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🔗 Denver accepting bids for new license plate reader service provider after tension over Flock cameras CO
Denver
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🔗 'Flock Off': Denver signals plan to replace Flock with different license plate camera company CO
Denver
"I had an apology email from the CEO of Flock because he lied to my face."
🔗 Amazon's Ring and Flock Safety cut ties after Super Bowl ad backlash Pushback
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More coverage (7 related entries):
🔗 Is This Mass Surveillance Program Finally Over? WA
FOIA
Lawsuit
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🔗 How To Get Flock Cameras Out Of Your City: The Eugene Playbook OR
Eugene
Activism
🔗 AI-powered license plate readers have helped solve crimes but continue to raise privacy concerns MA
Quincy
🔗 Pittsboro residents raise privacy concerns about Flock camera tech, police say it's important NC
Pittsboro
🔗 Alameda County delays vote on Flock license plate reader contract amid privacy concerns CA
Alameda County
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🔗 Woodstock approves Flock cameras after heated public debate IL
Woodstock
🔗 Neighbors concerned about new Flock license plate readers in north Austin TX
Austin
🔗 Michigan civil rights activists raising concerns about misuse of license plate readers, Ring cameras MI
Detroit
🔗 Woodland extends Flock camera contract amid concerns over ICE access CA
Woodland
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🔗 Mountain View turns off license plate readers because of 'unauthorized' federal use CA
Mountain View
Suspended
🔗 More Minnesota police agencies use Flock cameras to fight crime. But who has the keys to the data? MN
Minneapolis
Saint Paul
🔗 Flock camera data in Mountain View accessed by federal agencies CA
Mountain View
Immigration
Oversharing
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🔗 Abortion rights groups back Colorado bill requiring warrants for Flock camera searches CO
Legislation
Reproductive Rights
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🔗 Western Washington communities voice concern over ICE access to flock cameras WA
Legislation
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🔗 Federal judge sides with city of Norfolk in Flock camera lawsuit VA
Norfolk
Lawsuit
🔗 Lawmakers advocate for regulations on Flock cameras WA
Spokane
🔗 Flock Safety cameras shelved in Cochise County due to privacy concerns AZ
Cochise County
🔗 Flock Cameras Being Removed in Springfield OR
Springfield
🔗 Denver's Flock camera contract operating without auditor signature for 3 months CO
Denver
🔗 Flock camera system controversy CA
Fresno
Santa Cruz
Oversharing
🔗 Louisville police adjust license plate reader practices amid privacy concerns KY
Louisville
🔗 Berkeley police hear concerns as department considers expanding Flock Safety cameras, adding drones CA
Berkeley
🔗 Privacy fears spark push to regulate Arizona license plate readers AZ
Legislation
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🔗 City Council Regular Meeting January 15, 2026 CA
Los Altos Hills
Success
Terminated
🔗 Judge pushes back on arguments challenging Norfolk's Flock camera system VA
Norfolk
Lawsuit
🔗 Oral arguments heard in federal lawsuit against Norfolk Flock cameras VA
Norfolk
Lawsuit
🔗 Kentucky bill would set statewide rules for police license plate readers KY
Legislation
🔗 Proposed bill would regulate Flock Safety cameras WA
Legislation
🔗 Joplin Police Flock LPR Investigation into Misuse of a Police Resource MO
Joplin
Abuse
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🔗 City of Staunton's contract with Flock Safety officially terminated VA
Staunton
Success
Terminated
🔗 Flock Safety exposed live police camera feeds in internet data breach, company says Security Problem
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🔗 Oregon police agencies end Flock Safety contracts OR
🔗 UPDATE: City of Bend turns off, will uninstall Flock license-plate reader cameras amid security concerns OR
Bend
Success
Terminated
🔗 Former Echols County Sheriff's Office employee arrested for allegedly accessing FLOCK data, stalking GA
Echols County
Abuse
🔗 Hardin County city installs additional Flock cameras to enhance public safety KY
Hardin County
Vine Grove
🔗 Florence police launch community camera initiative to help solve crimes SC
Florence
Scope Creep
🔗 Documents reveal scope of LMPD investigation into immigration-related Flock searches KY
Louisville
Immigration
🔗 Smyrna City Council OKs 70 new Flock Safety cameras for $5.7 million GA
Smyrna
Expansion
Renewal
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🔗 Cedar Rapids police cameras among dozens exposed to unrestricted access IA
Cedar Rapids
Security Problem
🔗 How do Flock cameras work in South Dakota? SD
Madison
Sioux Falls
🔗 Cheektowaga Police address privacy concerns over Flock Safety cameras NY
Cheektowaga
🔗 Huntsville gathering to inform residents about Flock cameras AL
Huntsville
🔗 55 out of 57 Flock Safety cameras removed by Eugene staff amid delays by the company OR
Eugene
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🔗 Flock denies sharing license plate data with private investigators after employee comments in recorded call CO
Denver
Notes: Documents a recorded conversation in which a Flock sales rep talks about 'partnering' with private investigators.
