Link Resource Database

Links to reliable sources (news articles, research, and analysis) for informed opposition to dragnet mass surveillance.

This database focuses on facts and reporting rather than opinion or philosophy. The more reliable, the better. We're looking for things that can be presented to elected officials and other decision-makers as independent, reliable sources that they should take seriously.

Got one not listed here? Update or tagging suggestions? Email us.

From a mass surveillance company that wants to stuff this list full of propaganda? Go flock yourself!

141 Resource Links Found in 93 Entries

Click titles to visit the linked resource. Click tags to add/remove search filters. Subscribe to RSS for updates.

AL AZ CT FL GA IL IN ME MI MO MT NC ND NE NM NV OH PA RI SC TN TX UT VT WI WV Columbia Elections Pinellas County South Portland Statewide ACLU Abuse Analysis Audio Business Usage Campus EFF Expansion False Claims Flockaganda Immigration Legislation New Outbreak Overview Paywall Pushback Scaled Back Success Terminated Vandalism Video ✕ Clear All

Sort by: Newest Oldest Source Tags

🔗 Texas AG candidates Mayes Middleton, Nathan Johnson debate Flock cameras and privacy
KTVT CBS 11 Dallas-Fort Worth via YouTube · 2026-09-20
TX Elections Video
🔗 Texas freezes installation of Flock cameras on state roads
The Texas Tribune · 2026-09-17
TX Pushback
More coverage:
- 🔗 Texas freezes installation of Flock cameras along state roads
  Spectrum News Local
- 🔗 TxDOT halts permits for Flock cameras following Gov. Abbott order
  San Antonio Express-News
🔗 Missouri governor announces statewide standards for use of Flock cameras, similar systems
KCTV CBS 5 Kansas City · 2026-09-16
MO Pushback
More coverage (8 related entries):
🔗 Meet the candidates putting bullets in Flock cameras
Mother Jones · 2026-09-15
MT Elections Vandalism
🔗 Senate candidate shoots flock camera with shotgun in campaign ad
Newsweek · 2026-09-14
MT Elections Pushback
🔗 What do candidates for Michigan governor say about Flock cameras?
M Live · 2026-09-13
MI Elections
🔗 ICYMI: Dr. Amy Acton Backs Flock Camera Ban
Dr. Amy Acton for Governor · 2026-09-12
OH Elections
🔗 Flock cameras discussed as gubernatorial race continues
The Center Square · 2026-09-11
NV
🔗 Pa. lawmakers eye limits, outright ban on Flock cameras as they prepare for fall return
Times Leader · 2026-09-11
PA Legislation
Copies at:
- 🔗 Pa. lawmakers eye limits, outright ban on Flock cameras as they prepare for fall return
  The Daily Item
🔗 SC approves state funding for Flock cameras despite growing privacy concerns
South Carolina Daily Gazette · 2026-09-11
SC Expansion
Copies at:
- 🔗 SC approves state funding for Flock cameras despite growing privacy concerns
  News From The States
🔗 Bipartisan lawmakers urge Ohio Dep. of Transportation to halt, revoke Flock permits
Ohio Capital Journal · 2026-09-10
OH Pushback
🔗 One Ohio candidate wants to ban Flock cameras entirely. Another wants legislation. A third said nothing.
cleveland.com · 2026-09-09
OH Elections
🔗 PA lawmakers eye ban, limits on Flock cameras
Spotlight PA · 2026-09-09
PA Legislation
Copies at:
- 🔗 PA lawmakers eye ban, limits on Flock cameras
  The Times-Tribune
🔗 Byron Donalds flogs Flock's 'loosey-goosey' approach to data management
Florida Politics · 2026-09-08
FL Elections
🔗 Ohio governor candidates support reining in Flock cameras
cleveland.com · 2026-09-08
OH Elections
🔗 Amid 'mass proliferation,' Flock cameras emerge as key issue in Michigan election
Bridge Michigan · 2026-09-04
MI Elections Overview
Copies at:
- 🔗 Amid 'mass proliferation,' Flock cameras emerge as key issue in Michigan election
  The Manchester Mirror
- 🔗 Amid 'mass proliferation,' Flock cameras emerge as key issue in Michigan election
  The Mining Journal
🔗 Tiffany proposes barring shared revenue funds for Flock cameras
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 2026-09-03
WI Elections
