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Links to reliable sources (news articles, research, and analysis) for informed opposition to dragnet mass
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🔗 Klamath Falls City Council postpones vote on Flock cameras Klamath Falls
🔗 Roseburg City Council digs for more information on Flock cameras Roseburg
Pushback
🔗 Community members urge City Council to end Flock camera contract Klamath Falls
Paywall
Pushback
🔗 Oregon lawmakers will pursue ban on AI license plate reader cameras Legislation
🔗 Oregon lawmakers look to ban Flock cameras, surveillance technology Portland
Legislation
Video
🔗 Oregon lawmakers could ban Flock, automated license plate reading cameras in 2027 Legislation
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🔗 Local opposition to Flock cameras in downtown Klamath Falls: City Council takes action Klamath Falls
Pushback
🔗 2 Oregon lawmakers move to outlaw Flock cameras statewide Legislation
🔗 Winston Police Department cancels contract with Flock Safety amid budgetary constraints Winston
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🔗 Douglas County uses Flock cameras. Who sees the data? Douglas County
🔗 North Bend leaders review Flock license plate readers as councilor raises privacy concerns North Bend
Pushback
🔗 Medford Police Department backs use of Flock camera technology Medford
Flockaganda
Video
🔗 Junction City weighs 90-day trial of Flock license plate reader cameras Junction City
New Outbreak
🔗 Junction City to consider automatic license plate cameras Junction City
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🔗 Flock Congratulates Oregon for Not Restricting Its Operations Too Much Legislation
"Flock Safety, the biggest automated license plate reader manufacturer in the country, has come out in support of Oregon's new law restricting the use of its products."
Notes: Whenever the industry a law is intended to regulate celebrates the passage of that law, you know there's something wrong.
🔗 A Close Look at Bend PD's Updated Policy on Automated License Plate Reader Technology Bend
🔗 Flock license plate reader cameras removed in Woodburn, Oregon Woodburn
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🔗 Following up on Flock controversy, Eugene council starts work on city surveillance policy Eugene
Legislation
🔗 City Council looks to develop surveillance technology policy by end of 2026 Eugene
Legislation
🔗 What did the Flock suspension cost Albany? Not much Albany
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🔗 Albany City Council decides against reactivating Flock camera Albany
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🔗 Bend Residents Will Get a Say About More AI Surveillance Cameras Bend
🔗 Since 'de-Flocking,' Bend Officials Circle a New Vendor for Surveillance Cameras, With No Plans for Public Input Bend
Backsliding
Switcheroo
🔗 Public Safety Commission says Albany should turn Flock camera back on Albany
Paywall
🔗 Federal Immigration Officials Made 279 Queries into Bend's Flock Safety Data in its First Three Weeks Bend
Immigration
Oversharing
🔗 Oregon law regulating use of license plate data goes into effect. What to know Legislation
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🔗 A new Oregon law regulates police use of license plate readers. Here's how it works Legislation
🔗 Oregon lawmakers pass new guardrails for automatic license plate readers Legislation
🔗 Oregon lawmakers approve bill to keep license plate data away from federal immigration officials Legislation
🔗 What's the status of the Albany Flock license plate reader camera? Albany
🔗 Lawmakers consider bill to regulate license-plate cameras; some say it falls short Legislation
🔗 Border Patrol, DHS accessed Woodburn Flock camera data, city audit shows Woodburn
Immigration
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🔗 Albany suspends Flock amid questions about federal access to local license plates Albany
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🔗 Oregon's SB 1516 faces backlash over license plate data concerns Legislation
🔗 Oregon lawmakers advance bill to regulate automatic license plate readers Legislation
🔗 How To Get Flock Cameras Out Of Your City: The Eugene Playbook Eugene
Activism
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🔗 Washington County sheriff insists camera data is not shared with immigration officers Beaverton
Washington County
🔗 Council votes 3/2 to keep Flock Cameras Florence
🔗 Another public records lawsuit filed against Eugene over Flock records Eugene
Lawsuit
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🔗 Florence will keep Flock Safety cameras after close council vote Florence
🔗 Eugene lawmaker on what's next for ALPR in 2026 legislative session Eugene
Legislation
🔗 Debate continues over use of Flock cameras in Florence Florence
🔗 Flock Cameras Being Removed in Springfield Springfield
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🔗 Flock Safety removes license plate reader cameras in Springfield Springfield
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🔗 Oregon lawmaker considers guardrails for license-plate reader systems Eugene
Legislation
🔗 Flock debate: Oregon lawmakers poised to tackle 'fishing expedition' searches of license plate data Legislation
🔗 Oregon legislation poised to tackle 'fishing expedition' searches of license plate data Legislation
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🔗 Oregon police agencies end Flock Safety contracts Video
🔗 Flock license plate readers will stay on in Florence for now Florence
🔗 Bend 'Will Not Renew' Flock Camera Contract in May Bend
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🔗 Public meeting set in Florence to discuss Flock cameras Florence
🔗 Florence to hold town hall on future of Flock automatic license plate cameras Florence
🔗 Lincoln City ending Flock camera use Lincoln City
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Notes: This article makes a number of factually incorrect statements in defense of Flock cameras.
