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- Wife of officer fired for Flock use blames her medical emergencies for his termination
- Georgia leaders react after officer fired for sharing Flock access with ICE agent husband
- Sterling Heights City Council votes 4 - 3 to renew Flock contract
- City of Mishawaka releases statement on Flock camera usage
- Sterling Heights leaders weigh future of Flock Safety cameras amid privacy concerns
- Fairfax County debates future of Flock cameras
- Savannah mayor addresses Flock camera misuse, policy changes
- Florence County Board approves data center moratorium, ends Flock camera use
- Marshall Co. Prosecutor orders end to Flock bag and tag, sparks camera control struggle
- Mill Valley turns off Flock surveillance cameras
- UNC Charlotte limits Flock camera access after WBTV investigation
- Chillicothe Mayor Covers Several Topics in Council Briefing, Including Flock Cameras
4 outlets
- Council committee to discuss resolution to terminate services with Flock Safety
- Menomonie debates future of Flock cameras as ACLU petitions high court over license plate reader surveillance
- Emerald Isle holds final forum on proposed police drone, license plate cameras
- Pomona has a new strategy to curb prostitution: Flock cameras
4 outlets
- Painesville residents speak out against Flock camera contract
- Former Georgia detective wife says Flock camera searches saved her life
- S. C. sheriff office employee terminated for Flock camera misuse
- Fired Ga. detective used Flock to find wife during emergencies, attorney claims
- Why Flock cameras went up without some city council approval
- Fake cameras on Cape Coral political signs raise concerns amid license plate camera debate
- Horry County, S. C., Readies License Plate Camera Portal
- Sheriff office employee fired after investigation into license plate reader misuse
- West Lafayette cut camera data to 7 days, as the Indiana city council voted unanimously on 5 October 2026 to shorten Flock Safety licence plate records from 30 days, and set general user sewer rates at $7. 51 per 1, 000 gallons in 2027.
- Fired Milton police detective wife defends him using Flock to track her
- Maries County requests more than $13, 000 refund from Flock Safety following termination agreement
- Columbia launches public comment page on Flock cameras
- Toledo council fails to reach votes needed to take up Flock camera resolution
- Courts should heed warning about Flock - enabled mass surveillance
8 outlets
Also: dailybreeze.com, whittierdailynews.com, dailynews.com +4 more
- Turn an ESP32 into a surveillance detector that spots Flock cameras and Meta glasses
- Savannah mayor defends Flock cameras, despite police misuse
- Maries County discontinues Flock camera usage on Monday
- Sterling Heights City Council To Vote on Renewing Flock Camera Contract
- City of Smyrna names members of Flock oversight task force
- UGA PD employee misused Flock safety searches 85 times
- MapQuest rolls out tool showing ALPR camera locations
2 outlets
Also: KIRO 7 News
- Ashley Moody says she not avoiding the press, then walks away during Flock camera question
- WECT INVESTIGATES: Brunswick County Sheriff Office overhauls Flock policy
- Fairfax County to review use of Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
- Former Georgia police sergeant charged with misusing Flock license plate reader system
- Fired detective used Flock to find wife during medical emergencies, attorney claims
- Pomfret eyes anti-Flock resolution
- Brunswick County Sheriff Office revises Flock camera policy
- Excelsior Springs SHUTS DOWN Flock Cams
- Excelsior Springs votes to remove all 15 Flock cameras
- Columbia City Council to purchase pound, hold Flock hearing
- Pa. House advances bills limiting student cellphone use and Flock-like cameras
- Flock Committee Begins to Tackle Fact vs. Fiction
- Vidalia police investigation: Ex-sergeant charged with misusing Flock system
- Excelsior Springs city council votes to terminate Flock contract
- City council discusses resolution urging lawmakers to set rules and hold Flock accountable
- FLOCK cameras under the spotlight as Tulsa police address privacy concerns
2 outlets
Also: ktul.com
