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🔗 Quincy to stop using Flock cameras, switches to different license plate reader system
Boston.com · 2026-10-25
Quincy Axis Communciations Switcheroo
🔗 New Bedford confirms it won't renew Flock license-plate reader contract
The New Bedford Light · 2026-10-23
New Bedford Success Sunsetting
More coverage:
- 🔗 Mitchell: New Bedford won't renew Flock contract
  WPRI CBS 12 Providence via YouTube
- 🔗 City of New Bedford Will Not Renew Flock Safety Contract
  New Bedford Guide
🔗 Quincy to drop Flock cameras for different company, mayor says
The Patriot Ledger · 2026-10-23
Quincy Switcheroo
🔗 Quincy council urges end to Flock cameras. It's in mayor's hands now
The Patriot Ledger · 2026-10-20
Quincy Pushback
🔗 Town manager introduces new fire chief Ken Sandberg, who will start later this month
Tewksbury Town Crier · 2026-10-17
Tewksbury
🔗 Special Town Meeting rejects article calling to end mailing of full Town Meeting warrant to all households
Tewksbury Town Crier · 2026-10-17
Tewksbury
🔗 Healey, Minogue clash over Flock cameras, privacy in final debate
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-10-17
Elections Statewide
🔗 Quincy Flock cameras face council review as removal plan advances
The Patriot Ledger · 2026-10-16
Quincy Paywall Pushback
🔗 Lynn, Mass., Police Implement License Plater Reader Privacy Protections
The Daily Item via Government Technology · 2026-10-14
Lynn Pushback
🔗 Board establishes Surveillance Tech Advisory Committee
Tewksbury Town Crier · 2026-10-10
Tewksbury
🔗 WMass. residents push against Flock cameras in Springfield, Holyoke
WFCR NPR 88.5 Amherst · 2026-10-09
Holyoke Springfield Pushback
🔗 Tewksbury Town Meeting refers articles to Surveillance Technology Advisory Committee
The Lowell Sun · 2026-10-08
Tewksbury Pushback
🔗 Quincy councilor to propose ban on license plate readers | Exclusive
The Patriot Ledger · 2026-10-08
Quincy Pushback
🔗 Mass. public safety chief says Flock cameras may need 'PR makeover'
WBUR 90.9 FM NPR · 2026-10-08
Statewide Flockaganda
Copies at:
- 🔗 Mass. public safety chief says Flock cameras may need 'PR makeover'
  WWLP NBC 22 Springfield
- 🔗 Mass. public safety chief says Flock cameras may need 'PR makeover'
  Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
🔗 Milton votes to end use of Flock surveillance cameras in town
The Patriot Ledger · 2026-10-07
Milton Paywall Success Sunsetting
🔗 Residents clash over Flock cameras at Quincy council meeting
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-10-07
Quincy Pushback
🔗 Quincy rally planned to fight Flock Safety cameras | A 60-second read
The Patriot Ledger · 2026-10-05
Quincy Paywall Pushback
🔗 Surveillance regulation articles on warrant
Tewksbury Town Crier · 2026-10-03
Tewksbury
🔗 Flock is just one part of the new surveillance state
WBUR 90.9 FM NPR · 2026-10-02
ACLU Overview
🔗 Norwell joins list of Mass. towns canceling Flock cameras
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-10-01
Norwell Success Sunsetting
More coverage:
- 🔗 Norwell police to discontinue use of Flock Safety cameras
  WFXT Fox 25 Boston
- 🔗 Another South Shore town ends Flock license plate reader camera use
  The Patriot Ledger
🔗 Nearly 40 communities have hit the brakes on Flock. Now comes the battle to regulate the surveillance system.