🔗 Flagstaff deactivates all 32 Flock Safety cameras following council vote AZ
Flagstaff
Success
Terminated
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🔗 Green Bay approves first-responder drones, with stipulation WI
Green Bay
Expansion
Scope Creep
🔗 Council votes to extend Oakland's automatic license plate reader program CA
Oakland
Backsliding
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🔗 Cedar Rapids Police: Automated license plate reader use strictly regulated in the agency IA
Cedar Rapids
🔗 Cambridge ends security camera contract with Flock Safety MA
Cambridge
Success
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🔗 ACLU report: Automated license plate readers not uniformly regulated IA
Cedar Rapids
ACLU
🔗 The Supreme Court's Warning About Mass Surveillance (Carpenter Explained) Fourth Amendment
Notes: Good explainer for why "no expectation of privacy in public" is wrong.
🔗 Community groups call on city to stop using automated license plate reader cameras CA
San Diego
Pushback
🔗 City of San Marcos not renewing contract for Flock license plate reader cameras TX
San Marcos
Success
Terminated
🔗 City of Olympia to put 'hoods' over Flock cameras before ultimate removal WA
Olympia
Success
Suspended
🔗 Oregon Community Credit Union cancels Flock contract OR
Business Usage
Success
Terminated
🔗 Flock Safety defends transparency amid concerns over misuse of license plate readers OR
Portland
🔗 Public Officials Fear This: How YOU Can Use Surveillance Data Against Them Activism
Technology
🔗 We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds. Security Problem
Technology
🔗 Flock camera error leads police to detain wrong man WA
Redmond
Oops
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🔗 Judge orders police to release surveillance camera data, raising privacy questions WA
Mount Vernon
FOIA
Lawsuit
🔗 Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are pushing back. Analysis
Pushback
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🔗 Police camera system tracking billions of license plates causes some pushback Analysis
🔗 Sandy Springs police officer terminated after allegedly using city's Flock cameras for personal gain GA
Sandy Springs
Abuse
"According to an investigation, Esposito used his city Flock login to run the license plates of multiple people, and allegedly transferred the data to Signal 8, a company he also worked for."
🔗 Denver mayor touts Flock cameras for solving a case that isn't solved CO
Denver
False Claims
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🔗 Who's watching? Some residents alarmed by constant Flock Safety data collection AZ
Tempe
🔗 Flock: "you can't get a breath of air without us knowing" CO
Bow Mar
Columbine Valley
Denver
Louis Rossman
Oops
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🔗 Introducing Mike Siegel, the anti AI surveillance city councilman TX
Austin
Louis Rossman
🔗 John McKinney's speech on Flock ends by calling the Mayor a pussy CO
Denver
Louis Rossman
🔗 Denver City Councilwomen discuss Flock CO
Denver
Louis Rossman
🔗 Highlights from Denver's Flock camera town hall - Mayor didn't show up CO
Denver
Louis Rossman
🔗 Federal immigration authorities accessed Washington state license plate readers, report finds WA
Olympia
Immigration
🔗 A guide to de-flocking Denver: here's EXACTLY what you need to do, step by step. CO
Denver
Activism
Louis Rossman
🔗 Ring shares doorbell footage with flock now Analysis
Louis Rossman
Technology
🔗 How Denver's Mayor forced flock AI surveillance on residents after a 12-0 vote to get rid of them CO
Denver
Louis Rossman
🔗 Niceville officer arrested after internal database investigation FL
Niceville
Abuse
🔗 Vidor, Texas says no to Flock AI surveillance traffic cameras TX
Vidor
Blocked
Louis Rossman
Success
🔗 Network Sharing Overview ACLU
FOIA
Internal
Technology
Notes: Flock training video on network sharing.
🔗 Police Respond To Girl Being Kidnapped (Full Bodycam) FL
Saint Augustine
Oops
Notes: Body camera footage shows Flock sending police after an innocent person, who they held at gunpoint before realizing they had the wrong person. WARNING: This video also shows an attempted kidnapping and is hard to watch.
🔗 City of Toledo reaches $35K settlement with man who said he was injured by police K-9 during traffic stop OH
Toledo
Lawsuit
Settlement
🔗 Liveview's facial recognition discussed in person with sales director. Louis Rossman
Technology
🔗 Taxpayer funded AI surveillance: why Flock's 30000 cameras have to go Analysis
Louis Rossman
Technology
🔗 Loveland Police has shared access to license plate reader data with Border Patrol, records reveal CO
Loveland
Immigration
Oversharing
🔗 You're Being Watched: The Company Behind America's Mass Surveillance Takeover Analysis
🔗 SDPD stops sharing data from controversial surveillance program CA
San Diego
Restricted Sharing
🔗 Austin City Council set to vote on the future of APD's license plate reader program TX
Austin
🔗 Denver will stop using license plate reader cameras amid privacy worries CO
Denver
Suspended
🔗 How 2 eastern Jackson County police departments use license plate readers in investigations MO
Blue Springs
Grain Valley
Jackson County
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🔗 TPD conducting internal investigation into arrest of man whose license plates were misread by reader OH
Toledo
Oops
Notes: An innocent driver pulled over after after a license plate reader misread mauled by a K-9 unit and hospitalized, and was then arrested and charged with resisting arrest and 'obstructing official business.'
🔗 La Mesa latest city to approve contentious license plate reader technology CA
La Mesa
🔗 Judge says Flock can't add more cameras in NC right now NC
Flocked Up
Illegal
🔗 Galveston city attorney opposing increased cameras is no 'IT specialist,' police union says TX
Galveston
"Glywasky called it "simply unthinkable" to allow Flock access to "confidential city information." He raised concerns that a Flock investor owns a Chinese data-mining company."
🔗 More than 300 new automatic license plate reader cameras are coming to Houston TX
Houston