- Tulsa County sheriff weighs in as FLOCK camera ruling heads to appeals court
2 outlets
Also: ktul.com
- Oak Brook, Illinois police defend Flock camera use as they help ID suspect Chance Jamerson after Oakbrook Center mall shooting
- Convicted NTX burglar argues Flock camera use violated constitutional rights
- Akron City Council debates the risk versus the reward of Flock cameras
3 outlets
Also: wyso.org, ideastream.org
- Wausau Committee Votes to Terminate FLOCK Safety Payment, Instruct Council to Explore Contract Termination
2 outlets
Also: wsau.com
- Sherman council votes to remove Flock cameras
- Flock cameras spread through government deals that bypassed public scrutiny
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- MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras are in your neighborhood
337 points, 50 comments on Hacker News · 1,306 votes, 86 comments on Lemmy
- Man Creates DIY Flock - Style Cameras That Only Scan Police Plates And For Some Reason The Cops Are Annoyed By This
1,301 votes, 62 comments on Lemmy
- Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuest's new Surveillance Layer
2 points, 1 comments on Hacker News · 160 votes, 13 comments on Lemmy
- Tempe becomes first in Arizona to ban all Flock-like cameras
94 votes, 1 comments on Lemmy · 2 outlets
Also: azcentral.com
- Documents: Ousted Savannah police officer gave ICE agent husband access to Flock system
164 votes, 9 comments on Lemmy
- MapQuest’s new ‘surveillance layer’ feature flags Flock cameras on users’ routes
129 votes, 8 comments on Lemmy
- Vela Maps - offline private mobile navigation that will ROUTE AROUND FLOCK CAMERAS
105 votes, 8 comments on Lemmy
- Flock cameras spread through government deals that bypassed public scrutiny
- MapQuest lets you track Flock cameras
- Tlaib Unveils Bill to Ban Federal Funding for Flock Cameras Amid 'Mass Surveillance Crisis'
13 votes, 1 comments on Lemmy
- As Resistance to Flock Cameras Grows, Another Surveillance Network Is Spreading
11 votes, 1 comments on Lemmy
- Courts should heed warning about Flock - enabled mass surveillance
8 outlets
Also: dailybreeze.com, whittierdailynews.com, dailynews.com +4 more
- Georgia man sues Flock, sheriff's office over alleged ALPR-fueled retaliation
- Police officer fired for sharing Flock login with husband, who works for ICE
4 points, 0 comments on Hacker News · 2 outlets
Also: KPTV
- In Virginia, Racism and Redlining Are Fueling a Flock Camera Backlash
8 votes, 0 comments on Lemmy
- Texas man seeks to have armed robbery conviction tossed over no - warrant Flock camera search
5 outlets
Also: kwtx.com, theitem.com, kbtx.com +1 more
- How Should Flock Cameras Be Regulated Under the Fourth Amendment?
- Chillicothe Mayor Covers Several Topics in Council Briefing, Including Flock Cameras
4 outlets
- Pomona has a new strategy to curb prostitution: Flock cameras
4 outlets
- Latest MapQuest update reveals automated license plate reader networks
4 outlets
Also: foxla.com, FOX 2 Detroit, FOX 10 Phoenix
- Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: 'We shouldn't pause progress'
- Akron City Council debates the risk versus the reward of Flock cameras
3 outlets
Also: wyso.org, ideastream.org
- Ohioans hitting, shooting, stealing and chopping down Flock cameras
3 outlets
- MapQuest rolls out tool showing ALPR camera locations
2 outlets
Also: KIRO 7 News
- FLOCK cameras under the spotlight as Tulsa police address privacy concerns
2 outlets
Also: ktul.com
- Tulsa County sheriff weighs in as FLOCK camera ruling heads to appeals court
2 outlets
Also: ktul.com
- Wausau Committee Votes to Terminate FLOCK Safety Payment, Instruct Council to Explore Contract Termination
2 outlets
Also: wsau.com
- ACLU Wisconsin Sues Over Warrantless Use of Flock cameras
2 outlets
Also: WPR
- Toledo police use Flock camera to locate three missing children
2 outlets
Also: 13abc
- Out-of-state police agency searched a university Flock camera network more than 183K times in 3 months
2 outlets
Also: FOX Carolina
- MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras are in your neighborhood
337 points, 50 comments on Hacker News · 1,306 votes, 86 comments on Lemmy
- To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused.