Boston Globe · 2026-10-01
Overview Pushback
🔗 Flock Won't Answer This One Town's Simple Question
KCRW NPR 89.9 FM Santa Monica · 2026-10-01
Tewksbury
🔗 Flock cameras removed from Cape and Islands, but other cameras remain
WCAI 90.1 FM Woods Hole · 2026-09-30
Barnstable Dennis
🔗 North Attleborough halts Flock camera use
North Star Reporter · 2026-09-30
North Attleborough Success Suspended
🔗 $1000 for your thoughts: City invites residents to 'Civic Assembly' on surveillance tech
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-09-30
Cambridge Audio Surveillance ShotSpotter
🔗 Residents share opinions on Flock, battery storage
Tewksbury Town Crier · 2026-09-26
Tewksbury Pushback
🔗 Lack of 'community support' drives latest town to dump Flock, police chief says
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-09-25
Tewksbury Success Sunsetting
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🔗 Amid backlash, this Central Mass. police department is standing by Flock cameras
Worcester Telegram & Gazette · 2026-09-25
Charlton Flockaganda Paywall
🔗 Malden City Council will oversee intensive review on local use of Flock Safety license plate reader technology here
Malden Advocate · 2026-09-24
Malden Pushback
🔗 Methuen ends use of Flock Safety cameras over data concerns
WFXT Fox 25 Boston · 2026-09-23
Methuen Success Sunsetting
More coverage:
🔗 Lowell City Council votes to suspend use of Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
WFXT Fox 25 Boston · 2026-09-23
Lowell Success Suspended
More coverage:
- 🔗 Lowell suspends use of Flock cameras
  The Lowell Sun
- 🔗 Flock vs. Lowell: Surveillance company defends product
  Boston Herald
🔗 Billerica police are using Flock. At town meeting, a person dressed as a demon said that's great news.
Boston Globe · 2026-09-23
Billerica Pushback
More coverage:
- 🔗 Krampus crashed Billerica's Select Board meeting to 'support' Flock license plate cameras
  Boston.com
- 🔗 The Column: Krampus likes Flock cameras
  The Lowell Sun
🔗 Homeland Security is monitoring activists building anti-flock tech
Reason Magazine · 2026-09-23
Federal Government First Amendment
🔗 Mass. city councilor demands Flock cameras be ripped out after discovering her own license plate was searched 359 times by nearby police
Mass Daily News · 2026-09-22
Methuen Pushback
🔗 Boston Dropped Flock, but It's Not Giving Up License Plate Readers
Governing · 2026-09-22
Boston Switcheroo
🔗 NPD Won't Install Flock Cameras Despite Past Talks With Company
The Heights · 2026-09-20
Newton
🔗 Some Massachusetts police chiefs fight to save Flock cameras as others pull the plug
Boston Herald · 2026-09-20
North Attleboro Norwood Quincy
🔗 Block the Flock? Lowell eyes surveillance tech
The Lowell Sun · 2026-09-19
Lowell Pushback
🔗 How Wareham uses its Flock cameras and other license plate readers
Wareham Week · 2026-09-19
Wareham FOIA
🔗 'I was surprised': Holyoke police chief didn't know ICE-related queries were tapping city's plate reader data
Mass Live · 2026-09-18
Holyoke Immigration Oversharing Restricted Sharing
🔗 Boston abandoned Flock. But police forge ahead with new license plate readers
Mass Live · 2026-09-18
Boston Switcheroo
Copies at:
- 🔗 Boston abandoned Flock. But police forge ahead with new license plate readers
  MassLive via Government Technology
🔗 Former Braintree detective charged in harassment case
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-09-17
Braintree Abuse
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🔗 Council reviews use of Flock cameras
North Star Reporter · 2026-09-17
North Attleborough
🔗 Bipartisan legislation for Flock Safety regulations introduced in Massachusetts
WPRI CBS 12 Providence via YouTube · 2026-09-17
Legislation
🔗 Boston ended Flock Safety camera trial after data exposed in security lapse
WFXT Fox 25 Boston · 2026-09-16
Boston
🔗 Boston Dropped Flock Safety After Police Checked 1 Data-Sharing Setting
Inc. · 2026-09-16
Boston
🔗 Boston Ends Flock Safety Contract After Vendor Shares License Plate Data With Outside Agencies
WBOS 92.9 FM Boston · 2026-09-16
Boston
🔗 Nantucket's Flock Cameras Taken Down After Select Board Votes Unanimously To Remove Them
Nantucket Current · 2026-09-16
Nantucket Success Terminated
More coverage:
- 🔗 Cape and Islands Are Now Largely 'De-Flocked'
  The Provincetown Independent
🔗 Boston dumps Flock cameras after data leaked to outside law enforcement
Boston Herald · 2026-09-15
Boston
🔗 Boston dumps Flock, says it shared data nationwide in violation of contract
Ars Technica · 2026-09-15
Boston Switcheroo
🔗 Boston drivers' data left unsecured during Flock pilot due to vendor 'error,' city officials say
Boston.com · 2026-09-15
Boston
🔗 Wilmington to terminate its Flock contract
The Lowell Sun · 2026-09-14
Wilmington Success Sunsetting
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🔗 Boston told Flock not to allow outside access to its license plate data. It happened anyway.
