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Cities are canceling contracts with Flock Safety, but the company has been ignoring removal requests and at times reinstalling cameras without authorization. The report highlights disputes in Plymouth and Dayton, Minnesota, as well as a similar case at Elgin Community College in Illinois.
Plymouth's police chief physically unplugged Flock surveillance cameras after the company ignored the city council's contract cancellation, amid ongoing privacy controversies over its license-plate reader network.
Police searches using Flock Safety license-plate reader cameras dropped 95% after a dispatcher's misuse of the system was detected, highlighting concerns about surveillance oversight and accountability in law enforcement tech.
A Savannah police officer was fired after sharing her Flock license-plate surveillance login with her ICE agent husband, who conducted 983 searches overwhelmingly targeting Hispanic drivers' vehicles. The incident highlights concerns over misuse of law-enforcement surveillance tools.
MapQuest 开始在其地图上标注 Flock 公共安全摄像头在用户所在社区的位置，为用户提供可视化的摄像头分布信息。
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley claimed at TechCrunch Disrupt that its microphones detect 'just gunshots,' contradicting the company's own website, which markets the audio system for detecting crashes, fireworks, and street takeovers amid ongoing privacy concerns.
A Georgia man is suing Flock Safety and the Coweta County Sheriff's Office, alleging that searches of the company's license plate recognition (ALPR) data were used to fuel retaliation against him in violation of Georgia law and the Fourth Amendment. The case comes amid growing backlash against Flock, with hundreds of law enforcement agencies recently dropping contracts over surveillance concerns.
WIRED investigates how Flock Safety's surveillance contracts with police departments escalate in cost over time, with public records from dozens of cities revealing hidden fees, expanding product bundles, and long-term taxpayer obligations amid growing privacy backlash.
Elgin Community College in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock Safety camera contract over data-sharing and security concerns, but Flock refused to remove the cameras — workers even repeatedly removed trash bags the college used to cover them until the contract finally expired.
德州司机 Alek Schott 因 AI 车牌识别系统（ALPR）导致的无根据交通拦截和毒品搜查起诉 Bexar County 胜诉，获赔象征性的 76 美元，引发对 Flock Safety 摄像头等大规模监控技术的更多审视。
A Texas city is demanding $2 million to release public records about its use of Flock's license-plate-reading cameras, as advocates warn that few agencies share data and AI-driven alerts risk enabling unconstitutional searches.
A federal judge ruled that a Tulsa sheriff's deputy violated a woman's Fourth Amendment rights by searching Flock Safety's license plate database without a warrant, calling the platform 'indiscriminate mass surveillance.' The ruling, though non-precedential, adds to growing backlash including state-level cancellations and Senator Bernie Sanders' Block Flock Act.
St. Lucie County, Florida officials discovered 11 unpermitted Flock license plate reader cameras with unknown owners, giving them 30 days to be removed amid ongoing privacy concerns from residents about who accesses the footage.
A woman was arrested after speaking about Flock surveillance cameras at a Springfield city council meeting, where the council voted to delay a review of the camera system, leading to public outcry and arrests.
An Electronic Frontier Foundation analysis reveals that police officers frequently use joke reasons like 'LMAO' when searching Flock's surveillance system, raising concerns about privacy abuses and lack of accountability in mass surveillance.
Cities across the US are canceling contracts with Flock Safety's AI-enabled license plate readers due to privacy concerns, but uncertainties remain about data retention and usage after termination.
A Flock Safety worker called police on a reporter filming the installation of a public camera, highlighting ongoing debates about AI-powered surveillance and privacy amid criticism of Flock Safety's technology.
a16z promotes Flock Safety's technology, claiming it eliminates crime and positioning decline as a choice.
Cities are terminating contracts with Flock Safety at a record pace in August due to privacy concerns and incidents of misuse involving AI surveillance cameras, leading to bipartisan political scrutiny.
The article reveals how surveillance data from Flock Safety cameras in Alpharetta, Georgia, is shared with over 2,000 organizations, highlighting privacy concerns and the extensive reach of the network.