54 points, 9 comments on Hacker News · 751 votes, 64 comments on Lemmy · 3 outlets
Also: Open Campus, WBEZ
- Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
205 points, 101 comments on Hacker News · 141 votes, 26 comments on Lemmy
- Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Thursday that a police officer…
55 points, 7 comments on Hacker News · 416 votes, 11 comments on Lemmy
- Man Creates DIY Flock - Style Cameras That Only Scan Police Plates And For Some Reason The Cops Are Annoyed By This
1,301 votes, 62 comments on Lemmy
- YouTuber Says Cops Paid Him a Visit After He Built Flock-Style Camera to Track Cops
- The Internet Marked Flock Safety CEO’s Home As A Public Toilet Online
931 votes, 77 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Cameras Are Coming Down Around The Country Only To Be Replaced By The Same Technology With A Different Name - Jalopnik
782 votes, 59 comments on Lemmy
- Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’
A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant.
- Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuest's new Surveillance Layer
2 points, 1 comments on Hacker News · 160 votes, 13 comments on Lemmy
- Flock CEO says drones are its fastest-growing business as it expands beyond license plate cameras
419 votes, 36 comments on Lemmy
- Federal Court Says Flock ALPR Database Searches Require a Warrant
3 points, 0 comments on Hacker News · 102 votes, 3 comments on Lemmy
- One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in Jail for 13 Days
- Canadian YouTuber builds 'Flock-like' camera to exclusively track police vehicles, gets a visit from police — officers visit his home to express privacy concerns
84 points, 31 comments on Hacker News · 2 votes, 0 comments on Lemmy
- Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting
Citizens of Springfield, Missouri showed up to a city council meeting to discuss the city’s Flock contract. The mayor shut them down and arrested two people for ‘disruption of meetings of city council.’ Mia Hyder had…
233 votes, 25 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn: "Instead of having to go to a million different systems... we can get it in one platform in one place.”
237 votes, 13 comments on Lemmy
- Tempe becomes first in Arizona to ban all Flock-like cameras
94 votes, 1 comments on Lemmy · 2 outlets
Also: azcentral.com
- Texas agencies betting that Abbott will restore funding keep Flock cameras on
10 points, 1 comments on Hacker News · 16 votes, 1 comments on Lemmy
- How many Flock cameras were found with no reported owner in one Florida county?
193 votes, 12 comments on Lemmy
- Documents: Ousted Savannah police officer gave ICE agent husband access to Flock system
164 votes, 9 comments on Lemmy
- Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows
151 votes, 13 comments on Lemmy
- MapQuest’s new ‘surveillance layer’ feature flags Flock cameras on users’ routes
129 votes, 8 comments on Lemmy
- Watch Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional
"I saw her go by, and I just started running her info on Flock." Body camera footage obtained by 404 Media reveals the first Flock camera searches ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, and highlights how the…
117 votes, 11 comments on Lemmy
- Vela Maps - offline private mobile navigation that will ROUTE AROUND FLOCK CAMERAS
105 votes, 8 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Safety CEO's Home Marked 'Public Toilet' After It Was Blurred on Street View
108 votes, 2 comments on Lemmy
- Warning US Is 'Moving Toward a Surveillance State,' Sanders and AOC Propose Crackdown on Flock Cameras
70 votes, 4 comments on Lemmy
- S.F. Democratic Party stands behind Flock surveillance cameras in vote
- Two Florida deputies arrested for using Flock, ALPRs to track 17-year-old girl
47 votes, 11 comments on Lemmy
- N.Y.P.D. Officers Used Flock Safety to Track License Plates Without a Contract
- Tallahassee SDS holds protest against Flock cameras
35 votes, 0 comments on Lemmy
- Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras
467 points, 297 comments on Hacker News · 2,033 votes, 247 comments on Lemmy
- Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
585 points, 319 comments on Hacker News · 671 votes, 46 comments on Lemmy · 2 outlets
Also: blog.ring.com
- Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras
While some cities are moving to end their contracts with Flock over its links to ICE, others are taking matters into their own hands.
