# Flock cuts staff amid backlash

> Flock Safety, the AI traffic camera firm, plans layoffs after backlash from police misuse of its license plate readers.
- Title: Flock cuts staff amid backlash · Mother Jones | Shortify
- Summary: Flock Safety, the AI traffic camera firm, plans layoffs after backlash from police misuse of its license plate readers. Flock Safety is cutting 270 workers…
- Keywords: flock safety, alpr, license plate readers, towns, cities, police abuse, layoffs, contract cancellations, Flock, cuts, staff, backlash
- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/flock-surveillance-backlash-layoffs
- Author: Sophie Hurwitz
- Published: 2026-10-10T11:46:10+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: flock safety, alpr, license plate readers, towns, cities, police abuse, layoffs, contract cancellations
## Flock Safety cuts staff
Flock Safety, the AI-powered traffic camera company, plans to cut 270 workers, or 18 percent of its staff.
## Backlash over police misuse
Over 90 cities canceled Flock contracts in August 2026 after police officers abused the license plate reader technology.
## Legal challenge to surveillance
A federal judge ruled Flock’s technology violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights after police used it to track her location history.
## Key takeaway

Flock Safety is cutting 270 workers after towns and cities canceled contracts due to police abuse of its license plate reader technology.