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🔗 Simpsonville City Council to consider ban on ALPR camera technology Simpsonville
Pushback
🔗 Simpsonville council to discuss ending ALPR contracts Simpsonville
Pushback
🔗 ONLY ON 7 | Flock camera ordinance proposed in Spartanburg County Spartanburg County
Legislation
🔗 Nearly a dozen Flock cameras were damaged last month in Spartanburg County Spartanburg County
Vandalism
🔗 Another Flock camera damaged in Spartanburg Spartanburg
Vandalism
🔗 Anderson County moves to halt Flock cameras amid privacy concerns Anderson County
Pushback
🔗 Sounding off: Lakelands candidates speak out on issues at forum Elections
Greenwood
🔗 Mount Pleasant police chief defends Flock cameras as essential for 'guardianship' as concerns mount Mount Pleasant
Pushback
🔗 ONLY ON 7: 8 Flock cameras damaged, stolen in Spartanburg County Spartanburg County
Vandalism
🔗 Cherokee County sheriff defends Flock cameras amid privacy concerns Cherokee County
Pushback
🔗 County to Consider Prohibition of Flock Cameras Anderson County
Pushback
🔗 Mount Pleasant residents still raising privacy concerns over Flock cameras Mount Pleasant
Pushback
🔗 Flock coming to North Augusta: What to know Aiken County
North Augusta
New Outbreak
🔗 Attorney General Alan Wilson sends letter to Flock Safety regarding their privacy and security policies Statewide
Pushback
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🔗 Florence enters a 10-year, $4M contract with Flock Safety for dozens of cameras across the city Florence
Expansion
🔗 This SC planned community is latest to add Flock cameras Lexington County
HOA Usage
🔗 Petition to ban Flock & ALPR cameras in Horry County started by Conway veteran Horry County
Pushback
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🔗 Another county in Upstate votes to ban use of Flock cameras Oconee County
Blocked
Success
🔗 MPPD investigating after Lowe's Flock camera damaged Mount Pleasant
Business Usage
Vandalism
🔗 Concerns about Flock safety cameras could lead to change in South Carolina Legislation
🔗 Flock camera cut down in Mount Pleasant makes it the second downed in less than a month Mount Pleasant
Vandalism
🔗 Gov. McMaster defends Flock cameras amid misuse concerns Abuse
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🔗 SC approves state funding for Flock cameras despite growing privacy concerns Statewide
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🔗 Flock cameras face growing scrutiny across Upstate SC Greenville
Greenville County
Greer
Mauldin
Oconee County
Pickens County
Abuse
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🔗 Do Flock cameras actually stop crime? SC researchers may have an answer. Flockaganda
Research
Notes: There are definitely no problems with basing your research about the efficacy of Flock Safety on data provided by Flock Safety.
🔗 Upstate deputies weigh in about "Fact vs. Fiction" about Flock cameras Greenville County
Oconee County
Flockaganda
🔗 Upstate deputy resigns during investigation into misuse of FLOCK, sheriff's office says Anderson County
Abuse
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🔗 ALPR cameras have been in South Carolina for a while. So why the backlash now? Overview
🔗 Keeping watch over the Flocks - Coastal Observer Georgetown County
Flockaganda
Oops
"One client, she said, was stopped in Georgetown because Flock gave an alert that his vehicle's license plate was stolen. It was not."
🔗 Teens accused of destroying Flock camera until battery exploded, igniting fire near homes: report Chester County
Vandalism
🔗 Upstate county council considers ban on Flock cameras amid security concerns Oconee County
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🔗 Teenagers arrested after allegedly destroying Flock cameras in Chester County Chester County
Vandalism
🔗 Are you being watched? Map shows where Flock, other cameras cover the Midlands Columbia
DeFlock
🔗 Flock Safety license plate reader cut down off Highway 41 near Charleston-Berkeley line Mount Pleasant
Vandalism
🔗 SC city suspends Flock cameras after police officers fired for misusing them Greer
Abuse
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🔗 Colleton County Sheriff updates agency's Flock camera policy after deputy's termination Colleton County
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🔗 Flock cameras are watching over the Upstate. Now, more people are fighting back. Greenville
Pushback
🔗 Charleston-area police departments review Flock camera changes as they consider own policies Charleston
Flockaganda
🔗 Irmo Flock cameras hit with orange substance weeks after vote Irmo
Vandalism
🔗 New Technique for Ruining Flock Cameras Just Dropped Irmo
Expansion
Pushback
Vandalism
🔗 Flock cameras vandalized in Irmo amid privacy debate Irmo
Vandalism
🔗 Flock Safety cameras under scrutiny. They are all over Horry County Conway
Horry County
North Myrtle Beach
Surfside Beach
🔗 Report: Upstate man arrested for allegedly trespassing, spray-painting city cameras Union
Vandalism
🔗 Town of Kershaw becomes latest to add Flock Safety cameras Kershaw
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🔗 Midlands deputy arrested for misusing Flock camera system as regional distrust mounts. What we know. Richland County
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🔗 Flock cameras spread across York County raising privacy concerns Rock Hill
York County
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"The company said in part, "Flock alerts are investigative leads, not enforcement decisions. Agencies are responsible for reviewing the full circumstances of an investigation before taking action.""
Notes: Flock can always be relied upon to throw its customers under the bus.