🔗 Talent pauses Flock surveillance cameras amid growing concerns Talent
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🔗 55 out of 57 Flock Safety cameras removed by Eugene staff amid delays by the company Eugene
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🔗 Sheriff and Eugene PD end Flock contracts -Florence keeps its cameras on Eugene
Florence
Lane County
🔗 Timeline: The brief, troubled history of Flock cameras in Eugene, Springfield Eugene
Springfield
Paywall
🔗 Oregon lawmakers may set ground rules for automatic license plate readers in new year Legislation
🔗 Junction City slows on Flock after metros end contracts Junction City
Paywall
🔗 Medford PD searched Eugene's Flock data. The reason? 'hehehe' Eugene
Medford
Paywall
🔗 Flock cameras remained active in two cities where officials had asked for them to be turned off MA
Cambridge
Eugene
Notes: The article notes commonalities with continued operation of Flock cameras after cities asked for them to be turned off.
🔗 Lane County Sheriff's Office suspends Flock Safety contract Lane County
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🔗 Chief Skinner: End of Flock cameras in Eugene not the end for ALPR technology Eugene
Stay Alert
🔗 Data shows Flock tracked Eugene vehicles weeks after the city asked it to stop Eugene
Unauthorized
🔗 Our View: Canceling Flock Safety contracts is the right decision Eugene
Springfield
Analysis
🔗 Eugene, Springfield announce end of Flock cameras Eugene
Springfield
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🔗 Eugene Police Department making changes to its policies regarding use of Flock cameras Eugene
🔗 Oregon Community Credit Union cancels Flock contract Business Usage
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🔗 Flock Safety defends transparency amid concerns over misuse of license plate readers Portland
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🔗 Woodburn suspends Flock Safety camera system amid community concerns WA
Skamania County
Woodburn
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🔗 Congressman Krishnamoorthi, Senator Wyden Urge FTC to Investigate Surveillance Tech Companies to Protect Americans' Personal Data IL
🔗 Alleging 'secrecy,' ACLU and Eugene resident sue city for Flock camera records Eugene
ACLU
Lawsuit
🔗 Flock license-plate reader cameras to stay up in Springfield for now Springfield
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🔗 ACLU of Oregon and partners sue City of Eugene for failing to disclose public records on Flock cameras Eugene
FOIA
Lawsuit
🔗 Eugene police defend controversial license plate reader cameras amid deactivation Eugene
🔗 Flock Cameras Vandalized Eugene
Springfield
Pushback
Notes: This is probably not the best way to push back against Flock cameras right now.
🔗 Police investigate vandalism to Flock cameras in Eugene, Springfield Eugene
Springfield
Vandalism
🔗 Eugene formally pauses Automatic License Plate Reader camera use Eugene
Suspended
🔗 Eugene City Council asks to turn Flock cameras off amidst fears of federal misuse Eugene
Pushback
🔗 Flock cameras in Eugene read plates 15.6 million times in 2025 so far Eugene
Paywall
🔗 Springfield installs Flock cameras, makes map of locations public Springfield
Paywall
🔗 Eugene Mayor Knudson responds to pushback against Flock cameras Eugene
🔗 Eugene and Springfield will soon have new AI-powered license plate readers that will make 'digital fingerprints' of cars Eugene
🔗 Get the Flock out of Eugene Eugene
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