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= News = {| class="wikitable sortable" !Link!!Source!!Date!!Title |- | [https://thetimesweekly.com/2025/08/giannoulias-audit-finds-license-plate-reader-company-in-violation-of-state-law/] || The Times Weekly || 2025-08-28 || Giannoulias’ Audit Finds License Plate Reader Company in Violation of State Law |- | [https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/08/28/flock-challenges-citys-termination-of-contract-for-license-plate-readers/] || Evanston Round Table || 2025-08-28 || Flock challenges city’s termination of contract for license plate readers |- | [https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/courts-police-fire/mayor-says-city-staff-is-examining-flock-contract/article_3796d214-b4aa-4d1d-a492-cbe59cc364f9.html] || Gazette || 2025-08-28 || Mayor says city staff is examining Flock contract |- | [https://www.404media.co/flock-wants-to-partner-with-consumer-dashcam-company-that-takes-trillions-of-images-a-month/] || 404 Media || 2025-08-28 || Flock Wants to Partner With Consumer Dashcam Company That Takes ‘Trillions of Images’ a Month |- | [https://rangemedia.co/flock-cameras-spokane-county/] || Range Media || 2025-08-27 || The State of Surveillance in Spokane |- | [https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/evanston-deactivates-license-plate-cameras-terminates-contract-flock-safety] || Patch || 2025-08-27 || Evanston Deactivates License Plate Cameras, Terminates Contract With Flock Safety |- | [https://www.wifr.com/2025/08/27/hundreds-police-departments-use-camera-company-accused-breaking-state-law/] || WIFR || 2025-08-27 || Hundreds of police departments use camera company accused of breaking state law |- | [https://www.middletownpress.com/connecticut/article/ct-flock-safety-dhs-license-plate-readers-lpr-21015952.php] || The Middletown Press || 2025-08-27 || License plate reader company used across Connecticut coordinated with federal authorities |- | [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/flock-safety-halts-federal-pilot-110142553.html] || Yahoo || 2025-08-27 || Flock Safety halts federal pilot programs involving homeland security |- | [https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/ct-flock-safety-dhs-license-plate-readers-lpr-21015952.php] || CT Insider || 2025-08-27 || License plate reader company used across Connecticut coordinated with federal authorities |- | [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/norman-faces-pressure-to-halt-flock-cameras-over-privacy-concerns/ar-AA1LgsML/] || MSN || 2025-08-26 || Norman faces pressure to halt Flock cameras over privacy concerns |- | [https://youtu.be/Pp9MwZkHiMQ] || Ben Jordan || 2025-08-26 || Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras |- | [https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/automated-license-plate-readers-installed-throughout-bemidji] || The Bemidji Pioneer || 2025-08-26 || Automated License Plate Readers installed throughout Bemidji |- | [https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/flock-license-plate-readers-become-latest-traffic-enforcement-controversy-45130582/] || TTAC Matt Posky || 2025-08-25 || Flock ‘License Plate Readers’ Become Latest Traffic Enforcement Controversy |- | [https://www.404media.co/cbp-had-access-to-more-than-80-000-flock-ai-cameras-nationwide/] || 404 Media || 2025-08-25 || CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide |- | [https://youtu.be/cdq8sry0I04] || Electric Blake Games || 2025-08-25 || Flock Safety is Unsafe for You! I WAS RIGHT! |- | [https://youtu.be/S5tZLLCYw40] || Jens Two Cents || 2025-08-25 || Public Comment at Sedona City Council Meeting Regarding Flock Safety Cameras - August 13, 2025 |- | [https://youtu.be/Y7eN_4RArOk] || Anthony Willroth || 2025-08-25 || Flock Safety - The Orwellian Threat Nobody is Talking About |- | [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/license-plate-camera-company-halts-225436172.html/] || Yahoo || 2025-08-25 || License plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concerns |- | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RM09nKczVs/] || Louis Rossmann || 2025-08-25 || Taxpayer funded AI surveillance: why Flock's 30000 cameras have to go |- | [https://mynorthwest.com/local/mountlake-terrace-flock-cameras/4123387/] || My NorthwestNews || 2025-08-24 || Mountlake Terrace residents continue to resist security cameras amid ICE raids |- | [https://derekeder.com/blog/why-i-voted-to-cancel-flock/] || Derek