Retention windows, ballots, and town votes are all pointing the same direction today: the public wants a say in how license plate readers are run, not just whether they exist. Flock Safety keeps showing up as the name attached to both the cameras and the backlash. Even the courts are starting to pay attention to what that backlash is about.
- 7 days or 30? Sheriff candidates weigh license plate reader data policies Shaw Local
A 7 day versus 30 day fight sounds technical, but it is really a fight over how long your movements stay searchable.
- Local office seekers speak out against Flock Safety, government surveillance Johnson City Press
Candidates campaigning against Flock signals that surveillance policy is becoming a real ballot issue, not a footnote.
- Another South Shore town ends Flock license plate reader camera use The Patriot Ledger
Another town pulling the plug shows local officials can and do reverse course once residents start asking hard questions.
- Hartford residents push to remove Flock Safety cameras, citing mass surveillance and privacy concerns TMJ4 News
Hartford residents are doing exactly what oversight requires: questioning the tool after it is installed, not just before.
- Other Courts Should Heed a Federal Judge's Warning About Flock-Enabled Mass Surveillance Reason Magazine
A federal judge sounding the alarm on Flock should prompt every court and city council to ask the same questions now.
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