🔗 Shapiro, Garrity call for ban on Flock cameras in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · 2026-09-02
PA Elections
🔗 Jocelyn Benson, John James weigh in on Flock cameras
The Detroit News · 2026-09-02
MI Elections
🔗 Flock cameras unpopular with majority of Texans
The Washington Times · 2026-09-02
TX Elections Pushback
🔗 Before Ron DeSantis nixed Flock cameras, he approved funding them
WMNF 88.5 FM Tampa · 2026-09-02
FL
🔗 Shapiro says he supports legislation to 'ban' Flock cameras across PA
KEYE CBS 42 Austin · 2026-09-02
PA Elections
🔗 Calls for a ban on Flock grow in Nevada as critics say new guardrails won't be enough • Nevada Current
Nevada Current · 2026-09-02
NV Legislation
🔗 'Get the Flock out of Texas': State senator calls for ALPR ban
KBTX CBS 3 Bryan · 2026-09-01
TX Legislation
🔗 'Not a tool that I support.' Gov. Josh Shapiro backs Flock camera ban
Centre Daily Times · 2026-08-31
PA Pushback
🔗 Texas blocks funding for Flock as backlash grows against AI surveillance cameras
Mashable · 2026-08-30
TX Pushback
🔗 Gov. Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras
KUHF NPR 88.7 FM Houston · 2026-08-29
TX Pushback
Copies at:
- 🔗 Gov. Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras
  KXAN NBC 36 Austin
🔗 Gov. Abbott blocks funding in Texas for Flock cameras as bipartisan fury brews
Washington Post · 2026-08-29
TX Pushback
🔗 Lawmakers added $1 to Texans' car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.
KWTX CBS 10 Waco · 2026-08-29
TX
Copies at:
- 🔗 Lawmakers added $1 to Texans' car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.
  Salon
🔗 Abbott bars Texas agencies from funding Flock cameras
The Hill · 2026-08-29
TX Pushback
🔗 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to cut state funding for AI-powered Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
Fox News · 2026-08-28
TX Pushback
🔗 How a $1 Texas insurance fee funded thousands of Flock cameras
The Texas Tribune · 2026-08-28
TX
🔗 Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras
The Texas Tribune · 2026-08-28
TX Pushback
More coverage (11 related entries):
🔗 'Not something I support': Shapiro says he's open to statewide ban on Flock cameras
WCAU NBC 10 Philadelphia · 2026-08-28
PA Pushback
🔗 Arizona AG to investigate use of Flock, other license plate readers
Daily Independent · 2026-08-28
AZ Abuse Overview
🔗 Democrat Acton supports ICE collaboration, as GOP Ramaswamy concerned about Flock cameras • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Capital Journal · 2026-08-28
OH Elections
🔗 Statewide ban or local control? Where Gov. Katie Hobbs, Congressman Andy Biggs stand on Flock debate
KNXV ABC 15 Phoenix · 2026-08-27
AZ Elections
🔗 Arizona AG to investigate Flock Safety license plate readers statewide
KPHO CBS 5 Phoenix · 2026-08-27
AZ Pushback
More coverage:
- 🔗 Arizona attorney general launches review of Flock cameras
  WBUR 90.9 FM NPR
- 🔗 Arizona attorney general launches review of Flock cameras
  KLCC 89.7 NPR Eugene
🔗 Arizona AG announces review of Flock Safety, other plate readers across the state
KPHO CBS 5 Phoenix · 2026-08-27
AZ Pushback
🔗 Could the Flock camera debate influence the race for Texas governor?
KEYE CBS 42 Austin · 2026-08-26
TX Elections
🔗 Florida Governor Says Public Is 'Right to Be Concerned' About Flock Cameras
Wall Street Journal · 2026-08-26
FL Pushback
More coverage (26 related entries):
🔗 Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa join Flock camera debate in governor race
El Paso Times · 2026-08-25
TX Elections
🔗 Alabama lawmakers may soon restrict or ban state's 2800 Flock cameras: 'We need to rein them in'
Advance Local · 2026-08-23
AL Legislation Paywall
🔗 Utah governor says he's 'deeply troubled' by Flock cameras, calls for review to protect privacy
Utah News Dispatch · 2026-08-20
UT
🔗 Rhode Island governor seeks PAUSE on Flock safety camera use | Fox Business Video
Fox Business · 2026-08-20
RI Flockaganda Video