706 points, 499 comments on Hacker News · 950 votes, 100 comments on Lemmy
- MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras are in your neighborhood
337 points, 50 comments on Hacker News · 1,306 votes, 86 comments on Lemmy
- To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused.
54 points, 9 comments on Hacker News · 751 votes, 64 comments on Lemmy · 3 outlets
Also: Open Campus, WBEZ
- Flock Lied About its ALPR technology. What Else Has It Lied About?
470 points, 170 comments on Hacker News · 349 votes, 10 comments on Lemmy
- After police used Flock cameras to accuse a Denver woman of theft, she had to prove her own innocence
108 points, 64 comments on Hacker News · 806 votes, 147 comments on Lemmy
- How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists
217 points, 87 comments on Hacker News · 467 votes, 21 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Says Its Cameras Worked 'Correctly' When Police Tracked and Ambushed Me for No Reason
55 points, 2 comments on Hacker News · 1,002 votes, 130 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Now Using AI to Report to Police If Our Movement Patterns Are "Suspicious"
118 points, 58 comments on Hacker News · 293 votes, 23 comments on Lemmy
- Cities Are Covering Flock Cameras With Trash Bags
40 points, 17 comments on Hacker News · 807 votes, 95 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
205 points, 101 comments on Hacker News · 141 votes, 26 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Safety's controversial CEO just got a taste of his own medicine
78 points, 56 comments on Hacker News · 311 votes, 62 comments on Lemmy
- Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers
103 points, 41 comments on Hacker News · 285 votes, 46 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.
27 points, 10 comments on Hacker News · 998 votes, 36 comments on Lemmy
- Americans are cheering for vigilantes who take down Flock cameras
34 points, 2 comments on Hacker News · 682 votes, 63 comments on Lemmy
- Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Thursday that a police officer…
55 points, 7 comments on Hacker News · 416 votes, 11 comments on Lemmy
- Wisconsin Cops Tracked a Man Across State Lines With Flock Cameras to Arrest Him for Weed
45 points, 3 comments on Hacker News · 312 votes, 38 comments on Lemmy
- Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
16 points, 3 comments on Hacker News · 596 votes, 44 comments on Lemmy
- Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash
Flock Safety faces a growing public outcry over concerns that its surveillance technology could be misused.
7 points, 3 comments on Hacker News · 774 votes, 233 comments on Lemmy
- Flock misread license plates in 71% of the alerts it sent to police in one California town
11 points, 0 comments on Hacker News · 856 votes, 67 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Leaked Cops’ License Plate Searches via DuckDuckGo, Bing
8 points, 0 comments on Hacker News · 757 votes, 50 comments on Lemmy
- Flock cameras are getting mobbed
8 points, 2 comments on Hacker News · 608 votes, 34 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
29 points, 1 comments on Hacker News · 194 votes, 5 comments on Lemmy
- ‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
17 points, 1 comments on Hacker News · 297 votes, 7 comments on Lemmy
- US Air Force Engineer Charged With Sawing Down Flock Surveillance Cameras Receives Thousands of Dollars from Supporters Across the Country
1,413 votes, 54 comments on Lemmy · 3 outlets
Also: Yahoo News, Futurism
- Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too. This article was produced in collaboration with WIRED. You can read their…
36 points, 2 comments on Hacker News · 109 votes, 0 comments on Lemmy
- Florida bans Flock cameras and other license plate readers from state highways
8 points, 0 comments on Hacker News · 399 votes, 37 comments on Lemmy
- Anti-Surveillance Mapmaker Refuses Flock Safety's Cease and Desist Demand
6 points, 0 comments on Hacker News · 345 votes, 28 comments on Lemmy
- Several police officers arrested for using controversial Flock AI license plate reader system to stalk romantic partners, says report — investigators have unearthed at least 18 such cases in the US over recent years
6 points, 1 comments on Hacker News · 177 votes, 10 comments on Lemmy