The Latest Breaking News from Flock

An Illinois College Tried To Cancel Its Flock Contract. Flock Refused.

Elgin Community College even tied garbage bags over the cameras, but Flock technicians just cut them down.

Reason · 13h ago

YouTuber turns license plate camera back on police until officers allegedly show up at his doorstep: ‘how scary it would be for them’

How the tables have turned.

We Got This Covered · 14h ago

College Covered Flock Cameras After Company Refused Removal; Workers in Unmarked Cars Kept Taking the Covers Off

Elgin Community College covered Flock cameras after seeking their removal, highlighting concerns over contract control, student privacy, and access to surveillance data.

International Business Times UK · 14h ago

A Visit to a Gun Store Shouldn't Put You on a Government List

Gun registry bans might not be enough to protect gun owners from lists built from license-plate data.

Reason · Oct 5

Florida’s limited ban on Flock cameras only scratches the surface of widespread surveillance concerns

Automated license plate readers like Flock cameras have been quietly appearing on roadsides all over the U.S.

The Conversation · Oct 5

Texas city charges $2 million for Flock records as agencies make it harder to see how cameras are used

High invoices and challenges to accessing data on how departments use the surveillance cameras have hindered requests by privacy advocates and journalists.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 5

Oklahoma federal judge reviews a routine traffic stop. Then she sees how the driver was cataloged with Flock: ‘Constitutionally problematic’

She remarked it as a potential violation of the Fourth Amendment.

We Got This Covered · Oct 4

AOC and Bernie Sanders introduce bill to ban license plate readers: ‘Flock is always watching’

Privacy concerns with the surveillance technology have prompted calls from people across the country to remove icense plate readers from their streets

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Betting that Abbott will soon restore funding, some Texas agencies accept Flock’s offer to keep cameras on

Some local officials have suggested they expect Abbott will reinstate funding for the surveillance cameras, which are politically unpopular, after the election.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 2

Flock cameras appear in Florida town – but nobody knows who is running them

Florida officials gave the cameras’ unknown owner until mid-October to remove them, planning to cover them with plastic bags until then

The Independent UK · Oct 1