Eder || 2025-08-22 || Why I voted to cancel Oak Park's contract with Flock (and so should you) |- | [https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2025-08-21/residents-petition-flagstaff-to-end-flock-license-plate-cameras/] || KNAU || 2025-08-21 || Residents petition Flagstaff to end Flock license plate cameras |- | [https://www.redrocknews.com/2025/08/21/council-directs-sedona-police-department-on-alprs-turn-it-off/] || Red Rock News || 2025-08-21 || Council directs Sedona Police Department on license plate readers: ‘Turn it off’ |- | [https://www.courierherald.com/letters/letter-to-the-editor-enumclaw-is-a-safe-city-why-do-we-need-flock-safety-cameras/] || Courier Herald || 2025-08-21 || Letter to the Editor: Enumclaw is a safe city. Why do we need Flock safety cameras? |- | [https://unraveledpress.com/eyes-on-the-heartland-flock-alpr-illinois-kwame-raoul/] || Unraveled Press || 2025-08-19 || Eyes on the heartland |- | [https://www.koco.com/article/norman-city-council-flock-cameras-license-plate-reader/65822788/] || Koco News 5 || 2025-08-19 || Norman City Council to discuss controversial Flock cameras during special meeting |- | [https://www.almanacnews.com/investigative-story/2025/08/19/menlo-park-police-broke-state-law-shared-license-plate-data-out-of-state/] || The Almanac || 2025-08-19 || Menlo Park police broke state law, shared license plate data out of state |- | [https://lfptowncrier.com/g/lake-forest-park-wa/n/332040/confirmed-surveillance-trailer-front-ballinger-homes-flock-equipment/] || LFP Town Crier || 2025-08-19 || Confirmed: Surveillance Trailer in Front of Ballinger Homes is FLOCK Equipment |- | [https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2025-08-19/sedona-council-pauses-automated-license-plate-camera-program/] || KNAU || 2025-08-19 || Sedona council pauses automated license plate camera program |- | [https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/flock-federal-immigration-agents-access-tracking-data/73-a8aee742-56d4-4a57-b5bb-0373286dfef8/] || 9news || 2025-08-19 || Flock admits federal immigration agents have direct access to tracking data, despite previous claims |- | [https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/08/25/automated-license-plate-readers-are-watching-you-the-technology-enables-routine-surveillance-of-a-sort-that-would-have-troubled-the-fourth-amendments-framers-306fe] || Creators || 2025-08-19 || Automated License Plate Readers Are Watching You: The Technology Enables Routine Surveillance of a Sort That Would Have Troubled the Fourth Amendment's Framers |- | [https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/flock-roundup] || ACLU || 2025-08-18 || Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance |- | [https://archive.is/U0ZLx/] || 404 Media || 2025-08-12 || Feds Used Local Cop's Password to Do Immigration Surveillance With Flock Cameras |- | [https://youtu.be/GNqZ-Yrzh1o] || Jessica (Ka) Burbank || 2025-08-11 || You’re Being Watched: The Company Behind America’s Mass Surveillance Takeover |- | [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/08/oak-park-license-plate-cameras-end/] || Chicago Tribune || 2025-08-08 || Oak Park ends contract with license plate reader camera company |- | [https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-getting-new-security-equipment/] || WJHL || 2025-08-08 || Johnson City getting new security equipment |- | [https://krishnamoorthi.house.gov/media/press-releases/ranking-members-krishnamoorthi-and-garcia-demand-accountability-flock-group] || US Congressman || 2025-08-07 || Ranking Members Krishnamoorthi and Garcia Demand Accountability from Flock Group Inc. for Enabling Dangerous Abortion Surveillance and Immigration Tracking |- | [https://archive.is/L8fyS/] || 404 Media || 2025-08-06 || Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops |- | [https://archive.is/KG5dq/] || 404 Media || 2025-08-06 || Congress Launches Investigation into Flock After 404 Media Reporting |- | [https://www.13abc.com/2025/08/01/lucas-co-prosecutor-says-county-boards-decision-rescind-flock-camera-contract-is-void/] || 13ABC || 2025-08-01 || Lucas Co. Prosecutor says county board’s decision to rescind Flock camera contract is void |- | [https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/flock-safety-ceo-addresses-mass-surveillance-access-concerns/73-6c468afb-f149-4bcc-a7e2-78b8d1b276cf/] || 9news || 2025-07-30 || 9NEWS Investigates questions Flock Safety CEO over mass surveillance and ICE access