The Flock pushback keeps compounding this week: Massachusetts departments are backing away from the cameras while the company itself sheds hundreds of jobs. Meanwhile smaller towns in Idaho and Alabama are still debating whether to let the tech in at all. The pattern is clear, communities want a say before cameras go up, not after.
- Norwell Police Shut Off Flock License Plate Cameras Six Months After Installation, Citing Community Trust South Shore News
Norwell deserves credit for actually listening and flipping the switch off, not just promising a review.
- Flock cameras faced a Mass. backlash. Police are split on using similar tech MassLive.com
A split police response shows Flock's sales pitch is losing ground once residents start asking hard questions.
- Caldwell's approval of license plate reader cameras sparks debate over safety, privacy KIVI-TV
Caldwell should pump the brakes and hold real public hearings before approving anything, not after.
- Flock Safety to Cut Around 270 Jobs Amid Growing Backlash Over AI Surveillance CXO Digitalpulse
Layoffs at this scale suggest the backlash is hitting Flock's bottom line, not just its reputation.
- Red Bay approves license plate reader policy after getting public input WHNT.com
Public input before approval is how this is supposed to work; more towns should take notes from Red Bay.
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