The LAPD suspended its use of Flock’s license plate readers in July because of concerns about how Flock was handling data. Since then, the department has started deploying hundreds of ALPR units from Axon, a competing provider. This move fills the gap left by canceled Flock contracts and broadens the department’s ALPR coverage. Officials have not detailed the terms of the Axon deployment or any new safeguards beyond the general statement that it is moving forward with a different company’s readers. As the LAPD expands its ALPR network with Axon, scrutiny around data handling, privacy and accountability is likely to increase given the prior backlash against Flock.