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🔗 Supervisors raise concerns about Flock cameras Fairfax County
🔗 Flock camera debate has Fairfax leaders weighing privacy concerns, public safety Fairfax County
🔗 As Fairfax Co. police tout license plate reader cameras, elected leaders and community members remain skeptical Fairfax County
🔗 Fairfax County mulls over the future of Flock Safety cameras amid public scrutiny Fairfax County
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🔗 Dumfries hosts town hall on Flock cameras weeks after vote to take them down Dumfries
🔗 'Eyes off Norfolk': Protesters demand removal of city's Flock cameras Norfolk
🔗 Norfolk residents protest city's use of Flock camera network Norfolk
🔗 Anti-Flock camera group rallies to push Norfolk to cancel contract Norfolk
🔗 'It's not just Flock' | Arlington group pushes for ban on all license plate reader technology Arlington County
🔗 Avula calls for review of Flock Safety contract in Instagram video Richmond
🔗 Growing debate over Flock cameras Hampton Roads
🔗 Richmond cuts license plate reader data retention as mayor plans to reevaluate Flock contract Richmond
🔗 Avula: 'We need to reevaluate our relationship with Flock' Richmond
🔗 Alexandria City Council will decide how long police keep license plate data, APD says Alexandria
🔗 Alexandria mayor: No 'role for Flock in this community' Alexandria
🔗 Lynchburg City Council debates flock camera resolutions again days after special meeting Lynchburg
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🔗 LIST: Cities, counties in our area that have suspended, reduced use of Flock cameras Overview
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🔗 Lynchburg Council members call for special meeting over Flock cameras Lynchburg
🔗 Inside Virginia's city halls, concerns, confusion rise with Flock surveillance protests Richmond
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🔗 Flock cameras in Arlington spark privacy concerns Arlington County
🔗 Henrico residents decry county's Flock Safety cameras Henrico County
🔗 Lynchburg council members question Flock surveillance contract, call for warrant requirements Lynchburg
🔗 Opponents of Flock Safety cameras flock to community meeting Roanoke
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🔗 Privacy advocates rally against Flock Safety cameras in Roanoke Roanoke
🔗 Lynchburg councilman wants another look at Flock Safety cameras Lynchburg
🔗 Watch: Privacy advocate Steven Keener talks about concerns over Flock Safety cameras Roanoke
🔗 Roanoke residents debate Flock cameras, privacy concerns Roanoke
🔗 Is Norfolk City Council trying to silence Flock opponents? Norfolk
🔗 Flock camera on Suffolk trail brings into focus privacy, safety concerns Suffolk
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🔗 As Flock surveillance spreads, Virginia communities push back Bridgewater
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🔗 Flock cameras are a 'gamechanger,' Henrico Police chief says, but residents' privacy concerns still abound Henrico County
🔗 Broadway residents ask town council to remove Flock cameras Broadway
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🔗 Harrisonburg residents and City Council members discuss Flock Safety Harrisonburg
🔗 Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Road to Mass Surveillance Arlington
🔗 Flock camera critics plan to speak out at city council meeting Harrisonburg
🔗 Floyd County residents demand answers on Flock license plate cameras installed without ... Floyd County
🔗 It's time to turn off the Flock Safety cameras Richmond
🔗 'We Are CASA' joins Delegate Rasoul in fight against Roanoke Flock cameras Roanoke
🔗 Elkton police defends use of Flock cameras as residents question transparency Elkton
🔗 Rasoul: Mass surveillance is bad for Roanoke Roanoke
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🔗 Richmond councilors sign off on $3.5B budget for FY27 Richmond
"Residents and members of advocacy groups filled council chambers Monday, leaving only a few empty seats once the meeting opened. They advocated for more pedestrian and bicyclist safety measures, funding for housing and for the city to end its contract with Flock Safety for automatic license plate readers.
"Freedom and liberty are incompatible with mass surveillance," said one city resident. "The evidence is clear: The people in this room, the mayor and police chief do not have the technical will to hold Flock accountable.""
🔗 Community groups question Richmond police's use of Flock Safety cameras Richmond
🔗 Debate ensues as Roanoke considers Flock gunshot detectors Roanoke
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🔗 Senate swears in new officers, resolution calling for increased Flock camera transparency introduced Williamsburg
🔗 Residents call for city council to 'De-Flock' Harrisonburg Harrisonburg
🔗 Harrisonburg group holds meeting about Flock cameras Harrisonburg
🔗 Harrisonburg community members rally against Flock Safety cameras Harrisonburg
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🔗 Over Half-Dozen Raised Concerns About Flock Cameras During Council Meeting Williamsburg
🔗 Students speak at Williamsburg City Council meeting, advocate against local use of Flock surveillance cameras Williamsburg
🔗 We don't need Flock watching our campus Williamsburg
🔗 Richmond is tracking all of us. We should be more concerned. Richmond
🔗 Hundreds gather in Harrisonburg for "No Kings" protest amid nationwide demonstrations Harrisonburg
🔗 Giro-Martin, Kennedy win Student Assembly presidential election, Flock surveillance, Firewall For Freedom referendums overwhelmingly pass Williamsburg
"Students at the College also overwhelmingly approved two referendum questions. The first question calls on the College to cancel its contract with Flock, an AI-powered automatic license plate reader that operates on campus. 88.6% of students voted in favor of the College ending its relationship with Flock surveillance, while 7% of students voted against and 4.4% of students abstained."
🔗 Harrisonburg residents urge city to remove Flock cameras Harrisonburg
🔗 Several Harrisonburg residents express concern with city's contract with Flock Safety Harrisonburg
🔗 Bridgewater town council hears concerns about Flock Cameras, redistricting Bridgewater
🔗 Privacy vs. Security: Why Richmond residents are pushing back on 'Flock' cameras Richmond
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🔗 Concerns raised in Harrisonburg about the use of Flock Security Cameras Harrisonburg
🔗 Richmond city officials double down on commitment to Flock safety cameras, face community pressure to get rid of them Richmond
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🔗 Students raise privacy concerns around FlockOS technology, WMPD explains surveillance limitations Williamsburg
🔗 Group urging Staunton officials to remove license plate readers Staunton
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