concerns |- | [https://therecord.media/flock-safety-raptor-technologies-schools-surveillance] || The Record || 2025-07-30 || Schools are next for Flock Safety’s automatic license place reader cameras |- | [https://reason.com/2025/07/29/an-arkansas-town-agrees-to-remove-a-license-plate-camera-aimed-at-a-couples-home/] || Reason || 2025-07-29 || An Arkansas Town Agrees To Remove a License Plate Camera Aimed at a Couple's Home |- | [https://ij.org/press-release/victory-arkansas-city-moves-surveillance-camera-from-in-front-of-innocent-familys-home-following-letter-from-national-law-firm/] || Institute for Justice || 2025-07-29 || Victory: Arkansas City Moves Surveillance Camera from in Front of Innocent Family’s Home Following Letter from National Law Firm |- | [https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/07/17/surveillance-ai-alpr-flock-transparency/] || Bleeding Heartland || 2025-07-17 || AI mass surveillance expands, Iowa cities resist transparency |- | [https://www.13abc.com/2025/07/23/lucas-co-sheriff-taking-county-commissioners-court-over-canceled-flock-camera-contract/] || 13ABC || 2025-07-23 || Lucas Co. Sheriff taking county commissioners to court over canceled Flock camera contract |- | [https://nexanet.ai/blog/misconfigured-demo-exposed-flock-safetys-83000-camera-nationwide-tracking-system] || Next AI || 2025-07-15 || How a Misconfigured Demo Exposed Flock Safety’s 83,000-Camera Nationwide Tracking System |- | [https://www.sflatinodemocrats.com/7_15_25_sfldc_calls_for_trevor_chandler_resignation_on_dccc_as_he_helps_target_immigrants_through_flock_safety] || San Francisco Latinx Democrat || 2025-07-15 || 7.15.25 SFLDC Calls for Trevor Chandler's Resignation as a Democrat |- | [https://sfstandard.com/2025/07/14/oakland-san-francisco-ice-license-plate-readers/] || SF Standard || 2025-07-14 || SF, Oakland cops illegally funneled license plate data to feds] |- | [https://gainsec.com/2025/06/30/trap-shooter-tiny-flock-safety-sniffer-alarm/] || Gainsec || 2025-06-30 || Trap Shooter – Flock Safety Sniffer & Alarm |- | [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/flock-safetys-feature-updates-cannot-make-automated-license-plate-readers-safe/] || EFF || 2025-06-27 || Flock Safety’s Feature Updates Cannot Make Automated License Plate Readers Safe |- | [https://gainsec.com/2025/06/19/grounded-flight-device-2-root-shell-on-flock-safetys-falcon-sparrow-automated-license-plate-reader/] || Gainsec || 2025-06-19 || Grounded Flight – Device 2: Root Shell on Flock Safety’s Falcon/Sparrow Automated License Plate Reader |- | [https://gainsec.com/2025/06/19/plucked-and-rooted-device-1-debug-shell-on-flock-safetys-raven-gunshot-detection-system/] || GainSec || 2025-06-19 || Plucked and Rooted – Device 1: Debug Shell on Flock Safety’s Raven Gunshot Detection System |- | [https://abc7chicago.com/post/secretary-state-alexi-giannoulias-speak-reports-texas-police-illegally-accessed-illinois-license-plate-reader-data/16732423/] || ABC7 || 2025-06-12 || Giannoulias speaks on reports Texas police illegally accessed IL license plate reader data |- | [https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/houston-flock-surveillance-explained/] || Houston Chronicle || 2025-06-10 || Houston police use a powerful surveillance tool to track vehicles. But they're not explaining why |- | [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/she-got-abortion-so-texas-cop-used-83000-cameras-track-her-down/] || EFF || 2025-05-30 || She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down. |- | [https://archive.is/fJe8e/] || EFF || 2025-05-29 || A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion |- | [https://eyesoffcr.org/blog/blog-8.html] || EyesOffCR || 2025-05-23 || The Unseen Architecture: Dissecting the Flock Falcon Flex Camera for Deeper Understanding |- | [https://archive.is/8ocTr/] || 404 Media || 2025-05-14 || License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows |- | [https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-city-council-rejects-extention-flock-safety-cameras/] || CBS News || 2025-05-06 || Denver City Council rejects extention of Flock Safety cameras |- | [https://guthrienewspage.com/city-of-guthrie-to-end-contract-with-flock-camera-system-in-2025/] || Guthrie News Page || 2025-04-28 || City of Guthrie to end contract with Flock camera system in 2025 |- | [https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/tulsas-surveillance-gamble/] || The Frontier || 2025-04-02 || Tulsa’s surveillance