Boston Globe · 2026-09-14
Boston
🔗 Boston Drops Flock After Outside Agencies Access Data
MassLive via Government Technology · 2026-09-14
Boston
🔗 Boston drops Flock after outside agencies gained access to vehicle data
Mass Live · 2026-09-14
Boston Switcheroo
🔗 Flock Safety failed to secure Boston vehicle data during 2025 pilot, report finds
WBUR 90.9 FM NPR · 2026-09-14
Boston Flocked Up Oversharing
🔗 Where Mass. cities and towns stand on Flock cameras
Boston.com · 2026-09-14
Overview
🔗 Flock cameras covered with bags per order of the mayor
Waltham Times · 2026-09-11
Waltham Success Sunsetting
More coverage:
- 🔗 Flock cameras covered by trash bags in Waltham. City councilor says they are "as popular as measles"
  WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston
- 🔗 Flock cameras covered by trash bags in Waltham. City councilor says they are "as popular as measles"
  WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston via YouTube
🔗 Another Mass. town cancels Flock camera contract
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-09-11
Boylston Success Sunsetting
🔗 MA bill would guardrails on Flock cameras as national concerns grow
The Herald News · 2026-09-11
Legislation
🔗 As Flock contracts fall, Beacon Hill starts to eye guardrails
The Lowell Sun · 2026-09-09
Legislation
🔗 State lawmakers look to put guardrails on Flock
GBH NPR 89.7 Boston · 2026-09-09
Legislation
🔗 Flock camera/surveillance technology hearing prompts strong public feedback to Select Board
Hopkinton Independent · 2026-09-09
Hopkinton Pushback
🔗 Stoughton cancels Flock contract; Quincy tables decision
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-09-08
New Bedford Quincy Salem Stoughton Abuse Success Sunsetting Suspended
More coverage:
- 🔗 Stoughton canceling use of Flock cameras
  WHDH 7 Boston
- 🔗 New Bedford City Council votes to ban Flock cameras as officers fired for alleged misuse
  WJAR NBC 10 Providence
🔗 How do Worcester police use license plate readers? They won't say
Worcester Telegram & Gazette · 2026-09-07
Worcester Opacity
🔗 Methuen Mayor Revises Use of Flock Cameras, Opposes Data Centers
The Valley Patriot · 2026-09-06
Methuen Pushback
🔗 Barre police deactivate Flock Safety camera and suspend second installation
The Shrewsbury Post · 2026-09-05
Barre Success Suspended
🔗 Barnstable votes to remove Flock cameras despite police objections
Cape Cod Times · 2026-09-05
Barnstable Success Sunsetting
🔗 Acushnet suspends, Dartmouth ends Flock programs amid controversy
The New Bedford Light · 2026-09-03
Acushnet Dartmouth Success Sunsetting Suspended
🔗 ACLU announces win over Mass. State Police in case seeking ALPR info
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-09-03
ACLU Court Ruling FOIA
🔗 Mass. State Police can't withhold locations of traffic surveillance cameras, judge rules
Boston Globe · 2026-09-03
ACLU Court Ruling FOIA
🔗 Revere police officer used Flock system to track ex-girlfriend's whereabouts, records show; suspended for 3 days
Boston Globe · 2026-09-02
Revere Abuse
More coverage:
- 🔗 Revere police officer serves suspension after using Flock cameras to track ex
  Boston.com
🔗 Local Leaders Are Saying NO to Flock
ACLU of Massachusetts · 2026-09-02
ACLU Overview
🔗 Three more Mass. towns cancel or pause Flock camera deals
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-09-01
Abington Ayer Southbridge Success Sunsetting Suspended
More coverage:
- 🔗 4 more Mass. towns stop using or pause use of Flock cameras
  Boston.com
🔗 Dartmouth Police cancel Flock camera contract
Dartmouth Week · 2026-09-01
Dartmouth Success Sunsetting
🔗 Ayer Select Board Votes to Cancel Flock Contract
Ayer News · 2026-08-31
Ayer Success Sunsetting
🔗 Central Mass. police department ends use of Flock cameras, citing trust
New Hampshire Union Leader · 2026-08-31
Southbridge Success Suspended
Copies at:
- 🔗 Central Mass. police department ends use of Flock cameras, citing trust
  Mass Live
🔗 What's behind the Flock camera controversy?
Northeastern Global News · 2026-08-31
Framingham Pushback
Copies at:
- 🔗 What's behind the Flock camera controversy?
  Northeastern University College of Social Sciences and Humanities
🔗 Groton leaders end Flock contract citing public concern
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-08-31
Groton Success Sunsetting
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🔗 Amid community pushback, law enforcement defends Flock cameras
WBUR 90.9 FM NPR via YouTube · 2026-08-31
New Bedford Newton Pushback
Notes: It's wild listening to the police chief say, "Here's a whole list of other things we also do to mess with you. What difference does Flock make?"
