Flock & ALPR Cameras in Floyd County, Iowa
No cameras reported in Floyd County — yet. That usually means nobody has checked, not that the roads are clear. Be the one who looks.
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Help put Floyd County on the map
The camera map is built by volunteers, one report at a time — and nobody has surveyed Floyd County yet. ALPRs look like small gray cameras on poles, often solar-powered, near intersections and county roads. Spot one? Reporting takes about a minute.
Why this page exists
Automated license plate readers are spreading county by county, usually with no public vote — volunteers have already mapped 922 across Iowa. Contracts often land quietly at the sheriff’s office or county commission. Learn what the cameras look like, check the roads you drive daily, and this page will update as reports come in.
The latest around Floyd
- IBM Reneges On Its Post-George Floyd Pledge to Abandon Facial Recognition Business
- IBM Reneges On Its Post-George Floyd Pledge to Pull Out of the Facial Recognition Business
- Watchdog: 6 federal agencies used facial recognition software to ID George Floyd protest
- Watchdog: Six federal agencies used facial recognition software to ID George Floyd protesters
Eyes Off Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Independently run local group listed on the DeFlock project directory (deflock.org).
Join the fight ↗What you can do in Floyd
County commissions and sheriff’s offices sign these contracts — and answer to residents. Ask how long plate data is kept and who it’s shared with: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.