Notes: It's unfortunately that the Governor's statement is attached to a couple of minutes of Fox hosts blatantly shilling for Flock.
🔗 Utah governor 'deeply troubled' by Flock camera concerns, orders privacy review
KSL NBC 5 Salt Lake City · 2026-08-20
UT
🔗 Carolina Curious: Who can access Flock camera data?
WFDD 88.5 FM Winston-Salem · 2026-08-17
NC Expansion Legislation
🔗 CT's AI Caucus joins governor in calling for a pause on Flock camera
Hartford Courant · 2026-08-16
CT Pushback
🔗 License to Track: Lawmakers question Flock Safety over data security and privacy concerns
Mountain Messenger · 2026-08-14
WV
🔗 West Virginia lawmakers criticize Flock Safety over misleading testimony
WCHS ABC 8 Charleston · 2026-08-14
WV False Claims
🔗 Lawmakers question Flock Safety
Tribune Chronicle · 2026-08-13
WV
🔗 CT police chiefs work to address camera enforcement concerns
CT Mirror · 2026-08-11
CT Overview
🔗 CT's license plate reader debate intensifies as Flock Safety speaks out and one town removes cameras
WFSB CBS 3 Hartford · 2026-08-11
CT Pushback
Copies at:
- 🔗 CT's license plate reader debate intensifies as Flock Safety speaks out and one town removes cameras
  WFSB CBS 3 Hartford via YouTube
🔗 CT lawmakers seek pause on Flock camera installations amid safety vs. privacy debate
WNPR NPR 90.5 FM Meriden · 2026-08-11
CT Pushback
🔗 Flock Safety cameras become key issue in Tuesday primary election
WTNH ABC 8 New Haven · 2026-08-10
CT Elections Video
Copies at:
- 🔗 Flock Safety cameras become key issue in Tuesday primary election
  WTNH ABC 8 New Haven via YouTube
🔗 Khan and Colleagues Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Pennsylvanians from Misuse of Flock and License Plate Reader Data
Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus · 2026-08-10
PA Legislation
🔗 Lamont asks for municipalities to pause installation of ALPRs, safety cameras as new guidance is developed
WTNH ABC 8 New Haven · 2026-08-07
CT Pushback
🔗 Lamont calls for pause on ALPR camera installations as state comes up with guidance
WVIT NBC 30 New Britain · 2026-08-07
CT Pushback
🔗 No Creepy Cameras in Nebraska
ACLU of Nebraska · 2026-08-05
NE ACLU
🔗 State lawmakers urge Connecticut towns, cities to pause installations of Flock Safety cameras
WTNH ABC 8 New Haven · 2026-08-05
CT Pushback
Copies at:
- 🔗 State lawmakers urge Connecticut towns, cities to pause installations of Flock Safety cameras
  WTNH ABC 8 New Haven via YouTube
🔗 CT lawmakers want to hold off on new Flock cameras
WSHU NPR 91.1 FM Fairfield · 2026-08-05
CT Pushback
🔗 Senate Leaders Call For Towns To Pause License Plate Readers, Flock Cameras
CT News Junkie · 2026-08-05
CT Pushback
🔗 Byron Donalds says he'll set Flock camera rules with Sheriffs, police chiefs
Florida Politics · 2026-08-03
FL Elections
🔗 Flock Safety Cameras Split Florida Governor Candidates Days Before Primary
Tech Times · 2026-08-03
FL Elections
🔗 Debate over license plate surveillance cameras seeps into race for Florida governor
Miami Herald · 2026-08-03
FL Elections
🔗 'Block Flock': Debate over license plate surveillance cameras seep into Florida's gubernatorial race
WLRN-TV PBS 26 Miami · 2026-08-03
FL Elections
🔗 RI State Police Add 39 Flock Plate Readers Statewide
Uprise RI · 2026-08-02
RI Expansion
🔗 State police launch Flock cameras across RI. Here's where.
The Providence Journal · 2026-07-31
RI New Outbreak
🔗 North Carolina authorizes AI-powered license plate reader cameras on all state roads and highways
The Daily Tar Heel · 2026-07-27
NC Expansion Legislation
🔗 Michigan Democrats call on MDOT to end Border Patrol camera agreement
Michigan Advance · 2026-07-27
MI Immigration
🔗 Data centers and FLOCK cameras: what do the Republican candidates for governor think about these topics?
WRCB-TV NBC 3 Chattanooga · 2026-07-24
TN Elections
🔗 More Ohio agencies deploy Flock AI cameras
Signal Akron · 2026-07-22
OH
Notes: Interesting examples of Flock being by departments of Ohio's state government that go well beyond traditional law enforcement.

