ZDNET’s key takeaways

The MapQuest app now includes a surveillance layer.

You can see the location of license plate cameras near you.

The app shows cameras from Flock and other companies.

If you’re concerned about the rise in Flock license plate tracking cameras that are popping up everywhere, one of the oldest names in online navigation has a new way to help.

MapQuest — yes, the very same MapQuest you might have used to print out turn-by-turn directions decades ago –- announced on Bluesky that it’s added a surveillance layer to the map on its app.

Also: 90,000 Flock cameras have quietly gone up in the US: What they track and how to check your city

MapQuest’s app offers turn-by-turn navigation, just like Google Maps and Apple Maps. But neither of the latter offer information on Flock camera locations.

When you turn the layer on (just tap the layer icon on the main navigation screen and you’ll see the toggle), the cameras appear on the map as a small red eye.…