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Judicial tide may be turning against indiscriminate Flock mass surveillance
Federal judge rules Flock license plate readers enable unconstitutional mass surveillance.
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
People building license plate reader cameras to track cops
A Canadian YouTuber built a camera to track police, sparking police visits and viral attention.
Straight Arrow · 1m
GitHub - clainstone/cbirds: A flock of birds in your terminal
Craig Reynolds' boids model renders as braille in terminals and sprites in Kitty.
GitHub · 1m
YouTuber Builds Police Tracking Camera
YouTuber Anthony Sistilli built an ALPR camera to track police cars after police spent $2m on similar tech.
Gizmodo · 1m
Texas city charges $2.3M to reveal police camera abuse
North Richland Hills demands eye-popping fees for public records on Flock surveillance, blocking scrutiny of police misuse.
Ars Technica · 2m
Hackers Extract Flock Camera Data
Hackers stole 1.6 million images and 27,000 videos from a single Flock camera in massive privacy breach.
TechRadar · 1m
Senators probe Flock cameras and data access
Senators question Flock's surveillance network after reports of police misuse.
Valleynewslive · 1m
Cities Drop Flock Camera Contracts Rapidly
Municipalities are canceling Flock license plate reader contracts at a rate ten times faster than previously reported.
Jalopnik · 1m
Texas Flock Records Cost Millions
Public records requests for Texas police Flock cameras face steep fees, with some cities charging up to $2.3 million.
The Texas Tribune · 1m
Florida's Flock Cameras Ban Only Scratches Surveillance Surface
Florida's limited ban on Flock cameras leaves widespread surveillance concerns unaddressed.
The Conversation · 2m
Flock Cameras in Midterm Elections
Politicians across parties promise to regulate Flock surveillance cameras ahead of 2026 midterms.
Mother Jones · 2m
Flock Cameras' Surveillance Architecture Problem
Flock cameras' design enables widespread police misuse without user hacking.
The Conversation · 2m
Cities Switch to Axon Cameras After Flock Reports
Cities replace Flock license plate cameras with Axon after 404 Media's investigation.
404 Media · 1m
Flock Offers Voluntary Buyouts Amid Backlash
Flock provides workers voluntary buyouts to address camera backlash.
Mashable · 1m
Ravens Fans Build Brazil Flock
Brazilians create NFL community in Brazil with Ravens.
The Banner · 1m
Dallas Shuts Down 321 Flock Cameras
Dallas disables 321 Flock cameras but hundreds keep tracking vehicles
Dallas Express · 1m
Flock faces rare bipartisan heat in Washington
Lawmakers from both parties are uniting against the surveillance camera company, even as its CEO skips the Senate hearing.
The Verge · 2m
Senate Hearing Exposes Flock Surveillance Risks
Flock's AI cameras linked to wrongful arrests and privacy breaches revealed at Senate hearing
Dallas Express · 1m
Illinois Universities Use Flock Surveillance Cameras
Five Illinois public universities deploy AI surveillance cameras from Flock, sparking privacy concerns
Chicago Sun-Times · 2m
Five cops charged for Flock camera abuse
Five police officers charged for stalking women with Flock cameras after multiple abuse cases
Futurism · 1m
Boston ditches Flock cameras over secret data sharing
A security breach exposed how license plate readers track far more than vehicles, and officials discovered the company shared data despite promises not to.
TechRadar · 1m
Trump backs Flock cameras as public trust wobbles
The president is behind America's license plate reader network, but nearly half the country is not.
TechRadar · 1m
What happens after a town de-Flocks
Cities are canceling their license plate camera contracts, but the data and the surveillance do not simply disappear.
The Verge · 2m
A cop ran 4,000 illegal plate searches
An Albany County investigator allegedly used Flock's camera network to track her ex 3,000 times.
Futurism · 1m