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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
Ohio police lieutenant indicted for tracking person with Flock cameras
Walter Cordes used his department's license plate readers 29 times for personal reasons, becoming the first officer charged with misusing the technology in his jurisdiction.
Fortune · 1m
Flock cameras went up without city council approval
City councils installed Flock cameras without voting, sparking privacy concerns.
Valleynewslive · 1m
Flock Cameras Start Dystopian Surveillance Era
Experts warn Flock cameras are just the beginning of a dystopian police surveillance system.
Futurism · 1m
Flock cuts staff amid backlash
Flock Safety, the AI traffic camera firm, plans layoffs after backlash from police misuse of its license plate readers.
Mother Jones · 1m
Flock Safety plans layoffs as backlash mounts
The license plate reader company faces 18 percent workforce cuts as opposition to its surveillance cameras grows across the political spectrum.
Engadget · 1m
Anthony Sistilli builds police-tracking camera
Canadian YouTuber creates device to monitor police using Flock-style cameras.
Straight Arrow · 1m
Edison approves 90 AI license plate readers
Edison township votes to install 90 AI license plate readers despite privacy concerns.
ABC7 New York · 1m
Florida cops find 11 mystery cameras, won't say who owns them
St. Lucie County discovered unpermitted Flock cameras tracking cars. Eleven have no known owner, raising fears about who accesses the data.
Ars Technica · 2m
Texas freezes Flock cameras
Texas stops new Flock license plate cameras after privacy concerns.
Newsweek · 1m
Flock CEO Testifies on AI Camera Privacy
Senators demand Flock Safety CEOs explain AI surveillance tracking.
Fox News · 1m
People Fight Flock Cameras
Residents map, protest, and demand removal of Flock cameras across the U.S.
Mashable · 1m
Dallas Shuts Down 321 Flock Cameras
Dallas disables 321 Flock cameras but hundreds keep tracking vehicles
Dallas Express · 1m
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 spend half a million on Flock surveillance
Five public universities deploy controversial AI cameras that track vehicles and raise privacy concerns among students and faculty.
Chicago Sun-Times · 4m
Flock Safety offers buyouts as surveillance backlash grows
The license plate reader company is letting employees leave with generous packages as customers abandon it over privacy concerns.
WIRED · 2m
Hackers crack open Flock camera security
A hacker collective breached a Flock license plate reader and exposed flaws in the company's encryption claims.
Mashable · 1m
Five Illinois universities use Flock surveillance cameras
Public universities spent over $450,000 on controversial license plate readers despite growing concerns about misuse and wrongful arrests.
Chicago Sun-Times · 3m
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
Cops joke around while searching thousands of cameras
Police officers are entering nonsense reasons into Flock surveillance systems, treating mass surveillance like a personal search engine.
Futurism · 1m
Inside the Flock camera hack that exposed mass surveillance
Hackers dismantled a license plate reader and revealed how Flock's cameras track vehicles and people across America.
Ars Technica · 3m
Texas halts Flock camera expansion on state roads
Gov. Abbott freezes new license plate reader permits over privacy concerns, joining Florida in cracking down on surveillance technology.
The Texas Tribune · 1m
Hackers Crack Open a Flock Camera and Expose Its Secrets
A stolen camera reveals how the surveillance system tracks vehicles, people, and even bumper stickers across America.
WIRED · 3m
Carrollton renews Flock cameras despite privacy pushback
The city approved a three-year contract for 82 license plate readers after residents raised concerns about surveillance and data sharing.
Dallas Express · 2m
Dallas police deactivating 321 Flock cameras after state funding ends
Half of Dallas's license plate readers go offline as state pauses funding, but the police chief expects they'll return.
Dallas Express · 1m
Montana candidate shoots Flock camera in campaign ad
Seth Bodnar blasts a surveillance camera stand-in to protest license-plate tracking across America.
Business Insider · 1m
Americans are destroying surveillance cameras like it's 1773
A grassroots revolt against license plate readers echoes the colonists' violent pushback against British control.
The Conversation · 1m · 5 views
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
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
Texas cities split over Flock cameras
23 Texas governments have pulled back from license plate readers, but Conroe just funded 51 more cameras without a separate vote.
Dallas Express · 2m
He filmed himself pulling down the cameras
A New Mexico man livestreamed himself hauling 10 Flock camera systems into his truck, then drove past the sheriff's office three times.
Fox News · 3m
