Plate readers © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · © OpenMapTiles
Austin has 293 mapped plate readers. 265 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Feb 9, 2025 and Nov 2, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Austin: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 78753 has the most (41), then 78704 (30) and 78758 (21). Mounted on, where known: 50 on poles and 3 on street lights.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78702 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Feb 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78705 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast, north, west and east (as mapped) | May 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78712 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78712 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78721 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78721 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78721 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78721 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78722 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78722 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78722 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78723 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78723 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78723 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78726 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78727 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78728 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78728 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78728 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78728 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78741 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78741 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78741 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78744 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78744 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78744 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78745 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78745 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78745 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78745 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78745 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78745 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78745 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78745 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78745 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78745 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78745 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78748 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78748 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78748 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78748 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78748 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78748 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78748 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78750 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78750 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78750 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78750 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78750 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78750 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78750 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78751 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78751 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78751 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78751 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78751 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78752 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78752 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78752 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78752 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78752 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78752 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78752 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78752 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78752 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78753 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78753 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Texas Department of Public Safety | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78753 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78753 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78753 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Texas Department of Public Safety | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78753 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Texas Department of Public Safety | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78753 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Texas Department of Public Safety | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78753 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78753 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78753 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78754 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78754 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78754 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78756 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78756 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78756 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78756 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78756 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78756 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78756 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78756 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78756 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78756 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78757 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78757 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78757 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78758 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Feb 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78758 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78758 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78758 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78758 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78758 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78758 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78759 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78759 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78759 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78759 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 15, 2026 |
Showing the 150 most recently mapped of 265. See all 265 on the map.
Near you: Flock camera locations near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Austin
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 10
- Texas Department of Public Safety 4
- Sunset Valley 1
What the Flock cameras in Austin keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include private operators (10).
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Austin
The Austin Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal does not say how long it keeps reads.
Austin Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Plate readers its portal lists
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 0
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Austin were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from February 9, 2025 to November 2, 2026. 172 of the 265 were first mapped in 2026, with 68 in February alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Austin, TX: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Austin?
265 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Austin, TX, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Austin?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 78753 has the most (41).
Who runs the plate readers in Austin?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Texas law.
Which agencies around Austin use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Texas Department of Public Safety as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 265 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Austin change.
Free email alerts for new plate readers mapped near your places. One summary email a month.
- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in Austin, TX, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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