gamble |- | [https://krcgtv.com/news/local/camden-county-commissioner-charged-with-two-felonies-for-removing-plate-reading-camera/] || 13KRCG || 2025-03-06 || Camden County commissioner charged with two felonies for removing plate-reading camera |- | [https://internationalflavor.podbean.com/e/the-surveillance-state-strikes-back-the-trial-of-camden-county-s-defender/] || International Flavor || 2025-08-03 || The Surveillance State Strikes Ike Skelton: The Defender of Privacy Rights in Camden County |- | [https://internationalflavor.podbean.com/e/flock-felonies-the-fight-for-camden-county/] || International Flavor || 2025-08-04 || Flock, Felonies & the Fight for Camden County |- | [https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/] || 404 Media || 2025-02-26 || Flock Threatens Open Source Developer Mapping Its Surveillance Cameras |- | [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand] || EFF || 2025-02-26 || Anti-Surveillance Mapmaker Refuses Flock Safety's Cease and Desist Demand |- | [https://www.dailypress.com/2025/02/08/state-police-flock-cameras-interstates/] || Daily Press || 2025-02-11 || One nation, under watch: Bill would allow installation of Flock cameras on Virginia interstates, bridge-tunnels |- | [https://youtu.be/cBi2VrSZCWU] || Queen City News || 2025-02-07 || Lawsuit over Flock police cameras to proceed in Virginia |- | [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25545401-2025-01-31-deflock-cd-ex/] || || 2025-01-31 || DeFlock Cease and Desist |- | [https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/flock-safety-quietly-hired-a-sitting-california-mayor-now-hes-suing-flock/] || TechCrunch || 2025-01-08 || Flock Safety quietly hired a sitting California mayor. Now he’s suing Flock. |- | [https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2024/10/22/warrantless-surveillance-federal-lawsuit-challenges-flock-safety-cameras/] || Forbes || 2024-10-22 || Privacy Violated, Warrantless Surveillance Alleges Flock Safety Camera Lawsuit |- | [https://youtu.be/b8eaq5ajxqE] || 13 News Now || 2024-10-22 || Flock camera lawsuit underway |- | [https://archive.ph/kAqss] || Forbes || 2024-06-20 || FedEx’s Secretive Police Force Is Helping Cops Build An AI Car Surveillance Network |- | [https://archive.ph/cWhyy/] || The Virginia Pilot || 2024-06-15 || Norfolk judge rejects police Flock camera evidence without warrant |- | [https://www.jalopnik.com/license-plate-surveillance-startup-broke-the-law-while-1851289764/] || Jalopnik || 2024-02-27 || License Plate Surveillance Startup Broke The Law While Trying To Reduce Crime |- | [https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2024/02/29/flock-ai-cameras-may-not-reduce-crime/] || Forbes || 2024-02-29 || Flock Installed AI Cameras In This Small City And Claimed Crime Went Down. It Went Up. |- | [https://archive.ph/bmv4m/] || Forbes || 2024-02-27 || This $4 Billion Car Surveillance Startup Says It Cuts Crime. But It Likely Broke The Law. |- | [https://www.goodtimes.sc/council-debating-license-plate-readers/] || Good Times || 2023-12-03 || Santa Cruz City Council Debating License Plate Readers |- | [https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2023/09/28/citing-privacy-concerns-menlo-park-says-no-to-automated-license-plate-readers/] || Almanac News || 2023-09-28 || Citing privacy concerns, Menlo Park says no to automated license plate readers |- | [https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/11/09/mercer-island-debates-surveillance-cameras/] || The Urbanist || 2023-09-09 || Mercer Island Debates Surveillance Cameras |- | [https://www.justluxe.com/luxe-insider/trends/feature-1975311.php] || Just Luxe || 2023-04-05 || Flock Cameras and Privacy Concerns: Balancing Security and Civil Liberties |- | [https://stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/news/2023/automated-license-plate-readers-widely-used-subject-abuse] || Science Technology and Public Policy || 2023-02-23 || Automated License Plate Readers widely used, subject to abuse |- | [https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/22/crime-suburbs-license-plate-readers/] || Washington Post || 2021-10-22 || License plate scanners were supposed to bring peace of mind. Instead they tore the neighborhood apart. |- | [https://www.wired.com/story/flock-safety-license-plate-readers-crime/] || Wired || 2019-10-24 || Flock Safety Says Its License Plate Readers Reduce Crime. It’s Not That Simple |- |}
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