🔗 Cohasset Select Board Moves to Terminate Flock Surveillance Camera Contract Ahead of Automatic Renewal Deadline
South Shore News · 2026-08-31
Cohasset Renewal
🔗 Easton police ditch Flock surveillance cameras amid Mass. backlash
Mass Live · 2026-08-29
Easton Paywall Success Sunsetting
More coverage:
- 🔗 Easton police terminate Flock contract
  WFXT Fox 25 Boston
🔗 Map: Where are Flock cameras operating in Massachusetts?
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-08-28
Overview
🔗 Mass. police chief cites undisclosed AI in decision to end Flock contract
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-08-26
Bellingham Success Sunsetting
More coverage:
- 🔗 Bellingham MA is latest to not renew contract with Flock. Here's why
  Milford Daily News
🔗 Calls to remove Flock cameras grow in New Bedford as City Council explores potential ban
WJAR NBC 10 Providence · 2026-08-26
New Bedford Pushback
🔗 2 more Massachusetts police departments ditch Flock license plate-reading cameras
WFXT Fox 25 Boston · 2026-08-25
Auburn Douglas Success Sunsetting
More coverage:
- 🔗 Auburn latest police department to drop Flock surveillance cameras
  The Gardner News
- 🔗 Central Mass. town ends license plate reader contract amid growing backlash
  Mass Live
🔗 Flock Cameras
City of Douglas · 2026-08-23
Douglas Success Sunsetting
🔗 Select Board reviews contract with Flock Safety
Tewksbury Town Crier · 2026-08-22
Tewksbury Pushback
🔗 New Bedford City Council meeting ends abruptly after heated Flock camera debate
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-08-21
New Bedford Pushback
Copies at:
- 🔗 New Bedford City Council meeting ends abruptly after heated Flock camera debate
  WCVB ABC 5 Boston via YouTube
🔗 2 more Mass. communities drop Flock cameras over growing privacy concerns
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-08-21
East Bridgewater Grafton Success Sunsetting
More coverage:
🔗 East Bridgewater Police Department to Terminate Contract with Flock Safety
John Guilfoil Public Relations · 2026-08-21
East Bridgewater Success Sunsetting
More coverage:
- 🔗 East Bridgewater police to terminate contract with Flock Safety
  WJAR NBC 10 Providence
🔗 Council meeting on Flock cameras erupts into chaos, delaying vote
The New Bedford Light · 2026-08-21
New Bedford Pushback
🔗 New Bedford City Council meeting cut short during Flock talks due to rowdy residents
WPRI CBS 12 Providence via YouTube · 2026-08-21
New Bedford Pushback
🔗 Nantucket Police Department's Contract With Flock Confirms Camera Purchase Made At Administrative Level
Nantucket Current · 2026-08-20
Nantucket
🔗 2 Mass. police officers on leave after city's license plate reader system audit
WCVB ABC 5 Boston · 2026-08-20
Lynn Abuse
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🔗 Town of Hopkinton Terminates Contract with Flock Safety Following Review of Procurement ...
Hopkinton Community Television Stations · 2026-08-20
Hopkinton Success Sunsetting
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🔗 Wellesley Police Dept. ends Flock license plate reader trial early amidst 'overwhelmingly' changed landscape
The Swellesley Report · 2026-08-19
Wellesley Success Terminated
🔗 Stow police officer accused of misusing Flock camera, police databases
WBTS-CD NBC 10 Boston · 2026-08-18
Stow Abuse Success Terminated
More coverage:
- 🔗 Stow police cut ties with Flock Safety after officer allegedly used cameras to track someone he knows
  Boston.com
- 🔗 Stow police department cuts ties with Flock Safety after determining officer used system to find personal info, officials say
  Boston Globe
🔗 Stow police officer accused of misusing Flock system to track former partner
WFXT Fox 25 Boston · 2026-08-17
Stow Abuse
More coverage:
- 🔗 Mass. Cop Could Be Fired for Allegedly Misusing Flock Cameras, as Backlash Grows
  People Magazine
- 🔗 Mass. officer accused of misusing Flock system has resigned
  Boston.com
🔗 "Get the Flock Out": Western Massachusetts residents push back against automated license plate readers
The Shoestring · 2026-08-17
Easthampton Success Terminated
More coverage:
- 🔗 Pushback grows as more WMass communities using automated license plate readers
  Mass Live