Copies at:
- 🔗 More Ohio agencies deploy Flock AI cameras
  Signal Akron via YouTube
🔗 North Carolina Votes to Phase Out Physical Car Registrations
The Raleigh News & Observer via Government Technology · 2026-07-21
NC Expansion
"The SBI's stated goal in launching the pilot program was to cover every entry point to the state with the technology, according to a report the agency prepared for the legislature."
🔗 License plate reader expansion fuels surveillance concerns in North Carolina
WCTI ABC 12 New Bern · 2026-07-20
NC Expansion
🔗 Wrigley renews push for sentencing reform, says violent offenders serve too little prison time
WZFG 92.3 FM Fargo · 2026-07-18
ND Audio Flockaganda
🔗 Mass surveillance authorized on NC highways, all other state roads
WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh via YouTube · 2026-07-18
NC
🔗 The Quiet Expansion of Mass Surveillance, and Why Indiana Should Push Back
ACLU of Indiana · 2026-07-17
IN ACLU
🔗 'Florida will not become a surveillance state': Byron Donalds doubles down on Flock camera opposition
Florida Politics · 2026-07-17
FL Elections
🔗 NC license plate readers are here to stay after a statewide test run
The News & Observer · 2026-07-16
NC
🔗 Some Ohio universities keep using Flock surveillance cameras as cities consider a pause
Signal Ohio · 2026-07-15
OH Campus
Copies at:
- 🔗 Some Ohio universities keep using Flock surveillance cameras as cities consider a pause
  Open Campus
🔗 Lawmakers make a push for removal of Flock cameras in West Virginia towns
WCHS ABC 8 Charleston · 2026-07-14
WV Pushback
🔗 Silent Watchers: The rise of Connecticut's police camera network - Inside Investigator
Inside Investigator · 2026-07-12
CT Analysis
🔗 License Plate Reader (LPR) Scandals Show Need For Legislative Priority Reform (LPR)
Cobb Courier · 2026-07-11
GA
🔗 Illinois Gov. candidate Darren Bailey speaks out against mass surveillance
WTVO ABC 17 Rockford · 2026-07-10
IL Elections
🔗 Vermont lawmakers tried to curb license plate surveillance. Police found a way around it.
VTDigger · 2026-06-28
VT
Copies at:
- 🔗 Vermont lawmakers tried to curb license plate surveillance. Police found a way around it.
  KARE NBC 11 Minneapolis
- 🔗 Vermont lawmakers tried to curb license plate surveillance. Police found a way around it.
  WTOP 103.5 FM Chevy Chase
🔗 Controversial Flock Cameras to be Removed from South Portland Amid Privacy Concerns and Republican Push to Ban Them Statewide
The Maine Wire · 2026-06-16
ME South Portland Legislation Success Terminated
🔗 AI license plate readers have no place in Maine
Portland Press Herald · 2026-06-13
ME Legislation Pushback
🔗 Over 1800 License Plate Cameras Track Vehicle Details Beyond Plates in NC
WSOC-FM 103.7 FM Charlotte · 2026-06-11
NC
🔗 NC law enforcement may track your next visit to a home improvement store
WRAL NBC 5 Raleigh · 2026-06-08
NC
🔗 Next time you go to a Lowe's store in NC, ask yourself who might be watching
The News & Observer · 2026-06-08
NC Business Usage
Copies at:
- 🔗 Next time you go to a Lowe's store in NC, ask yourself who might be watching
  The News & Observer via YouTube
🔗 'No plate? No problem': High-tech cameras capture more than license plates
The News & Observer · 2026-06-08
NC
🔗 An Act Relating to License Plate Readers
State of New Mexico Legislature · 2026-06-01
NM Legislation
🔗 AG Mayes to examine Flock surveillance cameras & Arizonans' privacy rights
Tucson Sentinel · 2025-08-26
AZ