🔗 'Flock' cameras vandalized along busy corridor in Bluffton Bluffton
Vandalism
🔗 How are AI license plate readers being used in the Lowcountry? Charleston
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🔗 ALWAYS WATCHING | The Greenville News - PressReader Greenville
Overview
🔗 Misuse of Flock cameras; Greenville Sheriff discusses recent termination of two deputies Greenville County
Abuse
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🔗 Irmo to install 22 new Flock Safety cameras Irmo
Expansion
🔗 Are Flock cameras in South Carolina? What the AI-powered cameras are Overview
🔗 Newberry County sheriff explains how Flock cameras are used in criminal investigations Newberry County
Flockaganda
🔗 WCNC Chester County
Pushback
🔗 What Happened When Flock Came to My Town Irmo
Expansion
Pushback
🔗 Expanding Flock: SC town will add more controversial surveillance cams to 'protect this community' Irmo
Expansion
Pushback
🔗 Flock cameras spark privacy concerns Chester County
Flockaganda
🔗 Sheriff discusses Flock cameras use Pickens County
Flockaganda
Paywall
🔗 Irmo approves 20 more license plate cameras despite privacy concerns Irmo
Expansion
Pushback
🔗 Flock license plate-reading cameras vandalized in Bluffton. What we know Bluffton
Vandalism
🔗 Bluffton mayor addresses concerns over police cameras Bluffton
Flockaganda
🔗 Bluffton police explain use of flock cameras in town Bluffton
Flockaganda
🔗 Flock cameras expand across the Upstate, sparking debate over safety and privacy Greenville
Pickens County
Spartanburg
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🔗 Pickens County sheriff addresses Flock camera use, privacy concerns Pickens County
Flockaganda
🔗 South Carolina Town Looks to Address Flock Safety Concerns Irmo
Expansion
Pushback
🔗 Could Irmo double how much it spends on Flock cameras? Town leaders are considering it. Irmo
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🔗 What would Flock police cameras in Irmo do? Town seeks to address concerns Irmo
Expansion
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🔗 Bluffton police chief details Flock camera use, benefits for safety Bluffton
Flockaganda
🔗 Bluffton police detail how Flock cameras help solve crimes in town Bluffton
Flockaganda
Notes: Seems like they hit all of the talking points from the Flock PR seminars.
🔗 Setting the Record Straight: Understanding Irmo's Flock Safety Cameras Irmo
Flockaganda
🔗 Irmo police address concerns over proposed increase of Flock cameras Irmo
Expansion
Flockaganda
🔗 Bluffton Police defends Flock cameras amid misuse concerns and public backlash Bluffton
Flockaganda
Pushback
🔗 Flock cameras: Invasion of privacy or mode of safety? Anderson
Flockaganda
🔗 2 Upstate officers fired after improper use of license plate readers Greer
Abuse
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🔗 Flock cameras: This SC town my triple cameras, deploy drones to aid surveillance Irmo
Drones
Expansion
Scope Creep
🔗 An York County man was held at gunpoint over an incorrect Flock hit. Sheriff blames illegal tag cover. York County
Lawsuit
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🔗 As Flock surveillance cams draw criticism and vandalism, Midlands town could nearly triple its fleet Irmo
Drones
Expansion
Scope Creep
🔗 Irmo considers tripling Flock license plate reader cameras within town limits Irmo
Expansion
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🔗 Pageland police searching for who's responsible for cutting down Flock cameras Pageland
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🔗 More cameras and more AI. Inside Hilton Head's response to crimes on its beaches Beaufort County
Bluffton
🔗 AI-powered cameras are on this Hilton Head beach. Why are they there? Beaufort County
Verkada
🔗 Memo from the Mayor Columbia
Drones
Scope Creep
🔗 Could adding a drone and more cameras solve crime in Irmo? Here's what town leaders think. Irmo
Drones
Expansion
Scope Creep
"Eleven license plate readers powered by Flock Safety are already scattered throughout the town, including at entrance points. The next step could be doubling that count."
🔗 License plate readers let local police track SC drivers. Are state roads next? Columbia
Legislation
🔗 Spartanburg Co. Sheriff's Office defends use of cameras as expansion considered Spartanburg County
🔗 'For the most part, we can track you all over the country.' Beaufort Co. adds license plate cameras Beaufort County
🔗 Florence police launch community camera initiative to help solve crimes Florence
Scope Creep
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🔗 Florence's traffic cameras led to 50 arrests in 2025, police say. They still have more to install. Florence
Expansion
🔗 SC sheriff's office quoted me $9,000+ for a Flock records request Richland County
FOIA
Opacity
🔗 Dashcam video, report released in North Myrtle Beach teen's wrongful detainment North Myrtle Beach
Lawsuit
Oops
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🔗 A company installed license plate cameras without permission. SC agency wants clear rules Paywall
Unauthorized
🔗 A license plate camera wrongly tagged car as stolen. Sisters sue Greenville police for arrest Greenville
Oops
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🔗 License Plate Surveillance Startup Broke The Law While Trying To Reduce Crime FL
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"In June of 2022, an Illinois DOT official in contact with Flock representatives told the company it had many repeated, error-filled permit applications for camera installations. A Flock representative gave the IDOT official a thinly-veiled threat that if they didn't fast-track the process, Flock would send "about 30 different police chiefs" to their office to talk to them about it."
🔗 Privacy advocates, police spar over license plate cameras in South Carolina Lawsuit
🔗 SC lawmaker wants restrictions on police using automatic license plate readers Legislation
🔗 Get the Flock out of Greenville-Spartanburg Greenville
Spartanburg
Activism
