dispatch Argusalso carried by 2 other outlets Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	Henry County, IA us/ia/henry
Aug 22	WHO13.com	Des Moines police stand by license plate readers as three communities end contracts↗ WHO13.comalso carried by 2 other outlets Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Des Moines, IA us/ia/polk/city/des-moines
Aug 17	Yahoo	Indianola police suspend license plate reader program↗ Yahoo More coverage: KCCI Contract canceled Fusion & data sharing−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	City of Indianola, IA us/ia/warren/city/indianola
Aug 15	First Alert 4 ($)	Town suspends Flock camera program↗ First Alert 4 ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KCTV · indianola-ia.com · weareiowa.com · weareiowa.com · +1 more Drones / UAS−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	City of Indianola, IA us/ia/warren/city/indianola
Aug 14	KCCI	Waukee police opt against renewing contract with Flock↗ KCCIalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: WHO13.com · The Des Moines Register · Yahoo Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Waukee, IA us/ia/dallas/city/waukee
Aug 14	WILX ($)	Flock Safety overhauls privacy policy for license plate reader cameras used by Michigan law enforcement↗ WILX ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KCRG ALPR−, Reduction	City of Cedar Rapids, IA us/ia/linn/city/cedar-rapids
Aug 14	theperrynews.com	Waukee PD ends contract with license plate reader company↗ theperrynews.com More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · KCRG Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Waukee, IA us/ia/dallas/city/waukee
Aug 13	The Des Moines Register ($)	Story County mulls Flock contract extension for 2 license plate cams↗ The Des Moines Register ($) Face recognition	Story County, IA us/ia/story
Aug 12	The Des Moines Register ($)	National backlash against Flock cameras reflected in Iowa communities↗ The Des Moines Register ($) ALPR	Wapello County, IA us/ia/wapello City of Johnston, IA us/ia/polk/city/johnston City of Pleasant Hill, IA us/ia/polk/city/pleasant-hill
Aug 4	404 Media ($)	‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock↗ 404 Media ($) ALPR	Wapello County, IA us/ia/wapello

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